#also shoutout to the lighting department for making that kitchen scene feel so cozy i feel like i'm floating every time i think about it

[unnecessarilygrandiose]

the thing that's making me insane is the fact that buck sleeping on the couch was the most explicitly romantic thing the show has done, including the will scene.

every single Moment we've gotten between those two had an element of plausible deniability. yes, it's all very romantic coded, but if someone interpreted it platonically, they would be right too. even the will reveal (which was done in Such a romantic movie cliche manner) could be interpreted platonically, because making your best friend your child's godparent isn't such a far fetched idea, right?

but the couch. the show explicitly had buck connect the couch to having girlfriends, it made a point to show us that scene in 6x01 where him putting the single seater in the middle of the living room was meant to represent that he's ready to find himself outside of romantic relationships, it showed us buck squirming uncomfortably on the couch margaret bought for him. and then he shows up at eddie's, because that's his safe space, and he passes out on the couch in three seconds flat, and later he himself is surprised at how quickly he fell asleep there. because eddie's couch (the thing that represents romance) is the place where he finds comfort and warmth after everything.

there's not very much plausible deniability in this one. there's no getting past the fact that he quite obviously had a more relaxing sleep on that couch than he had in his loft all week. there's just the fact of him waking up and for once not going through his checklist, him having an honest and heartfelt conversation with his best friend, him feeling safe, understood, and loved.