#cavevulpis fic

[cavevulpis]

Title: It’s Me Or The Cat (And I Think I Lost) || Author: cavevulpis

Word count: 10k || Established Relationship || No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Eddie Diaz & Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Maddie Buckley & Eddie Diaz

Additional Tags: Soft Eddie Diaz, Established Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Eddie Diaz Loves Evan "Buck" Buckley, Hurt Evan "Buck" Buckley, Sassy Eddie Diaz, Moving In Together, Eddie Diaz Has An Archnemesis, Cat Owner Evan "Buck" Buckley

Summary:

“So, let me get this straight. You’re losing sleep over an animal who has outsmarted you—multiple times, by the sound of it—and now you’re pretending to like her so your boyfriend won’t notice?”

“Exactly,” he mourned. “And don’t you dare laugh. This is serious.”

“Eddie,” Hen articulated, not sounding the least bit compassionate, “you’re telling me you’ve survived an active shooter, participated in an underground fighting ring, and made it a habit to run into burning buildings every day for the past few years… and you’re losing to an ten-pound furball?”

“She’s not just a furball,” he grumbled. “She’s a devious mastermind. I’m convinced she’s going to kill me in my sleep.”

—

Buck acquires a cat. Eddie acquires an archnemesis. Somehow, it works out.

—

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[afantasyoffiction]

buddie fic recs!

ok so someone in the buddie safe zone asked for fic recs and i. ahem. i may have gotten carried away while procrastinating on my wip ok

so here's my Official List of Buddie and 9-1-1 fic recs which i will update with fics that make me go insane! it saves me going through my ao3 history ever again i hope

short n sweet buddie fics

anything by cavevulpis on ao3, but especially Hotbox Heroes its SO FUNNY. actually especially It's me or the cat, because that one made me scream into my pillow

(anywhere but) underneath the mistletoe by lenaboskow - some festive teehee minific

the (diaz-buckley-han) mistletoe scheme by pinkpeach tea. yes thats two consecutive mistletoe fics what about it theyre both WONDERFUL

appetency by daisies_and_briars - i was expecting this to be like a fun chill fic and it was but it also completely like made me insane

post season 8 ansgty fix it fics

Stay with me (you're all I need) by accio_magic

and it feels like i'm coming home by dershoimvik, this one was so freaking beautiful and i cannot believe mugs make me cry now

strawberry lemonade by itsjuststar - road trip!

it wakes me up inside just to feel your pain by hopelesslittlekilljoy - haven't finished yet but whoo boy. wow

beating the horse by doitgently. i mean with all of these read the tags but this one especially. don't read if ur already anxious it is entirely buck being mentally and physically unwell about eddie! very good fic

at least its not a tsunami by Taboo_writer - not technically post s8 i don't thinkk? but very good very angsty and now i hear that line and want to cry. more about buddie ndes and their relationship over time

i'll run to you (there's no place i wouldn't go) by kabnd. listen. listen. if tim minear copied this exactly??? giving credit obvi? i would DIE its ALL I NEED. like shenanigans? check. wholesome? check. angsty? check. squealing ceaselessly into my pillow bc theyre so DUMB and STUPID and IN LOVE. um. yeah. check (buck looking at his clipboard check) check

i squealed into my pillow

Buck Day Afternoon by Bookwork0303. this sounds like a crackfic and it kinda is but its actually. inordinately funny and way too angsty and way way way too good for what it actually is, which is a fic about buck trauma dumping to the men who are holding him hostage and everyone shipping buddie about it

nursing our wounds by withmeornotatall - a HILARIOUS outsider pov fic where a writer on Hotshots makes nurse 1 and nurse 2 canon like we all deserve

i'll run to you (there's no place i wouldn't go). yes ive said this already. but goddamm this deserves to be on this list twice jfc INCREDIBLE PLEASE READ IT EVERYONE AND GO COMMENT THIS AUTHOR DESERVES EVERYTHING

alternate universe

I didn't mean to say i do, but i do by schrijverr - haven't finished yet but its. very good. too good. i'm not ok abt it

um anyways anyone reading pls comment ur favs! also credit to the fandom in general because. its been how long? and we already have some incredible freaking stuff out here. like the quality of content in this fandom is insanely good, the amount of interaction is so wholesome and i'm generally so happy to be here

[cavevulpis]

Excerpt from little brother, the coyote won't come back again || Read full fic on AO3 || 7.4k total

Maddie heard the tap of little feet on the floor before the quiet knock at her door. She barely had time to register the sound before it came again— tentative, urgent. She sighed, knowing exactly who it was. The thunder had been rolling for a while now, the loud cracks shaking the windows, and Evan had always been scared of storms. She could picture him standing outside her room, clutching his stuffed cat, expression set wide with fear.

“Evan?” she called, her voice soft but warm. “Come in.”

The door creaked open, and Maddie didn’t need to see him to know what was happening. His small, trembling form appeared in the dim light, eyes filled with tears he hadn’t yet let fall. Maddie felt a pang in her chest.

“Come here,” she said, shifting over in bed to make room for him.

He didn’t need to be told twice. In an instant, he was beside her, scrambling onto the mattress. Maddie pulled the covers around both of them, making sure he was warm and tucked in. She could feel the way his tiny body shook, his hand gripping hers with the kind of desperation only a four-year-old could have.

“Thunder’s loud,” he whispered.

Maddie smoothened his hair. “I know, but it’s just noise. It’s like when you bang the pots and pans together in the kitchen. It’s loud, but it can’t hurt you.”

He nodded slowly, trying to believe her.

“I went to Mom and Dad’s room first,” Evan said, his words tumbling out like they’d been stuck inside him. “But... they told me to go back to bed. They said it was just a storm, and... I don’t think they wanted me there.”

Maddie’s heart squeezed.

“That’s not fair,” Maddie whispered, rubbing circles on his back. “I’m sorry, Evan. You should never feel like you have to be alone when you’re scared.”

He sniffed, but didn’t respond. The thunder cracked again and she felt him flinch.

“Hey, it’s okay,” Maddie murmured. “It’s just noise, remember?”

Evan didn’t seem convinced, eyeing her with scrutiny. “But it’s so loud.”

“I know, it’s loud,” Maddie repeated patiently. “But I’m here, okay? I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Evan nodded, but his clasp on her didn't loosen. She found she didn’t mind. She let him hold on, knowing how much comfort that simple touch brought him.

She glanced down at him. “You know what?” she said, trying to distract him. “I can tell you a story. Want to hear a good one?”

And she started telling him one of the stories Daniel made up for her once, a tale about a brave knight and a magical dragon. She could feel him relaxing as the land of magic washed over him, pulling him into a world far away from the storm. The thunder still rumbled outside, but it became less important as she talked, and his breathing slowly evened out.

By the time the roaring had passed and the hero had defeated the villain, Evan had long drifted off to sleep. He was still burrowed into Maddie, his head resting against her collarbone. She remained awake a while longer, her arm around him, just in case.

She would stay there as long as he needed.

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[cavevulpis]

excerpt from kind eyes, it’s all good || 6.2k || cavevulpis

“Did you go down rabbit holes like this before?”

The question lands wrong. Buck feels the knife pierce his abdomen, cutting through flesh and bone in one succinct action, freeing all of the emotions he’s been trying to contain ever since his dead man’s blood had begun circulating through his body again. He doesn’t need to clarify what before she is referring to, because he and Natalia don’t speak about anything besides befores and afters. He can’t remember an occasion when she’d asked him about anything that wasn’t related to that storm. It stings more than the electricity that had crashed through his veins.

“Not everything is about me dying,” he snaps.

Natalia blinks, startled, her face a mixture of hurt and confusion. Her feet shift, pulling out from beneath his legs.

“I didn’t say that,” she chides, calm but firm. “But you can’t deny it’s been a pretty big factor in your life recently. It’s… an interesting topic.”

It’s the manner in which she says it—an interesting topic—that thrusts that blade in as deep as it’ll go. It’s clinical, detached, like she’s observing him from behind a glass pane. It’s not fair, but all he can think is: Is the only worthy Buck a dead Buck?

—

OR a fic about Buck and his relationships throughout the show.

[cavevulpis]

Buck gets a cat. The cat is less than impressed with Eddie.

Excerpt from It’s Me Or The Cat (And I Think I Lost) || Read full fic on AO3 || 10k total

The final straw came one morning when Eddie was getting ready for work, groggy from another restless night filled with endless assaults. He stumbled into the bathroom, bleary-eyed and desperate for some normalcy. Reaching for his toothbrush, he came up empty—where the hell was it?

Then his eyes landed on the toilet. The unmistakable soggy bristles of his toothbrush, floating in the bowl. Chief had done it, no question. There was no way it was a coincidence. She wasn’t just annoying him anymore. No, she was actively sabotaging his life. It wasn’t just petty antics —it was warfare. And Eddie was losing. Badly.

[cavevulpis]

Title: kind eyes, it’s all good || Author: cavevulpis

Word count: 6,2k || No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Buck’s Past Relationships

Characters: Evan "Buck" Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Abby Clark, Ali Martin, Taylor Kelly, Natalia Dollenmeyer, Tommy Kinard, Phillip Buckley

Additional Tags: Past Relationship(s), POV Evan "Buck" Buckley, Evan "Buck" Buckley Needs A Hug, Sad with a Happy Ending, No character bashing, Sad Evan "Buck" Buckley, Eventual Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Former U.S. Navy SEAL Evan "Buck" Buckley, Hurt Evan “Buck” Buckley, Evan “Buck” Buckley Whump

Summary:

Evan Buckley was fourteen when he got his heart broken for the first time. He’d been in love with a girl from algebra, despite the fact that he’d never been any good at math. She sat one row in front of him, and when she leaned back in her chair, he could smell her strawberry shampoo.

She must have liked him too because by the end of September they were stealing shy, awkward kisses under the bleachers.

When he finally mustered the courage to ask her to Homecoming, he was convinced that it would be their moment.

Instead, she looked at him with a hesitant expression.

“Listen, Evan, you’re a lot of fun,” she said gently. “But I want something serious.”

“Me too,” he replied earnestly. He could already imagine it: her in a dress, his hand nervously placed on the small of her back, the music, the lights—

“I meant with someone else,” she interrupted. Her eyes softened, not unkind, and perhaps that was the worst part.

—

Buck has never been lucky in love. He has enough break-ups under his belt to prove it.

(OR Buck’s relationships throughout the show—with a happy ending.)

—

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[cavevulpis]

Title: little brother, the coyote won’t come back again || Author: cavevulpis

Word count: 7,4k || Established Relationship || Rating: GA || No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Evan "Buck" Buckley & Maddie Buckley, Maddie Buckley & Eddie Diaz

Characters: Evan "Buck" Buckley, Maddie Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Evan "Buck" Buckley's Parents, Doug Kendall, Bobby Nash, Christopher Diaz, Daniel Buckley (Mentioned)

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Episode: s04e05 Buck Begins, Good Sibling Maddie Buckley, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Doug Kendall Is His Own Warning, Evan "Buck" Buckley's Clipboard

Summary:

Before they can settle into their respective positions, Eddie steps forward, arms open. Maddie folds into him. It’s a moment of quiet connection, years of family and growth pouring into a single hug.

“Thank you,” he breathes into her hair. “For raising him to be the person he is today.”

She doesn’t know what to say, so she draws him in even closer, overwhelmed by the weight of his words, by witnessing her little brother commit to his person. She’s always been there for him, but in this moment, standing between him and Eddie, she feels just how much they’ve given to each other. How much they’ve fought for this love, for this life. It’s almost too big for this world.

They pull apart, their eyes meeting for a split second, and in them Maddie finds everything she needs— faith, adoration, and an unspoken understanding. Eddie’s look says it all: Trust me with him.

And Maddie’s heart swells, her reply silent but strong: I do.

-

For Maddie and Buck, it’s been a lifetime of shared strength and loyalty, all culminating in a single moment. This is their relationship, traced back to a pinky promise.

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[cavevulpis]

Excerpt from Hotbox Heroes || Read full fic on AO3|| Word Count: 2.8k

“Ridiculous is Buck’s middle name,” Eddie quipped, his voice fond.

Buck gasped, clutching his heart. “It’s not, but it should be! That’s infinitely cooler than Buckley.”

“Buckley’s not your middle name. It’s your last name,” Ravi corrected with a long-suffering sigh.

“Then what’s my middle name?” he asked with sincere curiosity.

“Oliver,” Eddie stated without hesitation.

Buck scrutinized him, distrustful. “Wait… is it really?”

“Sure,” Eddie deadpanned, notably enjoying himself.

“He’s messing with you,” Bobby interjected. “You don’t have a middle name.”

“Oh,” he exhaled, sounding rather disappointed.

—

It’s LA— of course there’s a fire at a weed dispensary.

And because it's LA, the rest is predictable.

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[cavevulpis]

excerpt from kind eyes, it’s all good || 6.2k || cavevulpis

Buck and Ali’s relationship ends in the same way it began: over coffee, in a small café that is simultaneously too quiet and too open.

Buck orders their drinks. They come in to-go cups.

They sit across from each other, the faint scent of espresso hanging in the air.

Ali’s fingers trace the edge of her lid. There is weariness in her face, but resolution dominates her gaze.

“I’m aware of what you’re going to say,” Buck admits, trying to break the silence. He’s always felt lost in the weight of it.

Ali shakes her head slightly, as if he’s missed the mark. Her lips press into a sad smile. “Sometimes, Buck,” she begins, “I think you’re going to die in that turnout gear.”

—

Buck’s relationships throughout the show (and the one that comes after).

[cavevulpis]

psst you should read my stoned firefam fic called Hotboxed Heroes

911 Memes: Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6

[cavevulpis]

Excerpt from little brother, the coyote won't come back again || Read full fic on AO3 || 7.4k total

Maddie glanced down at him. “You know what?” she said, trying to distract him. “I can tell you a story. Want to hear a good one?”

And she started telling him one of the stories Daniel made up for her once, a tale about a brave knight and a magical dragon. She could feel him relaxing as the land of magic washed over him, pulling him into a world far away from the storm. The thunder still rumbled outside, but it became less important as she talked, and his breathing slowly evened out.

By the time the roaring had passed and the hero had defeated the villain, Evan had long drifted off to sleep. He was still burrowed into Maddie, his head resting against her collarbone.

She remained awake, her arm around him, just in case.

She would stay there as long as he needed.

[cavevulpis]

Title: Hotbox Heroes || Author: cavevulpis

Word Count: 2,8k || Pre-Relationship || Rating: Teen || No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Firehouse 118 Crew, Firehouse 118 Crew & Ravi Panikkar, Howie "Chimney" Han & Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Ravi Panikkar & Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz

Additional Tags: Firehouse 118 Crew as Family, Ravi Panikkar Is The People's Princess, Mind/Mood Altering Substances, Pre-Relationship, Minor Slash, Equipment Malfunction as a Plot Device, Inaccuracies Everywhere, Crack

Summary:

Buck nudged a charred bag of gummies with his foot and whistled low. “Man, this place is like a stoner’s cathedral.”

They moved in deeper, tracing the fire to a storage room. There, nestled in a corner, was the culprit—a wall-mounted electrical panel.

Buck steadied himself against the doorframe. “Do you feel that?”

Eddie glanced at him. “Feel what?”

“I’m not sure,” he said, squinting at the ceiling. “The lights look... brighter? And the room feels... kind of stretchy?”

He blinked. Now that he had mentioned it, something did seem off. He frowned at the scorched plaster, his mind struggling to rationalize the way it seemed to ripple. Skeptical, he turned to Buck. “Are you serious right now? This isn’t…wait…why are the walls moving?”

Buck stared at him for a long moment.

“Oh no,” he ultimately gasped.

Eddie’s brow furrowed. “Oh no what?”

Buck’s face was the epitome of seriousness. “I think we just got hotboxed.”

-

It’s LA— of course there’s a fire at a weed dispensary.

And because it's LA, the rest is predictable.

—

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[cavevulpis]

It’s so bad. So so bad.

(Anyways new fic is up)