#but back to my point I do love bucktommy and every time someone hates on them for no reason and something they wouldn't hate on

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am I the only one who finds myself getting more attached to bucktommy and Tommy himself the more people push against it or

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Bucktommy Fluffebruary

DAY 11: DOUBLE DATE

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"Is it me or are they... really really in love?" Hen whispered to Karen who was on her die, looking on at Buck spouting some random fish fact as Tommy looked at him like he hung the stars.

That was the thing. Ever since Tommy and Buck got back together, since the 118 spouses and significant others gained a new member, What do you mean you have your own groupchat Karen???, Karen and Tommy had clicked. Neither Buck nor Hen could figure out why. On the surface, it felt like Tommy and Karen didn't have much in common but here they were, coordinating meetups, Tommy babysitting the kids, and having semi-regular wine nights.

This time, they were on a double date in an aquarium. It had recently opened and Tommy somehow had been able to get them the tickets. To be honest, it looked really high budget, there was almost no crowds and the exhibits were really nice too. It was a shame the kids couldn't be here.

"Did you know that the human ability to smell petrichor is almost as strong if not stronger than a sharks ability to sense blood?" Evan watched on in awe as the majestic shark swan around the giant enclosure.

"Really?" Tommy was not looking at the shark. I mean who would, if Evan Buckley was in front of you.

"I hope all of this is ethical. Typically animal enclosures aren't that gentle or caring to the captive animals."

"Yeah, that's the thing. They aren't captives. None of the fishes in here are. According to the owner, they were just fed here a few times and they come back almost periodically. This isn't an aquarium, more so a research center. That's why it's so exclusive."

"Then, what's with the decked out glass?" Hen pointed at the massive glasses which separated the fishes and the humans.

"Gotta get the money back somehow." Tommy said, rubbing his fingers together.

"Ugh, I'm hungry. Is there a food court or something here?" Karen rubbed her stomach which was probably growling. They hadn't eaten anything since the morning.

"Evan, let's go." Tommy laced his fingers with Evan's, trying to pull him away from the glass.

"Five minutes." Evan spaced out, looking at the fishes as if he was hypnotised.

"Come on, there may be some scientists there you can nerd out with." Tommy pulled Evan away.

Turns out there were researchers there. And somehow they adored Evan, readily answering his questions. Tommy guessed that they were happy found someone who loved fishes as much as them.

"Turns out, clownfish aren't really that funny. They just know five or six dad jokes. Every single one of them."

Wait, what? That left all of them staring at the two like they were insane which they probably were.

"Sorry, my boyfriend's an idiot." The girl with stormy grey eyes groaned out, pulling the dude away.

"Soon to be husband." The guy screamed as he was pulled away, "Bye guys, nice meeting you." Oh. That explained the matching streaks in the hair.

"Huh, weird." Was all Tommy could say. More like all that came to his mind.

After that happened, the four of them wandered, somehow becoming pairs of Evan plus Hen and Karen plus Tommy.

"Huh, they really liked each other." Hen realised.

"Would you rather they hate each other and us having to see each other on the weekend? I can't do that, Hen." Buck lightly nudged Hen, who just rolled her eyes and looked at her beautiful wife who was gesturing her to hold her hand. Tommy hand fallen back to walk with Buck and it felt... It felt really nice.