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Lost in Fantasy by Beulaugh

Buck x Eddie | Shadowhunters au | Fake dating, flirty fighting, Buck POV | Mature | 1/4 | 10k | fic is 90% complete and will be ~40k

Buck returns from a special assignment in San Francisco to find that he's been teamed up with the new guy: Eddie Diaz. Eddie immediately throws him off balance, and Buck struggles to control his attraction while remaining convinced that he should never date again.

On their first patrol, Bobby sends them to the Shadowmarket in search of a mysterious poisoner, and a chance encounter with a Faerie leads them down a strange path toward…dating...each other. Because somehow, for some reason, he has to date the hottest guy he's ever seen to solve this mystery. Just great.

Will Buck be able to keep it together, or will he implode from the overflow of emotions and insecurities brought on by dating Eddie Diaz for a whole week?

or, the fake dating Shadowhunters au

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The demons attacked from an intersecting alley on the left, their only warning a formless dark cloud racing toward them in full moonlight against the wind.

Buck had enough time to see the yellow flames of their eyes, floating in the smoke, before they were upon them. Instinct and years of training had him withdrawing his Jian from between his shoulder blades even as he pivoted and ducked under the attack, swiping at their shadowy legs with his sword. They barreled by him, and he somersaulted into a crouch, assessing the situation.

Eddie, staff swishing and smacking, seraph blades extended in a silvery blur, fought two Iblis demons at the rear of the alley. Another two, likely the ones he’d ducked, had already reversed course, one heading to increase the odds against Eddie and the other stalking back towards Buck, fiery eyes menacing in the moonlight.

Four demons.

Specifically four Iblis demons.

He hated Iblis demons. It’s not that they were particularly dangerous or difficult. They were just annoying, like fighting smoke. Were they solid, he could dispatch them in a heartbeat. Instead, he had to waste precious time finding the solid body within the amorphous mass of swirling darkness to stab.

Eyes darting everywhere, Buck knew he had about three seconds to strategize before he needed to act.

Buck’s first instinct was to protect an outnumbered Eddie, to flip over the single demon and race to his side, but then they’d both be cornered by all four demons. Not good. No, he needed to send the nearest demon back to hell first and then attack the others, drawing them away from Eddie so that he could escape the dead end.

A quick glance showed Eddie holding his own, the blades flashing in a bright arc underneath the moonlight as his staff whirled. As long as Buck could take out this first demon quickly, Eddie would be fine.

Buck exploded up just as the demon extended a long arm to swipe at him, flipping over its head and slicing at its shoulder from above. As he landed, he thrust his Jian into what he could only assume was the demon’s back. The demon screamed, and he twisted the blade, hoping it would be enough.

It wasn’t.

One of the demon’s arms sliced down between them, dislodging the blade, and the other swiped across his face, launching him into the brick wall. He braced himself for impact, his side slamming into the wall. He landed on his feet and took off at a run, leading the demon away from Eddie. As he approached the dumpster near the alley entrance, Buck leaped, one foot landing on the lid while the other sprang off the wall, launching him backwards and sideways at the unsuspecting demon. Twisting in mid-air, Buck swung his Jian as he flew by the demon, severing its head. Ichor splashed, and within seconds the smoke had dissipated.

Buck landed in a roll, and without stopping his momentum, he stood and sprinted back towards Eddie.

The second demon didn’t know what hit him. Buck’s soundless rune worked perfectly, and he’d sliced the demon in half before it even knew he was there.

The smokey vapor disappeared in a puff, giving Buck a clear view of Eddie fighting off both demons at once. He was poetry in motion.

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