#also everyone please harass Jess to finish her wip

[hippolotamus]

Tease Tidbit Tuesday

Tagged by @honestlydarkprincess @panbuckley @prince-buck-diaz 💖

Alright girlies (gn), it's been a day and I haven't added to my WIPs in a few. So have this thing I started during mid-season hiatus and may or may not finish. Who knows? Certainly not me.

Oh no I’m falling in love again

The news comes near midnight on Tuesday, in the middle of a twenty-four. Buck lays in the bunk room - not sleeping, but not not sleeping either - when his phone vibrates in his pocket. He distantly thinks he should ignore it, because blue light and sleep interference or whatever, but the Santa Anas are still strong and he’s not drifting off any time soon anyway. 

The message from his group text with Connor and Kameron simply reads thank you!!!!! with a picture of a positive pregnancy test. The crisp lettering on the digital readout leaves no room for misinterpretation. 

Buck reads it once or twice or ten times before the impact fully hits. It worked. I’m gonna be a– Not a father. Not a dad. A donor. He’s the biological contributor to one half of a new life. He doesn’t let that technicality bring his mood down. The donation was successful. The point is he’s not defective. 

That’s amazing! Congratulations! He texts back, then taps on the photo, grinning so wide his cheeks are beginning to hurt already. 

Instinctively, Buck turns to the next bunk to show Eddie only to remember that no one else could sleep either. They gave up trying long ago to read or play cards or whatever they thought might soothe them.

Buck exits the bunks in search of his partner, eventually finding Eddie at one of the open bay doors. Despite the weather, he’s not even wearing his uniform shirt, just a short-sleeved LAFD tee. There isn’t so much as a single goosebump or raised hair on his bare skin while he drinks coffee, watching stray leaves and discarded items kick up around the swaying trees. Buck envies his ability to do that. As it is he’s wrapped in a warm hoodie that just manages to keep the chill out. 

“Hey,” Eddie greets him before Buck can say anything, looking at him in that soft, content way he always does in quieter moments. His body relaxes further where he’s leaning his shoulder against the wall, one ankle crossed behind the other. Like he was waiting for Buck to join him. 

“Hi,” Buck returns, immediately soothed by Eddie’s presence, like something clicks back into place and settles in his bones. He nearly forgets why he came out until Eddie asks if the winds got him, too. 

“No. I, uh, here.” He proudly holds his phone out so Eddie can see, holding his breath until he knows for sure that his best friend will be excited for him. 

Eddie stares, scrunching his eyebrows for a moment, then glances up at Buck with a look he can’t quite decipher. He’s not upset, but doesn’t exactly look pleased either. “That’s- that’s great, Buck. Good for them. I’m glad you were able to help.”

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