#eightpacks

[hazellvsq]

frank and piper are interesting counterpoint narratives to me. both of them have relatively mundane problems compared to the rest of the cast yet their parent's domains represent the heights of human passion as defined by the series, despite piper and frank both being (outwardly) dispassionate and (inwardly) mopey. the good end of these domains is love and protection (selfless), the bad end is heartbreak and bloodlust (selfish), which both of them try to resist. they both get claimed last out of their trios and had beforehand assumed that they were the children of someone else. both also experience perceived rejection from their mortal family directly before the series begins - both express anger and hurt at being "sent away". their rejection and unexpected claiming, back-to-back, results in discombobulation for them both, and feelings of humiliation brought on by both sets of parents.

they also both go through forced physical transformations by their parents to fit an ideal they don't want. all of the characters experience issues of identity and self-esteem but i think its the most pronounced with these two in the series. neither of them really knows who they are, and are pessimistic about their own capabilities. they are also counterpoints in that they feel disconnected from their own looks - both are very self-conscious people, but, based on how they're described by other characters, piper is probably the most beautiful member of the 7 and frank is probably the least. piper is frequently harassed and objectified, whereas frank is teased constantly about his looks. he neither feels as childish as his face is nor as grown as his body is, and he doesn't understand how to move through the world. both of which are common experiences throughout puberty - suddenly being treated differently on the basis of a body that's changing faster than you want or understand.

(discourse alert) i don't have a lot to add to the piper transformation discourse except that i do think its interesting that her blessing was temporary within the book and her love interest actually self-reflected on his reaction to it and realized that he should not have told her that she looked hot in that instance. rick did reverse frank's transformation five years later and i'm curious about his thought process about both writing it in the first place and in reversing it, and what feedback he received, if any. piper's transformation was a makeover whereas frank's was a puberty, which later rick walked back with "actually frank is still going through puberty". piper's was cheesy, sure, but frank's falls so flat bc that's just not how it works. its too much of a stretch. i don't even think it was in rick's og plan for frank, maybe he just watched captain america and was like "hell yeah i should do that" and flipped a coin between frank and leo, bc again frank was already initially described as physically grown in his debut book. and i can't even talk about hazel's reaction to to it bc its not real to me and i can't read suddenly. idk frank's plotline in general was too rushed in that book and he should have gotten another pov chapter set at least bc rick was trying to do too much too fast and relied on idiocy like the transformation to support it in the place of real character work when it wasn't even necessary for anything he accomplished in the book. he could've just walked around with better posture and achieved the same effect.

[queenburd]

also Im embarrassed to announce that when they get to the real world and have to give the narrator a “real name” he chooses Gregory. Stanley knows EXACTLY why he did it. Stanley teases him forever.

[min0uet]

the only good thing kylo ren as a character ever brought to this world was that undercover boss parody they did one time

[samotnya]

This is just your average "Choose your PC's gender" screen in RPGs. They're both the same class too.

[gayhoediaz]

adventures of firehose and eightpack

M | Social Media Epistolary | ao3

Or: Eddie stumbles upon Buck’s old twitter account.

[eddiediazismyhusband]

okay i know we love shreddie diaz and eddie ‘eightpack’ diaz but i need yall to walk with me and imagine THIS eddie for a minute….

and like with his little patch of chest hair and his happy trail plus his tattoos on his arms 😩🥵 sorry for being horny on main but yall…. 🤭🤭🤭this is the eddie we deserve (yes ik firefighters realistically have to stay in like peak shape but they should still give us this as a little treat 😍🫠)

(and also thinking about eddie with a FULL BEARD looking like this i fear buck would spontaneously combust into a fireball barreling through the atmosphere if he witnessed this verson of eddie)

(for anyone wondering this is from a gif of jamie dornan from some movie i don’t know the name of that i found on pinterest)

[epicbuddieficrecs]

Weekly Recap | March 11th-17th 2024

That premiere guys!!!!! Was so good!!!!! I'm so excited to be FINALLY be a part of the fandom while the show is actually airing! 😃 Can't wait to read all the amazing fics that are gonna be spawned from season 7!

Speaking of that, I would like to encourage everyone to use the relevant Ao3 tags when writing fics based on S7 content! Not everyone can watch the episodes as they air, so tags are really essential for people who don't want to get spoiled! (I could even make a separate post about it? a sort-of "how to tag" post?). In case you want to block some tumblr tags, my main tags for S7 are #911 season 7, #911 on abc, or #911 spoilers.

(Posting this one day early cause I don't feel like waiting until tomorrow! Enjoy! 😆)

Complete

i find peace in your smile by goforeddie/@iltrpls (A/B/O AU | 1K | General): They’ve been courting for a few months now. It’s agonizingly slow, but it’s still the best time they’ve ever had. You might think that after six years of walking on eggshells around each other, half a decade of “will-they-won’t-they” they wouldn’t be taking such a slow time with courting, but it's precisely everything that they’ve been through that makes them appreciate things a little better.

Birthday Flowers by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Pre-Buddie | 2K | General): OR: Buck gets Eddie flowers for his birthday. 

🔥 if i need to rearrange my particles — i will for you. by dylaesthetics (Post-S6, Identity Porn | 45K | Teen): OR Buck joins a support app for first responders and matches with a firefighter who has PTSD and a kid who likes giraffes, apparently.

Lime Jell-O by rainbow_nerds/ @rainbow-nerdss (S7E01: Abandon 'Ships | 3K | Teen): Eddie Diaz didn't panic. Or, well... Maybe he did. Sometimes. But he was working on it.

take the bed warmed by the body by lecornergirl/ @clusterbuck (Getting Together | 2K | Teen): It’s three parts bravado and one part reminder. He thinks about it, sometimes, his first shift at the 118—he doesn’t think either of them quite knew how much they’d meant it when they’d promised to have each other’s backs. He definitely hadn’t known, then, that he’d wake up one day and wonder why Buck isn’t in his bed. Because that’s what’s missing. He has a vague memory of falling asleep with his head resting against Buck’s shoulder, their legs tangled together.

Taken Space by Wildgirl93/ @wildlife4life (S7E01 Coda | 1K | General): Eddie and Marisol talk about the space that has already been taken.

Feel Like I Landed On The Moon by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Canon Divergent | 1K | General): OR: Eddie is pining for Buck while in Texas.

Fractals from the Lightning Bolt by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels/ @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (One Shots Collection | 98K | Not Rated): A collection of oneshots, some originally posted on tumblr. Each chapter is individually rated.

53. A Dream You've Had Before (Explicit) 54. We're Definitely All Sluts Here (Explicit)

if you love someone by chronicallystendan (Pre-Buddie | 1K | General): Buck and Eddie both internally panic when a song comes on the radio that seems to be talking directly to them.

adventures of firehose and eightpack by brewrosemilk/ @gayhoediaz (Social Media fic | 1,5K | Mature): Or: Eddie stumbles upon Buck's old twitter account.

Two, Three Times in a Row by Leslie_Knope (PWP | 6K | Explicit): “We could’ve gone again.” Eddie snorts. “I’m old. You expect me to get it up twice?” “Yes,” Buck says, like it’s a given, like duh. “I could get you to do it right now.” The entire world pauses, and Eddie actually feels it, the bolt of arousal slinking down his spine all the way to his toes. He wets his lips. “Right now?”

WIP

🔥 miracles under your sighs and moans by napricot (Sex Pollen, PWP | 1/2 | 13K | Explicit): When Eddie gets exposed to an experimental aphrodisiac on a call, he realizes there’s only one person he trusts to help him get through it: Buck.

🔥 because we'll all arrive in heaven alive by callmenewbie/ @puppyboybuckley (Post-S6, Disaster Fic | 9/10 | 63K | Explicit): During a search and rescue, Eddie disappears without a trace, leaving Buck to grapple with the sudden possibility of a life without him.

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[exhuastedpigeon]

Buddie Hiatus Fic Rec - Month 10 Feb 16 - March 13

Final rec list of the hiatus! Thanks to everyone who followed along while I shared my favourite fics from each month of the hiatus.

ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL 911 IS BACK!!!

0-5k

adventures of firehose and eightpack by brewrosemilk / @gayhoediaz Mature | 1.5k Eddie stumbles upon Buck's old twitter account.

to turn my life around (today is the day) by fallingthorns / @fallingthorns Teen | 2.2k Eddie freezes, hands gripping the steering wheel again. Because Eddie loves him. And Eddie promptly flips the car into reverse and peels out of the parking lot before Buck gets to the truck.

in the meantime by oklahoma / @sunshinediaz Teen | 2.3k bad things happen bingo—intubated

a place where i feel at home by Tizniz / @tizniz Gen | 3.1k Sleepy Buck wants cuddles with his boyfriend.

Suit by DaniWib / @daniwib Mature | 3.6k How Buck and Eddie’s suits get ruined before the Madney wedding.

this lovesick thing by fleetinghearts / @shitouttabuck Teen | 3.8k buck is buck: best friend, klutz, star of eddie’s every lovesick daydream. which is to say, things are the same, except maybe what eddie’s willing to ask for

arms race by drh0rrible / @betanoiz Teen | 4.9k When Buck makes a change to his wardrobe, Eddie assumes the worst and won't rest until he gets to the bottom of the change.

5k-10k

Two, Three Times in a Row by Leslie_Knope Explicit | 6.2k “We could’ve gone again.” Eddie snorts. “I’m old. You expect me to get it up twice?” “Yes,” Buck says, like it’s a given, like duh. “I could get you to do it right now.”

lay your cards down, down, down by 42hrb Mature | 6.3k Buck and Eddie get drunk at Chim's bachelor party and wake up married.

And when I sleep on your couch I feel very safe by justhockey Not rated | 6.7k five times Buck sleeps on Eddie’s couch, and the first time he sleeps in his bed.

of laughter, loose tongues, and blurry snapshots of last night by brewrosemilk / @gayhoediaz Explicit | 7.2k Buck and Eddie get wasted, wake up hungover, and consult Buck’s camera roll in order to sharpen their blurry memories of what happened in between.

the devil's on the details by MonsterRae1 / @monsterrae1 Mature | 8.6k Eddie accidentally summons a crossroads demon who won't leave him alone until he signs his soul away. It's all tiktoks fault.

Give Us The Grown by fruitsdoesnotknow Teen | 8.6k Buck starts leaving notes for Eddie. Eddie writes notes for Buck right back. They were always going to end up writing their own love story.

Ace of Hearts by glorious_spoon / @glorious-spoon Teen | 9.6k the poker game was a date. It takes Buck a while to catch on, though.

10k-20k

For the rest of my life (for the rest of yours) by JamesPearce911 / @diazsdimples Gen | 10.6k Buck, Eddie and Christopher go to the zoo to see the baby hippo and Eddie gets all up in his feels about it.

Cooperative Species of the Southern Coastal Husbro by Mad_Lori / @madlori Teen | 11.8k In which Abby Clark attends Buck and Eddie's wedding.

And Life Rushes In by catwalksalone Explicit | 17.4k Eddie runs into Taylor Kelly in a bar and learns a surprising new fact about his best friend.

how this silence of love hurts by bptlmevyemtc Teen | 17.6k it starts when eddie starts leaving daily fun-fact post-it notes on buck's locker. it somehow ends with them kissing.

throw a bone, i’m finally home by fleetinghearts / @shitouttabuck Explicit | 17.9k home for the holidays is a person, not a place, and a puppy can be for christmas and forever

20k - 30k

Hinged by TazzySnow Mature | 20.3k Eddie and Buck match on a dating app.

The Shadows of Every Spark by devirnis / @devirnis Teen | 22.8k the 118 run a front restaurant for money laundering, and accidentally adopt the Buckley siblings

there ain't no turning back by 42hrb Explicit | 28.3k The Buddie healing road trip

A Family Favor by thea_zara / @theazara Teen | 28.7k Evan Buckley never expected to call in the favor he's owed. He also never expected for it to change his life forever.

30k +

Precious & Fragile Things by Daisies_and_Briars / @cal-daisies-and-briars Teen | 46.9k Buck is the Fallen Angel of Petty Temptation, who has been tasked with tempting human Eddie Diaz to sin and enjoy life, but just a little. He thinks the job will be easy - get in, get out, go back to Peru to continue messing around with eternity. But when Buck arrives in Los Angeles, he finds Eddie is harder to tempt than expected, and more compelling than Buck had hoped.

Month 1 (May 15 - June 15) Month 2 (June 16 - July 15) Month 3 (July 16 - August 15) Month 4 (August 16 - September 15) Month 5 (September 16 - October 15) Month 6 (October 16 - November 15) Month 7 (November 16 - December 15) Month 8 (December 16 - January 15) Month 9 (January 16 - February 15)

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

for sleepover weekend:

What are some of your favourite fics you've read recently?

Also dark, milk or white chocolate? 💕

hiii meegs! <3

dark chocolate all the way for sure

and some delightful fics ive read recently:

don't wanna let you love somebody else but me by @shitouttabuck

take the bed warmed by the body by @clusterbuck

might as well have been a free fall by @messyhairdiaz

adventures of firehose and eightpack by @gayhoediaz

i'd shine up the old brown shoes, i'd put on a brand new shirt by @try-set-me-on-fire

whenever you want to begin by @markofalover

i am just a fool, but i have loved you all along by @sunshinediaz

sleepover weekend

[queenburd]

Lays face down.

Yeah okay brain really just said “let’s develop this whole thing in our head again it’s fine that you’re not gonna write it”

I don’t… I don’t even know how to start talking about this. I don’t WANT to start talking about this. I WANT my brain to calm down for five minutes.

Sighs. Maybe I’ll throw the idea down in the morning for people since every time this happens people seem to want to know. Goddamn.

[altereremit]

DEBUT OF NEW CHINESE BOYBAND

On August 6th, the new successor group to the TF-BOYS was announced: TT-BOYS.

And while they may look a lot like Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin, we assure you, that this is not only the case,

but that they are indeed the people in the pictures.

And thus, we have just wittnessed the debut of the Table-Tennis-Boys, more commonly known as TT-Boys.

It is well known, that Asian people take the best pictures (........at least the female share of the population), but photographic techniques alone cannot make Ma Long's chronic eye bags disappear, eradicate all the traits that gifted Fan Zhendong his nickname ("Lil' Fatty") or actually giving Wang Chuqin a proper hairstyle for once (on that note: never trust the hairdressers and barbers in Hangzhou¹ ˢᵉᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵒˢᵗ).

No, that can only be achieved through photoshop, something that most Chinese girls and some of the boys are well versed in. In today's social-media-heavy time, photoshopping has more or less become a must-have skill. But in order to achieve the level of mastery, that the Chinese possess, one has to be dedicated to the craft and spend a lot of time honing their photoshopping skills.

People have long upgraded from simply using photoshop to make their legs seem longer or gift themselves an eightpack, no, nowadays you'll never be able to guess what people are actually photoshopping (with simply just a few APPs on their mobile phones....):

Too many people in the background? - Away with them!

So what if the roses aren't blooming?

So what if there are no fishes and the polar bear won't go for a swim in the pool?

Don't like the view?

Nothing is impossible, and thus, dear people, take everything with a grain of salt.

...Especially on dating websites.

AND, I want to point out again (before people start to point fingers): photoshopping is not a women-only skill nor used only by women!

For the record: I actually learned the most from 阿屯 (A'Tun), see pictures above. [Douyin, Meitu, RedBook: ＠阿屯]

And even though those skills are impressive and the result is sometimes even "funny" (when compared to the original picture), one perhaps can ask oneself "How did it even come to this?". ........

........

But still, if you need to take a picture (or edit one), ask your (East-)Asian (/Chinese) friends. 😉

____________________________________________________________

¹ see the following evidence:

As we all know, the 19th Asian Games (X: @19thAGofficial, Instagram: @ag2022official, Facebook: @19thAGHZ2022)were held in Hangzhou, China.

The people of Hangzhou also know better than to believe in their barbers, the city even plastered the following principle on the floor of their subway trains, for everyone to see:

So if you ever visit China, never cut your hair in Hangzhou.

[diazsdimples]

Ok @bucksbackwardcap I see you

@/firehoes - working on my fitness 💪

@/eightpack - @/firehoes wanna work on fitness in your mouth? 🤨

Ohhhhh yeah see I feel like that would be an offer that our beloved firehose wouldn't be able to refuse 😏 not with that photo!

[bromcommie]

you post one (1) fic and one (1) meta featuring rumlow and your 'for you' is suddenly frank grillo eightpack boxing macho guy photoset central….........get outta my head, old man

[sunlightandsuffering]

Idk if it was intentional or not but Yams definitely got it right with Eren's Season 4 glow up. He was already handsome before, but the manbun + abs was just phenomenal, just nailed it

I KNOW RIGHT! He got so much hotter 🥵 Ur totally right tho he's always been hot, Eren has always been my fave, he's such an angry little mans I love him. he's perfect for Mikasa! Him and his like eightpack abs when he gets kidnapped, mans was working out, wanted to become manbun eren since forever lol!!! THANK YOU YAMS UGH!

[queenburd]

Obviously the Narrators name is Gregory Eightpack

[dragoneer99]

i heard that toph is ripped. that toph has an eightpack