#diaz family feels

[queerweewoo]

[ a pretty piss-poor christopher diaz pixlr app edit that i'm rather enjoying regardless of its shitty quality that any of you are more than welcome to use if you really wanna ♡ ]

[prettyboybuckley]

For the Valentine’s Day prompts, #4 “There are flowers on the doorstep.” [“Who from?” “I think that you have a secret admirer.”]?

Hi!! Thank you for the prompt! 💞 Decided that this was the perfect opportunity for some Diaz father-son feels, I hope you like it! ca. 950 words, continues under the cut

If it weren't for the incessant ads and banners and everything else that pops up in early January, Eddie could probably forget Valentine's Day was even a thing. 

Don't get him wrong, he can appreciate a bit of romance. He likes the idea of wining and dining someone—maybe the fact that there was never the urge to do that with Ana should have tipped him off much earlier on—and isn't all that opposed to things like candlelight and chocolates.

But Valentine's Day is cheesy and a way for companies to con you out of more money, so he doesn't usually pay much attention to it. Shannon never bought into it either, telling him every year that he shouldn't bother getting her anything, and Eddie gladly obliged. 

Of course, now that he's a firefighter, there is also a fair share of grand gestures or preparation thereof gone wrong in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, and it's hard to ignore that it's a thing. 

Still, he doesn't have any plans for the holiday of love, especially not considering it's a school night, and he has a shift in the morning himself. Maybe he'll let Chris stay up a little longer for a movie, make it a father-son night. 

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Christopher brings home a card on the day itself, made during arts and crafts time at school, full of glittery pink and red hearts. 

"Didn't you want to make one for a friend or something?" Eddie asks, stressing the 'friend' in a way that makes Christopher groan and hide his face.

Eddie grins as he tucks the card under a magnet on the fridge, turning back to the stove where he'd been making dinner. Secretly, he's kind of glad that even at eleven, his kid hasn't seemingly shown any interest in girls—or boys—and dating. If it can even be called dating at that age. 

"Can't you just say thank you?" Christopher grumbles, though Eddie isn't sure if he's more embarrassed about Eddie's teasing or that he made a card for his dad in the first place.

"Well, I love it very much, kiddo, and I'm happy to be your Valentine." 

He ruffles Christopher's hair as he passes behind him on his way to get something from the fridge, and his son beams brightly. God, he wishes the kid would never grow up.

Eddie's got his hands full when the doorbell rings, stirring in the pot and unable to step away. 

"I'll get it," Christopher declares right away, without Eddie even having to ask, and he's out of the kitchen before Eddie can react. 

He can hear the front door open, but there are no voices, and Eddie pauses his stirring, wondering what is up. A moment later, Christopher shuffles back into the kitchen with wide, excited eyes.

"There are flowers on the doorstep."

Eddie frowns. Flowers?

“Who from?” he asks, racking his brain trying to think of who would buy him flowers in the first place, let alone leave them on his porch. 

Chris bounces a little on his heels, clearly giddy about the whole ordeal, as he replies: “I think that you have a secret admirer.”

For a moment Eddie wonders how his son even knows about something like secret admirers—and yes, he knows that Chris is eleven, not five, he shouldn't underestimate him—before he realizes that it's definitely something out of the telenovela's the kid watches with Abuela.

Eddie pulls the pot off the stove, sighing as he follows Christopher out of the kitchen to the front door.

"Not sure what there is to admire," he mutters under his breath, putting on an innocent expression when Chris looks over his shoulder with a slightly suspicious look on his face. It wouldn't be the first time Eddie gets scolded about negative self-talk by a pre-teen. He's not sure if he's ready for what that kid will be like when he's an actual teenager. 

Sure enough, there is a flower arrangement sitting on the porch. A nice one, too, because while Eddie doesn't know much about flowers, he can see that these are expensive. 

There is a small card sticking only with one corner from the flowers, and Eddie plucks it out of there with two fingers, flipping it open. There, in red ink, is a somehow both neat and chaotic but above all familiar scribble. 

Dear Eddie, 

Forgive me for choosing to do this the easy way, but it's the only way I'll ever dare to take this chance. You've had my back ever since the day we met, and I'm hoping you'll let me have yours in every way possible in the future, because I want to have and do everything with you. 

So I guess this is me asking, Eddie Diaz, if you will be my Valentine?

Love, Buck

Eddie is pretty sure his heart rate doubles as he reads the card, and he hopes that he's not blushing, though Christopher's scrutinizing gaze suggests that something must be visible. 

Buck is asking him out. No, Buck bought an expensive arrangement of flowers and put it on Eddie's doorstep with a card asking him out because apparently he was scared that Eddie would say no. As if Eddie would ever say no. 

 "Who sent it?" Christopher asks, putting his hand on Eddie's shoulder so he can lean in closer to get a peek at the card. 

"You were right, it's a secret admirer," Eddie replies, closing the card quickly before his son can see Buck's name, and he gets up, picking up the flowers and giving Christopher a subtle nudge to herd him back inside. 

It seems that he's got a very important call to make. He doesn't want to keep Buck waiting, after all. 

From the Valentine's Day prompts list

[cinematicnomad]

#they crammed stupid vertigo and kim into a couple episodes and made chris up and leave within like two days #but THIS is the part they're dragging out? #he's just gone for like five months and barely acknowledges eddie? #we better get some serious emotional payoff from this #it won't make it worth it and i'll still be annoyed forever#but at least there will be a reason #'eddie needs to figure himself out and fix what he broke' SHE GOT BANGS (via @andavs)

i'm actually like So insanely mad about the chris plot like it is fucking deranged that he's been gone for so long. like i don't talk about it much but that is Such bullshit i'm sorry no teenager is so mad at their dad that they literally abandon their entire life overnight and fucking transfer schools to another state. no adult just Lets that happen. that is So deeply stupid. i just have to pretend that shit isn't happening it pisses me off so bad

[warpedpuppeteer]

The Buckley-Diaz Family ♡

[mazzystar24]

Okay but picture this a couple of eps into s8 Eddie shows up at bucks all happy I mean downright giddy and just BLABBING but we the audience can see buck looks sad but we don’t know what about (and Eddie doesn’t notice at first cos yapping) then Eddie reveals the reason he’s so happy is cos Chris wants to come back and basically being like pack your bags we are driving to Texas (according to Google it’s an 11hr and 49 minute drive and also Eddie canonically just assumes buck would be involved cos why wouldn’t he) and obviously when he says the Chris coming back thing we see buck instantly brighten up

But then Eddie’s brain catches up and he’s like wait a minute what was up with his vibe before I said that and he looks around realising the loft is in ‘buck is sad’ mode and then buck drops that him and Tommy just broke up and before he asks that he doesn’t wanna talk about it (and we the audience hadn’t seen this so we spend the ep as much in the dark as Eddie is) so Eddie (while concealing his conflicted happy bt are done but concerned for buck emotions) is like even better we’ll take your mind off it with the road trip! 🤩

Maybe Buck tries to be like oh I’m not gonna be good company or oh I don’t wanna impose and Eddie’s just looking at him like he grew two heads and is like what are you on about you dumbass (affectionate) I literally always want your company and you never impose

And boom it’s a Texas road trip episode

Shenanigans ensue on the way to get there maybe, flat tires, people needing help,etc

Maybe they stop at motel on the way cos it’s a long drive or cos of one of the little things that happen (and there is only one bed <- damn who said that???) and they go to a bar (preferably cowboy bar for cowboy hat Eddie reasons- and when I say cowboy bar I use that loosely because the vibes we want is save a horse, ride a cowboy not be gay, get shot - we are a pink pony club not republican club) and buck is acting weird the whole trip but they’re still their drunk affectionate selves but there is a vibe that we and Eddie are both meant to think is cos of the breakup, maybe buck even gets hit on and drunk buck is a yapper and starts talking abt loving a guy who’s never gonna love him, etc, etc and Eddie overhears and thinks it’s tommy and hello complicated feelings again

As the trip goes on buck starts getting more at ease

Eddie is still concerned tho

Buckley Diaz family reunion and all the feels

And this is when you guys get to choose your story:

Either once buck and Eddie go home and they have a moment that’s like their usual ones (very romantic but gaslighting is saying it’s platonic) and when buck is alone we get a flashback to the bt breakup and its revealed that buck has feelings for Eddie (whether that is realised during the breakup or he broke up with tommy cos he realised etc)

Orrr

Diaz parents being dickheads, we get a will mention AND an Eddie confession that is overheard by buck, (then either buck acts on it before the ep is over or we are left on a question mark) AND THEN we get the flashback

[texasbama]

It’s the way I love you to the core isn’t inherently romantic (although for them it totally is). It’s so much deeper than that. This is Eddie having his person. Someone he would do anything for and vice versa. He trusts Buck unconditionally. Not just with himself but with his son. This relationship-this family-is something they have built with blood, sweat and tears. their relationship is love in its purest form. I love you. I love you for who you are. I love you for who I am with you. I love you for how you love my son. I love you to the core.

[vanmarkus]

Buck comparing his own emotions to Christopher's about Eddie's distress 4x14 // 5x13

[elvensorceress]

fic: Father's Day

buck/eddie | 11K | rated: G | AO3

The breakfast tray has buttered waffles and syrup, scrambled eggs mixed with ham, onions, cheese, and peppers, a stack of bacon, a bowl of sliced strawberries tossed with blueberries and blackberries and peaches, a steamy cup of coffee that looks like it has cream and spices stirred into it. And a heart made of two chives curled around each other and resting on top of Eddie’s favorite way of eating eggs. 

He pushes himself up and leans against the headboard, and Chris isn’t here. But Buck is here. Even if Buck doesn’t belong to them. He’s still here. 

“Thank you,” Eddie says even if it’s still hoarse and doesn’t come out right. He means it. He’s just broken. And it’s harder to pretend that he isn’t broken. 

Has he ever been happy? Was it only ever pretending? Why does everything feel like faking, play acting, words that seem like they should be said, things that should be true, but nothing ever being true? Why is everything smoke and mirrors and losses and performing? 

Is anything about Eddie real?

Buck rests a hand on Eddie’s forearm. “Hey. I— I know— I know it’s not. I know. But. I’m here? I’m here and we’re going to have a fun day. Okay? You and me. We’re going to have fun.”

Eddie bites his lip and shoves it to the side of his face. “We are?”

Buck nods and smiles sweetly, beautifully even though it echoes the sorrow embedded in Eddie’s whole being. It’s in Buck, too. “Yeah. We are. I have a whole plan. You’ll see. But you’re going to need fuel. So, eat up.” 

Eddie breathes deeply, and he trusts Buck. With his life, his heart and soul, his everything. He picks up a fork and digs into their breakfast and they share everything down to the very last bite. 

~

With Chris in Texas, Eddie faces a sad Father's Day all alone until Buck shows up to celebrate and bring fun, love, and family.

(read on AO3)

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Something something about Eddie learning Buck will be there for him off the job, even without Chris being in the equation.

Something something about that being an important realisation for him to finally make because he’s always hidden behind his son when it comes to Buck (and his love life more generally - even Shannon in reality was for Chris not himself) but he won’t be able to this time.

Something something about that realisation being the key to giving himself permission to examine his heart and feel his true feelings.

[kenneth-black]

I find it very odd that they are focusing so much on Buck and Eddie during the Bachelor Party sequence in EVERY SINGLE PROMO 😶 Like Chimney has so many other male figures in his life that should realistically be present at his bachelor party…bobby, ravi, albert, tommy, his friend from Chicago, even Mr Lee perhaps but noooo…let’s put up a homoerotic montage of Buck and Eddie getting drunk and taking their clothes off throughout the night 😭😭😭

Something definitely must be cooking 🫣

[rockinoutinhell]

Just rewatched the tsunami arc and had a few realizations. It was 100% a choice that when Buck goes to carry the bear he puts it over his shoulder and supports it with his arm the same way he later does to Chris when running from the tsunami wave (this is why I love this show) .

I would also like to point out how Eddie and Buck hold Christopher in moments following when they had thought they had lost him. These weren't the best images cause I think Buck hugs him this way a few seperate times in Sink or Swim (possibly later episodes as well), and Eddie does as well. They both have one arm wraped around him and one hand on the back of his head to support him and hold him against them. This just further cements in my mind how this episode sort've showed how Christopher had become not just his "best friend's son" but maybe more than that for Buck.

(This is probably phrased horribly, and my grammar probably sucks but I hope it makes sense).

[honestlydarkprincess]

we'll try and we'll succeed

buck & chris || buck x eddie || rated: t || wc: 3.7k

Buck was once again at someone’s door, knocking and feeling nervous. He’d asked Eddie if he could watch Chris for the night— said maybe he and Marisol could go on a date and figure things out. From the way Eddie had looked like he was being sent to the trenches, he had a feeling they’d be breaking up sooner rather than later. Regardless, that left him and Christopher alone so he could talk to him. 

Buck was nervous. Nervous in a way that he hadn’t been with the others, because this wasn’t another adult in his life, this was his kid. If Chris didn’t accept him that would be so much worse than someone else not accepting him. Buck was pretty sure it was the worst case scenario. 

“Earth to Buck?” Eddie said softly, making Buck come back to himself and realize he was just standing there at Eddie’s door step, staring into space. 

“Hi, sorry,” Buck blushed, shaking himself out of his thoughts. “Forgot where I was for a minute.” 

“No worries,” Eddie said even as he looked at Buck with concern. “Chris is in his room finishing up homework. Please make sure that he gets it done because he’s been avoiding it all week and it’s due on Monday.” 

Buck laughed. “I’m sure I can handle that, don’t worry.” 

“I know you can,” Eddie smiled happily. “He’ll listen to you.” 

Buck followed Eddie into the house and into the kitchen, grabbing a cup from the cupboard and filling it with water. “So where are you and Marisol going to go?” 

Eddie sighed. “I don’t know. Where do you go to break up with someone?” 

“So you’re for sure doing it?” Buck asked, a funny feeling in his tummy at the prospect. Why did he feel almost….pleased? Surely pleased wasn’t the right emotion for your best friend breaking up with their girlfriend. 

“Yeah,” Eddie said, looking forlorn. “I don’t want to hurt her but I don’t want to be with her anymore. I want…a spark. I want what you and Tommy have.” 

Buck jolted at the reminder of Tommy, at the reminder that yes, he did have a boyfriend. That he was finally in a relationship that was enviable. It was a strange feeling. Good, but strange. 

“You’ll get there, Eds,” Buck said softly. “I know you will.” And Buck did. Eddie was a huge catch, people should be lining up at the door to get to him. Hell, Buck would be first in line if he didn’t have a boyfriend. Buck stopped in his tracks, his water glass halfway up to his lips as he rehashed that last thought. Wait, what? Did…did he have feelings for Eddie? 

continue on ao3

[loosethreadsofyoursoul]

you know what no. this scene actually flabbergasts me

by which i mean it’s absolutely fucking adorable and i watched it about 5 times over before i had the brain capacity to move on but like. i’m literally throwing my arms up in exasperation because we know this bit. we’ve seen it in all its forms. we’ve seen it as a plot device with hetero couples and we’ve seen it as a joke when it’s between two guys. and we know that when it’s like this, where it’s not the butt of a joke, it’s where one half of the “we’re just really good friends” situationship starts to realize they have romantic feelings for the other person. that is the purpose of this bit when only one of them is in earshot of the comment and they don’t immediately laugh it off. that’s what it’s designed for and what it’s used for in romantic plots!!! and here they are, using it for buck and eddie, as though that’s not gonna make the audience’s romantic alarm bells start blaring. like. objectively, this is the part of the narrative where buck realizes he’s in love with eddie. that’s what that means. and it’s driving me insane bc i know that they do nothing with it

[warpedpuppeteer]

Ever think about how Buck ran away from home to look for a family and Eddie ran away from family because it didn't quite feel like home and then they met each other by some kind of fate and Buck found family in Eddie (because Eddie gave him Chris and he loves Buck unconditionally) and Eddie found a home in Buck (because Buck never makes him feel like a failure of a human or a father, helps him without a second thought). Something about how you don't find it son, you make it. And they did. Both of them made this.

[mazzystar24]

So let me get this straight in exactly ONE night these mfs wore matching costumes,sang What I like about you by the romantics (a song with lines like “keep on whispering in my ear tell me all the things I wanna hear” and “what I like about you? You hold me tight”) AT EACHOTHER WHILE POINTING AT EACHOTHER, Eddie poured drinks into bucks open waiting mouth (in a very obscene way- and at one point the angle meant he was hovering over him on the couch), Buck ripped Eddie’s shirt off, spent most/ if not all of the time tied at the hip or basically ontop of eachother with their arms around eachother

Unhinged feral behaviour

Nurse they didn’t get out from the asylum they escaped from the WHOREHOUSE

[unrealisticlea]

Buck’s loft in almost every scene: the coldest place on Earth. too big and yet suffocating, uncomfortable couch, empty kitchen, empty chairs and empty table, silence or uncomfortable conversations, feels like a ghost lives there, one (1) single bike on the wall, probably smells like an air freshener

Buck’s loft when a Diaz is there: a home. warm light, music, math homework on the table and in the kitchen, snacks everywhere, Bobby’s famous lasagna in the oven, board games, half empty beers on the kitchen counter, laughter and jokes, smells like cookies and love