#i have Thoughts on the bucks characters but i dont want to say and then be wrong

[maxbuck]

five more weeks til kennybucks ring return

[casualavocados]

ive watched 3 seasons of 911 in a week. and yeah i also watched the last two s7 eps that came out. yes ive seen spoilers for like the whole show and im still having fun. and hey, the next ep doesnt come out till may so i have time to catch up! (i dont think itll take me three weeks to watch three more seasons)

[torchstelechos]

Do yall think about the ending of ISAT in any other characters POV? Cause I think about it so much, that must be buck fucking wild. Like, you get to Dormont after MONTHS of traveling with these people, you're feeling strong, you feel like you have a chance, so yall go separate directions to get everything done before the big day tomorrow and your buddy Siffrin goes to take a nap. You're like, ah! Classic Siffrin, so silly and nonchalant about everything, they never once thought we would lose. What a swell fella :). Then not even a full half a day later, more like a few hours later, he appears out of no where with a fucked up face and starts hitting you exactly where it hurts emotionally. No reason! You didn't do a fucking thing! They just fucking went for it! And now you're pissed cause that was a close friend of yours that you considered family, you're sad, you're mad, you dont understand what happened. You meet up with everyone at the clocktower early because apparently he did that to everyone! So good! Good! It's not just a you thing! You all talk it out and you all agree that maybe you should leave them behind tomorrow if they keep acting like this. Except. Except. They never came to the clocktower, they never came to talk to you about what happened and thats. Not acceptable. You need to understand what happened because after sleeping on it, why did he do that? They wouldn't ever do that to all of you, so something must have happened!

And then a Star appears.

And you learn exactly what has been happening behind the scenes but it doesnt make sense. But you know that your buddy just went to solo the house and you know they arent strong enough to do so, you know exactly what their level and strength and weaknesses are and the King is rock type! He's going to kill Siffrin if you dont go save them! So you start running through the house to go save them while the Star guides you, but the doors are all unlocked. There are ghosts everywhere. The hallways dont make sense. Something is broken, failing, and you are running out of time. so you climb up and up and up until finally you get to the final floor and then to the King's room expecting Siffrin to be a splat on the floor but. He's still alive, theres a chance! So you go and protect them from the King but uh, huh. The King is nearly dead? Siffrin almost solo'ed the King? A scissors type versus a rock type nearly won? And it was only a nearly and not a he won because Siffrin was frozen in time? What???? So you freeze the King, you save Siffrin, but they're injured and sick and have a fever so you try to take them to the head housemaiden to get healed but uh. Shes speaking nonsense??? Utter bullshit. Skipping, repeating, saying things out of order, and then she says you all can go home and everything falls apart around you.

Cause Siffrin? Yeah, your buddy who was being a tad bit of an asshole? And they just solo'ed the bad guy without you? Yeah, he's the last boss you need to beat actually. And they're huge! So big! You get ready for them to fight you, except he. Attacks himself. In front of all of you while crying. He's sad. They're hurting themself. You can not do anything but you start to connect the dots and you figure everything out. Then everything becomes normal again and they say what they wished for and hey! You wanted that too! So you hug them as he cries himself out and all of you are tired. That was a lot. They're craft tired and sick but they're okay. So you're happy and relax. They want to go back to Dormont, so you all go. Then THIS LITTLE ASSHOLE WALTZES OFF ONLY TO COME BACK INJURED TO HELL AND BACK???? He said he was going to go say thanks to that Star person, who you still aren't sure is a person but whatever, and then he comes back exhausted and clearly just used craft after being told not to?

And YOU STILL DONT KNOW HOW SIFFRIN BEAT THAT FUCKER AFTER SOLOING THE HOUSE, OR THE DEAL WITH THAT WEIRD SHADE IN THE SKY IN THE SHAPE OF SOME FUCKING WEIRD LEGUME. WHAT. HOW???? WHY??????????

Anyway I think about this a lot, it must have been a long and confusing two days from their POV

[bucksbeagle]

also i dont mean to post about discourse just for the sake of arguing about characterization or believing myself to be right over another person. ive posted about it because i see the way some people write about it to be harmful. and its not just something one or two people have posted that im trying to vague about — i’ve seen many posts, whether it be on my dash or sent to me directly via my inbox or by a friend, by many people. if it was just one person i wouldnt really talk about it.

like with the buck being purposefully manipulative thing <- that kind of thing is usually an argument people make about people with borderline being abusive. i know buck doesn’t have bpd canonically but its distressing to see that kind of argument being pushed about a character who is often headcanonned as such (and not as a projection, but as a genuine reading of the character and his behaviors such as his crippling fear of abandonment and general lack of self identity) as a person who has suffered from that mental illness and has gone to great lengths to cope with it. even in just saying i have bpd, I’ve lost friends because of that belief. even if i haven’t split in front of them or shown actual symptoms yet. when you have those issues like i listed above you can’t really help yourself in the moment. you act impulsively — even if it can be read as manipulative.

and even in the eddie has bipolar disorder posts ive seen theres a great deal of just. misinformation. mania isnt being happy or having fun. mania isn’t THINKING about moving to texas to be close with the son you’ve been missing for months or enlisting to provide for your family as a teenager with no real work experience. its not dancing in your underwear to find joy again. mania is often seen as severe irritability and going days without sleep. its having grandiose thoughts about yourself.

these things can be harmful to the people who see them. the character is fake, sure, but i am and others who struggle with mental illness are very real people.

i wasn’t very eloquent in my post last night about it but i want to make myself clear now at least. hopefully i make a bit more sense — i was trying to be less personal about it before. i think you can understand why.

[dont-open-dead-inside-net]

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watched the new 911 :/

[azaharinflames]

im just gonna say that i survived 6 seasons of station 19 willthey/wonthey with jack and andy and they broke up in season 1 episode 1 lol. (some people dont see the ending as endgame one but i do, the implication was there) so im good on the shipping front.

but im super frustrated on the buck front, that they have this notion that they cant have him settled for some reason, or whatever is that tim plans for him. he is 34 and see him date around at that age is boring, annoying, etc etc. and a disservice to the character not to be able to maintain a relationship. he is not 27 anymore.

Haven't seen Station 19, but I will definitely take your word for it, Nonnie! My current delulu theory is that Tim saw they could string the fans along because they will keep tuning in every time Tommy is there, and let's be honest - a happy relationship is one that people will get bored by rather quickly. He saw that giving Bucktommy drama works and that people will check it out because they are now invested. So, if he can drag this along and keep people checking in in the show's season 9? He will

But I understand your frustration, because I am right there with you. Here are my thoughts, pardon me if they are a tiny bit all over the place:

I think that, at the start, he was written to be a playful himbo with a huge heart. He was our in, the reason why we got into the world and the catalyst of the firefam becoming a family. I think Tim wanted to keep him playful and kinda immature for a long while, and I think that has stopped working as of late. Quite possibly because it's been eight seasons, and we need to see a permanent change, instead of feeling like we're going in circles. This is also an issue several other characters have, but Buck being the fan favorite makes it more obvious for him.

I think that Tim has taken Peter's departure as the golden opportunity to bring Buck back to the closest he can get to square one; just, now, he can restructure Buck to be a slightly different character from the start, where you don't necessarily expect him to continue to be the same he was in Season 1. Backed up by a loss as big as losing your mentor/father, this can serve as Buck Begins Again, to be honest. That's why I think Tim intends to do a hero's journey with Buck in Season 9, and perhaps parallel Bobby's storyline of the first season with his.

Not word for word, or storyline for storyline, but to present to us a Buck that is living in a brand new world, and kinda lost. One that has to somehow rebuild his life a little bit. This way, he can restart Buck once more, but in such different circumstances that it doesn't feel terribly repetitive. And with enough backstory now that he can pull other characters into his story (that being Tommy, or who knows), and it makes sense.

Do I make sense? Lol

[hopecorps]

the thing about buck "making everything about himself" is not Exactly True (and also not Exactly Untrue) but it IS a crazy look into eddie's psyche

i'm seeing a lot of people saying that buck doesn't make everything about himself, so it's frustrating to see eddie throw this in his face basically every time they have a fight. it feels cruel and unfair. kicking the man while he's down bc buck is already torturing himself by the time eddie gets to him.

and i wanna start by saying that i don't think buck is selfish. but i do think that he fails a lot when he tries to compartmentalize or ignore how he feels. he grew up unseen by his family and desperate to be loved. rejection is scary for him, even the thought of it. and while eddie's never outright rejected him, they've had the most consistent conflict out of any of his relationships because they mean so much to each other, so this character trait which is understandable is often hightened specifically with eddie, especially this past season

and i think this pisses eddie off in particular because he knows almost intrinsically how to push his feelings down and ignore them. he is guilty all the time and views taking any kind of care of himself as a moral failing. any indulgence is a sin.

AND he doesn't even really apply this logic to others long-term. whenever he's been frustrated about this or accused buck of being selfish there's always a moment when it's obvious he's 1. majorly deflecting 2. immediately proven wrong or 3. realized he was wrong and apologized.

so, when buck's emotions take over and he's acting from a place of fear, to EDDIE it reads as making it all about himself. to him, his biggest takeaway is that buck cannot think pragmatically. which IS TRUE. and it frustrates him because eddie is always always thinking about the consequences of his emotions!! to a FAULT by the way, because he never actually lets himself fully process his grief. it's why the whole kim storyline happened: he never got past the anger and grief of losing shannon because he was so worried about chris, when realistically what chris needed was for eddie to think about his own needs for once instead of assuming what other people need from him. but that's a really tough habit to break

longer meta below, i had a lot to say:

the three times we see eddie say this are during the lawsuit, during the fight before eddie moves to texas, and when eddie gets the job offer in el paso

during the lawsuit buck sues the department because he wants his job back and he is convinced that this is the only way he will get it. remember that growing up the only time he ever received love from his parents was after getting hurt. getting hurt and bobby reacting with concern instead of coddling made buck lash out. he can't think about how it will effect everyone else because he is so afraid of losing them and is convinced it's the only thing that will help.

and eddie NEEDS him. it's the first time in their relationship where eddie needed buck and he wasn't there. eddie is hurt and cutting and a little mean and in his eyes buck IS being selfish because eddie would never do something like that. and well duh. he's the runner

when eddie is moving to texas and buck handles it poorly he gets MAD. buck don't you realize i dont want to do this EITHER. buck how can you be upset about this i need you to be supportive because i cannot change my mind. i cannot comfort you because this also hurts me. buck you cannot think of this as me abandoning you because i dont WANT to but i HAVE to. buck why are you making this decision that i was FORCED to make about YOU. buck what about ME.

and of course. buck had processed it and thought about that and came back with the solution: i'm your renter. and it knocks eddie on his ass.

so then it comes to this last time: buck is upset about bobby's death, and he's deflecting. eddie gets a job offer and everyone knows that buck is going to be upset about it. which he would be. he already is.

bobby dies and some of his last words are telling buck that he can hold down the fort and eddie comes back for a couple of weeks and buck does his little assessment and determines that eddie is doing fine and that he doesn't have to worry about him. but eddie is going to leave again and leave For Good this time.

this fight is about the job offer, sure, and it's about buck's angst and grief and how he can't deal with it properly because bobby gave him a Job to do, and it's not about any of that at all.

eddie was grieving all by himself. he wanted buck to be there with him. he wanted buck to ASK. buck was so caught up in making sure everyone was okay and swimming in his own grief that he couldnt even see that eddie was drowning too. he scores his grief a 12 and sends him on his way.

so eddie says the thing that cuts deep because in these intense moments where he's frustrated and hurt and upset he STILL cannot understand why buck can't just stuff his feelings into a box the way eddie does. irrationally, he wanted the one thing that buck couldn't give him in that moment. that's why he apologizes later, because he knows he's wrong, and that he says things that hurt. he knows buck and he knows what buck carries and what kills him. he knows what bobby meant to him. it wasn't even about that!!!

i don't think that buck makes everything about himself. and i don't even think that eddie thinks he does either.

i think that eddie KNOWS that buck struggles with processing his own emotions enough to see how it effects other people. eddie doesnt process them either, but he Does stuff them down because how he effects other people is his top priority. i think this trait in buck really annoys him but i think it is also one of his favorite parts of buck and why they get along so well. buck is earnest and honest and open and eddie likes to read him. but i think that eddie wants to be read right back, and sometimes buck is just not able to do that.

i don't think that either of them were wrong in this argument. to be fair neither of them were right either, they were just both hurting.

and to be clear i think the assertion that eddie was being in any way abusive (emotionally or physically) is a gross (meaning complete and also frankly disgusting) misunderstanding of not only eddie's entire character but also buck's. they're honestly just two people who need each other and struggle with their emotions enough to really see eye to eye all the time. BECAUSE of the love they have for each other

[musicalcompanions]

911 fan here and i liked your analysis of the current state of the show, but i wanted to ask if you think buddie can still happen or if you think bucktommy getting back together is more likely?

i dont want to lose hope of buddie happening but i don't feel like the show is going in that direction right now and i guess i wanted a more unbiased take

Hey anon,

Sorry for taking a while to reply, but I’m glad you liked my analysis. I was just trying to give an outsiders perspective on the show.

And I’ll be honest here with my impression. I could be totally off, because I am more of a casual viewer and I don’t engage much with shipping in this show so I probably don’t know every bts details and show history. What I can and will give you is a casual fan view of where the show is going with Buddie and Bucktommy.

Firstly, for Buddie, I think it’s complicated.

For Buddie to go canon, at least this season, I think the show would have had to lay more groundwork than they have done so far. As much as the fandom is aware of it, a considerable portion of GA probably doesn’t see it and the logical thing would be to take it slow, give hints here and there, and slowly build towards it. I don’t think they’ve put in that work so far, but, then again, Buck figuring out he’s bi and his relationship with Tommy was very fast passed so, maybe, they’ll fast track it again, which I don’t think would be the proper way to develop this ship.

What also does make it seem unlikely to me is that Eddie’s basically been reduced to a recurring role, if not guest star, in the second half of S8. I don’t think this would be the case if they were going in the Buddie direction.

I’m also not in the fandom enough to know if the actors are straightforward or if they like to mislead fans so the big reveals land more effectively, so this could be a wrong analysis, but I saw a Ryan interview (which I think is recent, pls correct me if I’m wrong) in which he basically called Buck a brother and I don’t think this would be the language he’d be using if he was aware of the intention of Buddie going canon.

I also don’t think this plot would be something that the actors would find out on the spot. There would certainly be talks beforehand so he’d have to know it for a while before it went canon. If the interview is recent and he’s being truthful, then I’d say no plans for Buddie canon rn.

Plus, 911 has never seem like a show that likes to hide things from it’s viewers or make grand plans, the show just is what it is and I think what’s shown on screen should be taken at face value. I don’t see some huge set up leading to Buddie canon rn tbh.

The whole Buck living in Eddie’s house thing is interesting and could lead somewhere, maybe it’s feelings realization maybe it’s not… maybe it’s just them as roommates until Buck finds somewhere new or Eddie leaves again. I’m really unsure of Eddie’s future. He’s got basically no storylines developing rn, he’s not even integrated in most of the other characters storylines.

Almost feels like a phase out for the character, but could also just be that the actor had less episodes this season for whatever reason (maybe another project) and will be back for s9. What I find weird is that if they wanted a mcd and Ryan wanted to leave then Eddie might’ve been the character to kill off from a conviniente standpoint or they thought the backlash would be worse if it was Eddie? Idk, the character is in a weird spot rn and I don’t think he’d be there if Buddie was going canon soon, you know?

Overall, I don’t see Buddie happening this season and, if it does, I think it will probably just be too rushed and not properly developed. So, I hope, that if the plan is that they start laying out the groundwork and build towards it in the next season.

That being said for Buddie, I think the show does have plans for Tommy/Bucktommy, I can’t say for sure what they are, but they’re there. They had the perfect way to write Tommy out after the breakup, but he’s come back and he’s been in like half (?) of the second part of S8 episodes so far. Why bring him back if there’s not a planned pay off? (Maybe I’m expecting too much coherence from the show).

Firstly, he slept with Buck, indicated interest in rekindling the relationship and then he left with some very clearly unresolved issues with Buck. I don’t know why that interaction would be there if it weren’t build up for another talk on their relationship (if for the good or the bad, I can’t tell). Then he came back for the lab rescue and that whole “I’m doing it for you” thing was very deliberately placed there…

All this leads me to think he and Buck will, at least, have a talk about their relationship and where they stand and where they want to go. If Bucktommy was truly over, there was no need for any of those interactions. All of those plots could’ve been achieved via other characters or maybe even new characters.

And, lastly, Tommy didn’t have to be in the funeral episode, but he was… and that opening emergency could’ve been anyone else saving Bobby, but they put Tommy there. That also feels deliberate and, for the first time in a while, Tommy’s character existed outside of Buck’s. Since they got together, Tommy’s character has basically revolved around Buck, but in that scene, it didn’t.

Maybe I’m looking too much into it, but it kind of feels like integrating him a bit more in the narrative? Reminding GA that he used to be in the 118. Idk why they’d do this if they didn’t have something in mind for the character… I don’t know exactly what is it that they want to do with Tommy. Could be good, could be bad (depending on where you stand in the fandom), but there’s something.

In the end, Io think they’ll tackle Bucktommy relationship status by the end of the season, I just don’t know exactly which way it will go. Maybe they’ll use it as building step for Buddie feeling realization, but I haven’t really gotten the vibe that’s where they’re heading so far. Again, I’m just a casual fan so this could be wrong.

What did confuse me a bit were the talks about Buck having feelings for Eddie, both with Tommy and Maddie. When I first saw it, I thought it could lead to Buddie feeling realization, but now, I think it could also just be the writers talking directly to the audience “why does everyone want me to be in love with my best friend?” as a way to indicate they’re not going there…

This is very long, but, basically, idk. I don’t think it’s heading in the Buddie direction rn and I do think there will be some Bucktommy resolution, which can go anyway tbh.

Hope that somewhat answered your question anon.

[rebelangelwings]

Thank you so much for the request Sparrow <3

It's a little open ended but I hope you like it!

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could i please request a buddie/reader getting together fic? i dont mind the specifics but maybe reader thinks buck and eddie are already dating (even though they arent) so when one of them confesses, reader is really confused and it ends up with all of them tgt?

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Y/n had been introduced to the 118 family through Maddie and her work at Dispatch. The two had clicked instantly, sharing knowing looks about particularly arrogant members of staff or stifling giggles in the breakroom. Relatively new to the area, y/n didn't have any friends or many family members she could regularly see other than her cousin and their kid who she doted on. 

Chimney had been her first encounter with an official member of Firehouse 118, when he kindly picked up a tipsy Maddie and y/n from a Dispatch work Christmas party, and chatted along with her before dropping her to her small apartment. 

"So, y/n do you have any family in the area?" Chimney looked at her in the rear view mirror.

"My cousin Lola doesn't live far. She has a kid, Joey. I adore her." She replied with a smile on her face at the mention of Joey. 

Maddie tuned into the conversation, sitting up and exclaiming, "oh she is so adorable, Chim! She's got this wheelchair with all these Disney characters painted on it that y/n did by hand!"

Y/n smiled but ducked and shook her head slightly at Maddie bragging on her behalf. "We've actually been having a bit of trouble recently…trying to find or get Joey into a school that is accessible. There aren't as many around as you might like to think." 

Chim looked thoughtful, "my pal, Eddie, he's another firefighter at the 118, his son Christopher has CP. I could ask him if he'd be willing to speak with you about how he got Chris into his school?"

Not one to naturally ask for help, y/n felt awkward, "do you think he would mind? I don't want to put people out, especially as he's never even met me."

"Come meet him then!," Maddie chirped, spinning in her seat, "Bobby is having a BBQ tomorrow afternoon. You should come, right Chim?"

"Absolutely. Bobby always says, 'the merrier' and there are always so many leftovers. We can pick you up if you want?" 

And so the next afternoon, y/n found herself in the garden of the captain of the 118, someone who she had spoken to plenty of times over the Dispatch radios, but never met.

Everyone in the extended 118 family was kind and welcoming, not thrown off at all at an outsider joining them.

Maddie had gone round giving introductions, most memorably for y/n were two tall and effortlessly handsome men who were seemingly teasing each other, shoulder and thighs pressed together and beers in hand. 

Buck and Eddie. 

Y/n would have been enamored with them, had she not taken note of the way Eddie's hand rested on Buck's shoulder, or Buck teased Eddie about his cooking catastrophes, or the looks of sheer devotion both of them had for each other. 

Of course these two gorgeous, kind, selfless, brave, firefighters were already spoken for. 

Y/n did get an opportunity to speak to Eddie about little Joey, and he was more than happy to speak about Christopher's school and his struggle and eventual success with getting him enrolled. 

"It's really sweet of you to care so much for your cousin's kid," Eddie smiled at her. 

"Me and my cousin are close. More like best friends, and we have a bit of a rocky relationship with the rest of the family so it was just pretty natural to step in and be a part of Joey's life."

Eddie nodded appreciatively. 

Later, Buck found y/n trying to find a drink in the kitchen, "hey, y/n, I forgot to say earlier how great it is to finally meet you - Maddie talks about you a lot." 

Y/n looked up from the fridge and beamed, "naaw that is really sweet and I am most definitely going to tease her about that later…what sort of stuff has she said about me, exactly?" She becomes suspicious. 

Buck looked mischievous as he said conspiratorially, "Uh… does blue vomit right a bell?"

Y/n gasped, "she didn't?!"

Buck nodded, repressing a laugh, "mhm. An unfortunate incident with a hot glue gun? Oh! My favourite has to be the one with the LEGO."

Y/n had her head in her hands whilst Buck laughed at her embarrassment. Finally  she lifted her head and raised an eyebrow, "Laugh it up Buckley. Go ahead. But Maddie talks to me too and I know a fair amount of your greatest hits."

"You're bluffing."

"Am I? Am I really…Firehose?" 

Buck's mouth dropped open as his ears turned pink, "wha- how did she…dammit Chim!" 

"Not to mention the bread that landed you in hospital, or your unfortunate boy-band blond frosted tips phase."

"Hey, that was fashionable when I was in Peru!" Buck tried to defend himself. 

"Baby, that has never been fashionable anywhere on the globe." 

At that moment, Eddie joined them in the kitchen area. He was overcome with an emotion he didn't often feel, which confused him to no end. Because, jealousy was not completely foreign to him, however, confusion over who he was jealous of in this situation, was a foreign concept to Eddie Diaz. 

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Weeks went by following y/n's first introduction to the 118, and many encounters had followed, either as a big group, or as quiet nights drinking wine with the Buckley siblings, or a meeting at a coffee shop with Eddie to talk about the bureaucracy of the American education system. 

Whilst y/n enjoyed the company of Buck and Eddie very much so, she didn't allow her feelings to be anything more than friendship, knowing they were unavailable on several levels. 

The boys however, had found themselves conflicted for a while now. 

Firstly, Eddie was still ruminating over his feelings of jealousy that occurred that day, hearing and seeing the almost flirty conversation between his best friend and the beautiful woman that cared so deeply about her family. 

Buck, in a slightly different position, was far more in tune with her sexuality that Eddie. Buck had explored other options on his travels, he knew that he was not straight although he had yet to place a label on himself, and he had even been in a poly relationship whilst in South America. It hadn't lasted long and was mostly about sex rather than feelings, but it had opened his eyes to other options. Buck was also painfully aware of how in love with Eddie Diaz he was. Had been for a while now. But he had yet to make any moves, giving Eddie space to come to terms with his own identity and feelings. 

And, unbeknown to Buck, Eddie had realised his feelings towards his best friend were not strictly platonic. He was talking with his therapist, Frank, and slowly coming to his own conclusions. 

So, when y/n arrived, all yellow energy and wit, that really threw a spanner into the works for Eddie. 

Unknowingly, both men experienced the same "oh" moment about their feelings towards y/n at the same moment. They had arranged a playmate between Chrisopher and Joey, the three adults first taking them to the zoo, and then returning to Eddie's house for snacks. The two children were crowded around y/n as they recounted their favourite animals from their trip, and she proceeded to illustrate them in a sketchbook. 

The children were amazed at her accuracy, as were Buck and Eddie when they saw her work. 

"You're an incredible artist, y/n," Buck told her.

"Don't be silly, they're just doodles, Buck" She rolled her eyes.  

"Not like any doodle that I've ever seen," Eddie chipped in. 

"Well then I'll take the title of Doodle Queen if it's up for grabs," she joked, not looking up from her paper. 

Both men glanced at each other, smiling fondly. 

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Things started to evolve from there, at least for Buck and Eddie. 

Eddie began to feel a low level of animosity towards Buck, thinking that he would make a move on y/n. 

And Buck, whilst he was open to ideas of polyamory, did not think Eddie or y/n would be, and thus felt anxious at the prospect of becoming a third wheel. 

The other members of the 118 started to sense the different dynamic between the two, having expected them to finally realise and admit their feelings for each other by now. 

Everything changed when the 118 were dispatched to multiple vehicle pile ups.

"Alright Team," Bobby directed as they exited the engine. Each member took stock of the several damaged cars, a small fire already forming from one and a lorry pressing a small Toyota precariously onto the edge of the bridge. "Hen, Chim, you're on triage, work your way through the casualties. Buck, Eddie, I want you harnessed up and working on that Toyota, I'll assist from up top. Let's go!" 

As they got closer to the teetering vehicle, Buck turned to Eddie, "isn't that… is that y/n?"

"Shit. Y/n!" Eddie began running, joined immediately by Buck. 

Y/n was just coming round to consciousness, confused why she had fallen asleep upright. When she finally managed to peel her eyes open, being stuck together by something, she could see a clear view of LA. 

Looking around frantically, she started to remember the moments before she had fallen asleep: horns honking, crashed from behind her, her leg hurting with the force she applied the car brakes, it not making a different because a lorry slammed into the rear of her tiny car and propelled it through the bridge barriers. Pain. Airbags. Nothing. 

The moment before she felt her heart was going pound right out of her chest, she heard two familiar voices. 

"Y/n, is that you?!"

"Y/n?!"

"Buck! Eddie!" She clarified her identity. As she turned to get a better look at them, there was a wobbling sensation that had her freezing. 

"Woah woah! Don't move, y/n. Y/n, do not move, okay?" That was Buck. 

"You're going to be just fine, but we need you to stay really still, okay? Just let us do all the work, y/n." Eddie that time.

For the next few minutes she could hear them speaking in low voices to each other, could hear shouting from the rest of the scene, and the occasional radio crackle. The lack of distraction from her view of impending doom wasn't serving her well. 

"Uh…guys. I don't mean to be any trouble and I know you're doing your best out there, but I'm really freaking out. Like, about to have a panic attack kind of freak out." She called. 

A pause. And then Eddie spoke, "That's okay, mi amor. You're doing great, y/n, handling this like a champ. We've secured the bumper of the car to our engine so we've got you a little more secure. Still need you to stay nice and still though, got it?"

Y/n nodded to herself, "Thank you for updating me. However, I've been driving this car for years now and I'm well aware of it falling to pieces. I don't know how confident I feel about it being secured to the engine."

"That's why Buck and I are putting on harnesses right now and are going to get you out. Don't you worry, you're going great, just keep taking deep breaths."

Buck was next to speak, "Eddie's right, you're going great, y/n. We're on our way to you now, okay?"

Buck didn't lie. Within minutes she could hear movement at the rear door of the vehicle. The rear of the vehicle had been squashed like an accordion in the collision with the lorry, and so they were going to use jaws on the back door to access her. 

She was instructed to cover her eyes if she could and keep her back to the machinery. 

Soon, she felt the door being removed, and the unforgiving movement that alerted her to someone else entering the car. 

"Hey, mi amor, how are we doing?" Eddie. 

Eddie was with her. She allowed herself to breathe a little easier just knowing he was close. 

"Try not to move, okay, I'm going to access you real quick and then pop this C-collar on you just as a precaution." Eddie proceeded to feel her neck from behind her, getting her rapid pulse, then placing the hard plastic around her neck, forcing her gaze upwards. "Can you tell me where you're hurt, y/n?" 

"My head. Think I passed out. And my chest…probably the airbags." 

"Okay, good job, and can you wiggle your toes? No numbness anywhere?" Eddie asked while moving about doing something. 

"No numbness I don't think. I don't know, Eddie, I really want to get out now please." Her voice broke as her resolve started to crumble. 

"I know, mi amor, we're working on it."

"Eddie." She heard Buck. He sounded serious, almost like a warning. Then she heard the metallic grinding. 

"Okay, okay. Y/n this is what's going to happen, I'm going to cut your seat belt off and on the count of three I'm going to pull you through the middle of the seat and pass you over to Buck. We're going to be quick and we're going to be careful." 

She could hear the barely stifled panic in Eddie's voice.

The belt was cut and she made an effort not to move. 

"Okay, one…" Eddie had his arms around her waist, putting uncomfortable pressure on a sore spot, "two…" he moved causing the car to wobble precariously, "three!" Eddie heaved her body through the gap, ignoring the cry of pain. Y/n could barely make out what was happening before she was face to face with Buck who was reaching out for her. 

She moved her arms out too until she cast her eyes downward and noticed there was nothing but a sheer drop and water below them. If her head wound wasn't already making her queasy, that view certainly had done it. 

Eddie was gently guiding her to Buck as the car became less stable as a result of their abrupt movements, "y/n, you have to go. Buck had you, okay? He won't let you go. We won't let you go," he murmured in her ear whilst making eye contact with Buck. They seemed to be having another of their silent conversations. 

Buck nodded at her, getting a proper grip on her as the car shrieked, "I've got you sweetheart, we've got you. Just close your eyes."

She did as suggested and closed her eyes, and let herself be handed over, limbs automatically grasping at whatever they could, which happened to be Buck as she wrapped around him like a koala to a tree. 

She could still hear the metallic creaking growing louder and louder, and then a crack and she felt more than heard Buck gasp. 

"Eddie! Eddie, you okay?" Buck called somewhere stirring panic in y/n. 

"I'm good! Let's get her up here." Eddie was safe. 

Next thing she knew, she was being gently laid on the ground, although her limbs were reluctant to unfreeze from their terrified position. 

She could feel movement around her. 

"Hey," that was Buck. "Hey, sweetheart, you can open your eyes now. You're safe, y/n. 

Slowly, she peeled her eyes open and unbleached her arms and legs, relaxing onto the pavement below her. 

Buck was smiling down at her. 

"Eddie?" She asked. 

"Right here." She couldn't turn her head, but she could hear that he was to her side and feel something wrapped tightly around her arm. 

Buck didn't fully disappear from her view but he did move to lightly pressing on her sides, assessing her ribs and noting when she hissed in pain. 

Eddie appeared directly in front of her, "just going to shine this light in your eyes, just look straight ahead…Hey," he began softly, seeing the distress in her face, "You're doing really well. We'll get you out of here soon and to the hospital."

At Eddie's soft voice reminding her of an impending hospital stay where she was bound to be alone and uncomfortable, she couldn't help the burning tears that rolled fiercely down her face and tickled her ears. 

Eddie started to catch some of the tears with the back of his fingers, making concerned eye contact with Buck who leaned into y/n's line of vision. 

"Hey, hey, sweetheart. None of that, you're safe. We'll get you checked out at the hospital and you'll be back to normal in no time."

"I- I don't want-" she struggled to get her words out.

"Take a breath. That's it. What don't you want?"

"I don't want…to be a-alone. I'll be…all alone in the h-hospital. Like al-always." She stuttered. 

"You're not going to be alone. We won't let you be alone, okay mi amor?"

"Yeah, we'll stay with you, I know how much hospitals can suck without someone to distract you."

Y/n appreciated the sentiment but if anything, having Buck and Eddie sit vigil at her bedside only made it more apparent to her that she was alone whilst they had each other. 

"I don't want you wasting your time babysitting me. You have a life together. You have Chris. Plus, no offense, but you two being sickeningly cute and in love won't make me feel any less shit about being alone."

At that moment, Buck and Eddie shared a look over her form. Confusion at her assumption, turning to shock that she could see their inner feelings for the other, then settling into something that looked like contentment and understanding.

It was clear to both men that they shared the same affection for y/n and would do anything to stop her hurting. It was also apparent that both Buck and Eddie were willing - no not just willing, but that they yearned to share this role with y/n. 

Eddie was the first to make his move. He reached over across y/n, extending his fingers to his partner. Buck, surprised, but eyes full of contentment, wrapped his own fingers around Eddie's.

"Let's get you to the hospital and home. I think we have lots to talk about." 

[ganondoodle]

even if i didnt love botw as much as i do, totk drives me nuts bc, similarly to pokemon, this series is so SO SO full of potential, they have so many games they can pull from, theres so many themes, characters and worldbuilding thats just left to rot, you dont need to connect anything with a chain to old titles, you dont need to bring back any things that already had their ending, but PLEASE harness at least a fraction of all this!!!! and they just refuse to do it beyond shallow references

totk jsut drives it all home to me, bc this isnt just the next game in the franchise, but a DIRECT SEQUEL no 10 years apart from botw, yet they cant even, they REFUSE to even keep the continuity with its OWN lore it established in botw together, and that, i think, is what truly makes me so insane (derogatory) about totk

it PROVES they do not care, they dont care to build on anything of the lore of old titles beyond references in form of amiibos or whatever, they dont even care to make a sequel to their most successful game in the franchise coherent with its own lore

botw established a captivating detailed world full of potential, while lacking in active storytelling, it had environmental storytelling, characters and ideas that were the perfect ground to build on-

and then they do away with it bc idk .. they want you to build mechs and make videos of it that go viral and thats all they care about or something

shiekah tech? forget that existed character being the character you know? act as if you are seeing them for the first time just like they are lame story? dont think about that just be distracted by the epic presentation of it lore the previous title established? forget that, all that matters is what is here and now beloved character from old games beign brought back? hes a new guy and has no background and no lore and just sits waiting for you at the end to have a flashy fight with references from old titles and their lore? just here for nostalgie bait, dont you remember? you LOVE this series, now give me 70 bucks for a glorified DLC that ruins what you loved about the series and makes you realize that nothign matters and nothing is interesting anymore

you are supposed to take it all at face value, to not think about anything, to see a character say something and just go with it, and forget it the second its over, be distracted by good music and pretty visuals, but dont think about, dont think about anything but what is directly said to you like you have no critical thinking skills, forget there was a game before this one, only the one you play matters, empty your skull and dont let yourself feel anything but what the game tells you to feel

if they dont even care to make the sequel to their most successful game actually build on the previous title, dont even care to keep their continuity of two games supposedly directly happening one after the other in tact- maybe they never cared, and all the meaning we thought we saw them build into their games was all accidental and meaningless

and that is absolutely soul crushing for fans like me to discover

its a game. its not a story, its not a world, its not themes, its not characters, its not lore. its a product made to make you pay money, not to make you think about anything.

[lazarusrisingx]

nsfw post

mdni

tw: dumbification, edging, asphyxiation kink, bondage, possibly ooc zayn? dom! Zayne, overstimulation, slightly sadistic? zayne, slight mentions of impact play. temperature play.

im thirsting over zayne chat!

i really dont know if this is any good, but if yall want me to do something like this for other LADS characters my asks are open! i might make this a short story but i have no fucking motivation to write ofc :’)

zayne is def the type of guy that you least expect to be kinky

like we all know sylus and caleb are freaks but zayne?

well educated calm and collected, bordering on shy zayne?

nah no one suspects him to be into any freaky shit, much less be a bit of a sadist.

i dont think he is a sadist in the sense of wanting to spank or do a lot of impact play. yes he enjoys it on occasion but i think hes more into denial

i mean his whole thing is control. he must control himself, his feelings, his attitude, all of it must be picture perfect there cannot be a crack in the facade he had so carefully created.

zayne is really into controlling your pleasure and when you cum. i also think hes into choking hehe

he knows exactly how much pressure to apply and where to do and for how long in order to get your brain all fuzzy. he would keep a firm hand around your neck, while his other hand lazily plays with you, slowly building up your orgasm. he would murmur soft praises to his sub, letting you know how good your being for listening to his commands. he would edge you for hoooours on end, until your so sore and teary eyed and your brain is so fuzzy all you can do is look at him with big pleading eyes and whimper his name (when he lets you)

zayne would be able to keep you in his lap, arms tied behind yourself, his chin resting on the top of your head as he watches some obscure lecture.

“just relax now…. ill think for you instead. dont cum snowflake, be good and wait until i say so…”

he would shower you with praise the entire time, his gentle words muddying your thoughts further as you get so so so close to cumming. only for his hand to leave and your left bucking your hips gently and whimpering. his other hand tightening around your neck.

“youre doing such a wonderful job for me, look how long its been, about two hours so far. if you can make it to the end of this documentary without cumming Ill give you something better than my hands.”

but gods help you if you do cum without his permission. at that point he would just keep making you cum, not stopping until your face is streaked with tears and you promise not to cum without permission again, he does enjoy some temperature and impact play, so i think he would use his evol to get your thighs nice and cold before giving them a few swats, nothing terribly agressive, but a hand print is quite visible, and if you wear pants that are to short people are bound to see the outline on his hands on your thighs. he is a bit merciless, but unless he is drunk he never looses his cool. always cooing praise gently in your ear, reminding you that this is your punishment for cumming without him saying you can. he leaves little trails of frost across your chest, smiling with how you shiver against his touch, before warming the spot up with his mouth.

“you know the rule love, you came all over my hand without permission, so you need to be taught a lesson in self-control dont you agree? maybe this time youll learn.”

he knows damn well you wont learn, and he knows damn well he didnt pull his hand away quick enough to stop you from cumming, but overwhelming your body is just his favorite pass time.

[spotsandsocks]

20 questions for fic writers ✍️

Tagged by @fortheloveofbuddie thank you 💜

How many works do you have on ao3?

92

What’s your total ao3 word count?

950,226 3 years of writing this August. What should I do to celebrate when I hit 1 million words?!

What fandoms do you write for?

9-1-1

Top five fics by kudos

If You Break It (3,207 words) They say the Truth will set you free (2,346 words) Could Have Should Have Would Have (3,251 words) Looking from the outside(2,453 words) Just Ask (1,717 words)

Do you respond to comments?

Absolutely!

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

A Boy Like That more sad than angsty but a happy ending for buddie

Holding Me Up just a short little coda to 7x 1 but sad ish

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Both these are fluffy and end with a big 😍😍

Of Mice and Men and Sweater Number 23

Do you get hate on fics?

not so far thank goodness I’d be sad 😔

Do you write smut?

You bettcha 😏 and here are a few if you fancy

Tied To You From The Start takes a while to get there then ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Your heart or mine? Yours every time vampire buck gets hungry ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

127 Seconds ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥soft and hot - after a call goes bad things happen

Give and Take ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 and the sequel

Craziest crossover:

do dragons count? To Fly The Skies

Let me stay by your fire (for nothing warms me like you do) just added this knight/blacksmith au cos I wanted to - not many have noticed it - there are bees and smut

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not as far as i know

Have you ever had a fic translated?

dont think so

Have you ever co-written a fic?

nope, I’m not sure I’d be any good at it

All time favorite ship?

take a guess....

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

There’s a chimney plays matchmaker one I think might not make it

What are your writing strengths?

Plot twists?? Think I keep them all fairly in character. You tell me???

What are your writing weaknesses?

Don’t use very descriptive language I know that!

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

not a huge fan 😞 sorry

First fandom you ever wrote in?

9-1-1 (only one)

Favorite fic you’ve written?

I’ll be honest- I’m very proud of these two. Book length, twisty, fun and packed with plot.

The Lost and The Found

Good Knight Sweet Prince

Tagging anyone who’d like to share just say spots tagged you cos I did ☺️

No pressure tagging @loserdiaz @monsterrae1 @hoodie-buck @thekristen999 @exhuastedpigeon @tizniz @daffi-990 @diazsdimples @bi-buckrights @bekkachaos @the-likesofus @steadfastsaturnsrings @watchyourbuck @loveyouanyway @underwaterninja13 @evanbi-ckley @repressedqueen @shortsighted-owl @ronordmann @hippolotamus @spaceprincessem @bidisasterevankinard @wikiangela @stagefoureddiediaz @thewolvesof1998 @wildlife4life @giddyupbuck @weewootruck @honestlydarkprincess @rogerzsteven @elvensorceress @eddiebabygirldiaz @theplaceyoustillrememberdreaming @inell @shipperqueen6 @saybiwithme @bewilderedbuckley @actualalligator @pirrusstuff @jesuisici33 @rainbow-nerdss @disasterbuck @theotherbuckley @fiona-fififi

[bucked-it-up]

I finally have some time and think about what happened in the episode and also in a way this season as a whole. This is probably going to be a ramble mess and I’m sure i will get some info incorrect as i am mainly doing this off of memory, i also haven’t fully read the post episode interviews but i know the gist of them. Now with that disclaimer out of the way I’m gonna just blurt my feelings out.

One. I want to start that personally for me the season has felt off from the beginning but particularly from after the opening episodes, i felt like the pacing was off and disjointed. I enjoyed the episodes don’t get me wrong but yeah something just has felt off for me writing wise, everything seemingly has been resolved quicker and easier than i think anyone thought it would be

Two. Might as well get into the meat of why i am rambling about my feelings. 806. Well it was certainly an episode. The miceli bucktomy scene that we have all looked forward to since we knew it was happening just immediately felt off. It was their 6 months? But yet Tommy seemingly got buck a present that didn’t fit what he has said about basketball at all in the past and to me felt dismissive as i was watching it. Buck taking a picture of the girls felt odd to me the tension about it idk just wasn’t for me but that part of the conversation could have led to interesting turmoil and lead to more stability. The Abby of this part. My first reaction was Ew. I was never one for the spec that Tommy was Abby’s ex never felt right and didn’t click but I would’ve been okay with it if it was handled differently. Tommy felt dismissive towards why Abby would be upset about a 2 year Relationship where they were engaged, like she had every right to be hurt and react maybe in a way you didn’t expect or like. While this led to a good speech from josh and gave buck the information he needed to know he would be happy in the relationship even if tommy had been with Abby and he understood why tommy did what he did or at least accepted it.

Three. The Break Up. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT! They both express a want for a long term relationship and tommy decides that no that’s not what buck wants? And it also feels like it goes against him wanting a family somewhere to be and they were showing that he was becoming a part of it in 805. Just what was the characterisation in that scene? They weren’t the buck and tommy i know. Him saying buck? Like fuck you writers. You could have written a break up in so much more of a respectful way, handled it so much more respectfully not apparently doing 805 the way it was just to make 806 hurt worse. You had such a beautiful peace of representation on your hands and you just fucked it up.

Four. What i know of about the interviews. As said above ive not read them. I’m not in the right place to right now but i do know the gist of them. Why do you want buck’s character development to just fall back to season 1 buck, Oliver? Why? Tell me why it would make sense. Buck has shown longing for a long term relationship from the first hook up of the show. He didn’t sleep around after Abby who was his first transformative relationship as he said and tommy was he second major one again something that buck said. So why Oliver would he choose to fuck around? Why?

Five. The Eddie and Buck scene at the end. I will admit i didn’t properly watch it because i was too sad and that scene felt like someone had just rubbed a whole load of salt in the wound. I find out then from my friend that they had buck come over to eddies while he’s doing that pantless dancing and has shaved. Feels like bvddie ship bait not gonna lie. Would buck go to Eddie after a break up? Yes he would they are best friends why wouldn’t buck go there. But why couldn’t the scene be different, have it come at it from a different way.

Six. I dont know if I’m going to carry on watching the show, i have no nope for bucktommy coming back but if you do I’m really happy for you sincerely i would like some of that hope tbh. If i do watch it i will probably watch it after hearing spoilers.

Finally, I’m not reading this through so pls ignore any small mistakes but if you do want to correct me on something please do it kindly and politely. I love you all, my inbox is open if you need to rant somewhere and please take care of yourselves.

[azaharinflames]

https://www.tumblr.com/azaharinflames/778472429942194176/this-life-ofc-we-dont-know-what-will-happen

Also and I could be wrong it’s very different to the Abby s3 emergency. Abby wasn’t the central character to that emergency, she was fine right away. Based on what we know from all the bts (particularly the helicopter filming) Tommy seems to be central to the emergency and he is the one in trouble. You don’t do all of that just to give a character closure.

Hi, Nonnie!

Yes, you make a great point! Also important to note that Buck wasn't jonesing for her/still having feelings for her. He'd moved on from her fully by the time she came back. One could argue the resolution she gave him wasn't vital for him, or something he thought he needed. He'd resolved to not getting any once he left her apartment, and he was shown to be okay with it a whole season before she appeared again.

Another great point you make is the screen time. I did see a Bob trying to claim Tommy will only be in one scene in 814-15, but that's based on nothing and, in my opinion, is them trying to cope lmao. We know they've been filming a lot with the helicopters, and we know Tommy will be in more than one scene (everything, in my opinion, points out that).

All the signs (to me, I must repeat) point at Tommy being a big part of the emergency and not someone who is there for a minute. And I've said before, but putting a character in this position is, rather obviously, a tactic to make the audience care for the character. Root for them. And, by 911's metrics, they like to show the audience they are right to root for the characters by giving them happy endings.

So. There is that.

My inbox is open for ranting, venting, giving your opinion (unpopular or popular, I'm happy to receive and discuss both), and even confessions! Though if you don't want yours posted, please make sure to say :)

Take care <3

[strangestofthings12]

This is going to be a very rambling and venty post cause im tired and annoyed and honestly am just using this to vent my anger/hurt. there is going to be stuff that can maybe be seen as anti tommy/bucktommy (please dont tell me a ship name to put i dont care about if they do have an agreed upon ship name right now) so if you dont want that please just move on. i dont want to fight i just want to yell into the void on a stupid throw away account so i dont bring my negativity stew and come out on my main blog where i just want to enjoy my stuff and just keep happy energy. I dont normally post and try and just find someone who explains it better because im not great and getting what im saying across or understood the way i want, so please bear with me. With that said i will move on to what i want to say

Okay so i have been watching 9-1-1 for years and i love and adore it. Its characters and dynamics and i have always loved found family. Now i will admit that i started watching it thinking that Buck and Eddie were a couple and had a son so i was kinda watching for it. Do i think if i didn't start watching thinking that i would ship them still yes 100%. I have always loved their relationship and i have loved watching both Buck and Eddie grow and start to be happy while also having each others back even at the worst times. Sometimes if i think to hard about Eddie and start crying cause I'm very normal about this show and it characters. Now Eddie is my favorite character in the show and at least in my top five overall favorite characters. I love him and his development and i adore seeing how much he does to just do right by Chris even when he messes up you can tell how much he adores that boy and how badly he wants to give Chris the best life possible. I could write essays about Eddie Diaz trying to explain how much i love him and why and i think words would run out before i could finish making people understand. Buddie is my favorite ship (sometimes second depending on my mood. i would say sorry but Henren and Madney will always be amazing ships and sometimes i just cant stop think about them)(Sorry Bathena i love you too i swear i just cant decide if i wanna kiss athena or be adopted by bobby and athena:( Its confusing) and has been for quite awhile and is one of my overall favorites and its one of my comfort ships.

With that context when bi Buck happened i was so insanely happy and i wouldnt shut up about it. it made me sick. i was so happy for Buck and while i think a part of me will always be a little sad Eddie wasnt his first kiss with a guy i dont think either of them are ready for that. i also understand that it wouldnt make sense for how the story is going right now. Now i have nothing against bucktommy in the show. I have watched the kiss scene and sobbed to much to pretend like i hate them or even dislike them. However I genuinely dont care about Tommy. Hes kinda bland and i forget about him half the time and before they brought him back i completely forgot his name. in my mind he was the one that wasnt as much of an asshole to chim and hen as the other two assholes which wasnt saying a lot. Now I dont dislike tommy nor am i going to act like hes irredeemable because neither Chim nor Hen seem to think hes still that guy and while they dont seem super close they seem to get along so clearly, he's not like that anymore. I have nothing that makes me dislike him nor do I like him. He's just there. He's just the guy buck kissed. Thats all he means to me. I would give up his screen time for Ravi or May or Karen in a heartbeat. because i love them cause they mean something to me. I don't think i thought about the fact that people might actually like him especially not more than EDDIE.

This is where the context matters cause i am to my core a one ship per person girly. I might see a ship and people who like it and even think thats not a terrible ship but i will still only look at content for my ship for that person (ie. i ship Destiel (dont say anything bad about them ill cry<3) but i can see the way someone would also ship Dean and Benny or crowley or Cas and Crowley or Mick but i will ignore the ship and move on and look at more Dean and Cas). normally i will just ignore the ship and move on because im not who its for. If it gets annoying in my tag or anything like that ill block it or whoever is annoying me cause its not a them problem that i dont want to see it. When i start to have a problem is when multiple people arent tagging right for whatever reason or people who are being rude about the ship i like because of their ship. When I started seeing Bucktommy stuff more and more in the 9-1-1 tag i went to the buddie tag cause i dont want to see them. my problem is that when im reading on AO3 and click on a fic tagged Buddie where bucktommy get married. it was literally just hurting Eddie. There was stuff before like id be scrolling though the buddie tag here and see someone saying that Tommy is a better character then Eddie and saying that they hope bucktommy is endgame. Whatever block and move on. Just like always but then people who have shipped buddie for years who ive seen talk about them are suddenly saying that they like bucktommy better. People who started watching because of bucktommy saying they dont like Eddie. People are going to have different opinions but it still bugged me. and then i read that and i was just hurt because it was tagged happy ending and i cannot fathom ever thinking Eddie hurting and pining is a happy ending. So i started to get more annoyed and i hate when that happens especially with a show i love and a character i dont dislike so i tried to just move on but more and more people are taking about it then i saw someone saying that they wanted eddie to die so buck and tommy can have Chris.

I just hate that so many people are jumping on the bucktommy train and saying that they like it better than buddie something that is so good and sweet or saying that they like Tommy more than Eddie. I just dont get it cause Tommy is boring. like yeah we now some about him and he flies a helicopter but hes forgettable he could be a completely different person and next to nothing would have to change. We have seen Eddie at his worst and claw his way back up and hes finally letting himself be open and honest and soft. Eddie couldnt be replaced. Now im not saying Tommy can't be an interesting character but as he is right now?? He just isnt. Hes just as bland as every women (minus Taylor and Shannon) Buck and Eddie have dated and been hated on for no reason!!! Like i get that Tommy is a guy and we got canon Bi Buck and people are happy but those same people turn around and shit on Marisol from what ive seen(I could be wrong cause again i have done my best to avoid). Buddie fans arent safe from that either, cause we all know that Buddie fans do that but so many of those people who hated on them and said they didnt want them with anyone else suddenly decided that they were okay if Buck ended up with any guy. I dont know its just weird and i hate how many people are acting like Eddie isnt always going to be better then Tommy. Part of me wanted Tommy to stick around and help Buck and Eddie figure it all out but now?? i honestly just cant wait for him to be gone cause I want to have fun and read fics for my comfort ship and just chill where i can see all of my ships in the show without buck and tommy being everywhere or people saying crap about Eddie.

I have more to say but most of its about how gratifying waiting and seeing where this whole thing goes(Buddie season 8 PLEASE!!) and this is already why to long and i think im just going in circles and none of this makes sense so ima shut up for now and hopefully this will help it not fester and drive me insane and become a tommy hater

Edit: but i also hate that Tommy calls Buck Evan so he already had some stuff against him rip

[tommykinard6]

Read your vent post and I agree. I ship Buddie and Bucktommy, and have been around fandom long enough to see how quickly toxic fandom people are louder than anything else and are trying to take over the spaces. It also doesnt help people dont always disclose information in the tags, which defeats the whole purpose of using ao3.

I love bucktommy and the potential healthy bi/queer representation the characters can give us. However, I'm also tired of trying to find Bucktommy fics only for it to end up being the "buck breaks up with him or cheats on him for eddie because he loves eddie more" or they turn Buck into some kind of invalid and completely ignoring the emotional growth he's had throughout the show. Or they just Buck using Tommy in general. Maybe Buck 1.0 would do that, but not post lightning Buck.

People can write whatever they want but Buck's character growth has been important to me since I started watching 911 and seeing people wreck a beautiful chance for Buck to grow into himself without the stakes of it being Eddie because Buddie goggles are glued on their eyes is exhausting. I'm a big supporter of DLDR so I usually just try to ignore most of it but it's taxing trying to filter through all the noise sometimes.

~ Anon 🌸

Anon, you’re so sweet and you make many good points.

For all writers and readers out there, use the tag system to your benefit. Tag your work appropriately. And if you’re deliberately not tagging correctly, then you shouldn’t be posting. Also, I’m decently sure that goes against some of ao3’s rules. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Buck’s character growth has been so beautiful and so much and I hate to see people throwing it down the drain. Eddie and Buck’s growth exist outside of each other as well as inside their bond.

DLDR for the win! (Don’t like don’t read for anyone who had to take a second to translate it like I did 🤣)

Again, I can’t say anything better than what you’ve already said, anon! You made great points and I think a lot of people can relate to your thoughts.

On a whole separate note, I’m considering making a fic rec list on here that’s full of solely BuckTommy fics (no cheating or placeholder Tommy or anything) but it’d be a lot to maintain. Would anyone want that?