#thankyou to everyone who sent through numbers btw - this is a new thing this morning but i am working on your motivations 😌🫶

[buckevantommy]

AU with Buck's Bakehouse where he promotes on tiktok and goes live some days in the shop when baking and taking orders. Tommy comes in one day asking about a cake/cupcakes Buck made that Sal or Lucy brought to work and he just had to scout the bakery they came from because his sweet tooth has high standards and those sweet treats were some of the best he's ever had.

Cue: a fluffy meetcute where Tommy's face is unseen but we can hear his voice and see Buck's radiant smile and pleased blushy grin, and his captivation when Tommy talks about being a pilot and/or firefighter.

The chat goes wild with how cool and kind and sexy and sassy Tommy sounds and how they love seeing Buck get the praise he deserves. After Tommy leaves - with a bunch of treats and free samples because how could Buck not? - Buck reads through the comments and gets all smiley and blushy, and laughs at people wanting to see what the firefighter looks like because he sounds hot; says something like, "He is! And totally jacked. I should've asked him about his workout routine.." (re:a totally straight thing to say..)

It's not the last time Tommy visits the bakery and he tends to drop by during Live time; when Buck explains the tiktok thing he pokes his face into view and smiles a shy scronchy smile waving at the camera. The chat once again explodes with hearts and stickers and comments about how hot and sweet the buff firefighter is.

Over a month or two, Buck and Tommy get acquainted and become somewhat friends. Buck bakes for a fundraising event for Tommy's work and is encouraged to film some content to get them more awareness online so he does. The footage heavily features Tommy: from a distance zoomed in amongst a group, as well as devouring Buck's sweet treats - with Buck grinning wide in the foreground and when Tommy notices and freezes Buck cracks up followed by Tommy's quintessential scronchy smile as he wipes his mouth. Buck also films him doing a talk and helping with demonstrations and even gets a private tour of Tommy's favorite chopper. It's a good day and he feels like he's making a real new friend.

Tommy also drops by Buck's stall at the local markets and they chat for a bit and he circles back at the end to help Buck pack up.

Needless to say: the chat is divided between those who want Buck, those who want Tommy, and those who ship them together. Buck doesn't understand 'shipping' but Tommy laughs and explains, making Buck go shy. There might be a reveal where Tommy mentions that Buck (Evan, to him btw) is his type but way out of his league, and Tommy isn't Buck's type so he apologises to the chat before leaving - and leaving a confused Buck behind. He wonders if Tommy was joking or if he actually likes guys? That doesn't matter, but was he just being nice in a jokey way, or is Buck really his type? And how could Tommy think he wouldn't be Buck's type? Gender aside he's totally cool and hot and.. it's a little confounding and Buck stutters through the end of his live, forcing a smile he doesn't quite feel.

Maybe what follows is Buck learning Tommy and Eddie are hanging out - they met at the market stall - and Buck gets jealous, especially because Buck has known Tommy longer and yet they've hung out less. So he crashes their basketball game - despite hating basketball - and the only way the chat knows is because Tommy mentioned it during a too-brief visit to the bakery, so brief they didn't really get to chat and Buck was left feeling bereft and tamping down jealousy.

Also: Eddie, but moreover Chris, helps Buck in the bakery a couple times a week. Next time we see Eddie he's got matching crutches to Chris as he playfully eyes Buck's phone from where he's propped on a stool, a contrite looking Buck in the foreground: they're okay, Buck apologised for the hip-bump and Eddie's not actually mad at him about it. Chris is all smiles as he cuts some cookies. It's a video not a live and the caption is something like: when you maim your best friend but he forgives you because he accepts your idiocy and loves you anyway. The video ends with a happy smiley Eddie and a contrite looking Buck. There's no mention of Tommy but the chat has extrapolated from what they know and post a bunch of theories - some closer to the mark than others.

Tommy, meanwhile, has been catching up on Buck's videos and reading the comments. He decides an in-person conversation is due and drops by the bakery at closing: he asks if they can talk and Buck ends the live so they can.

The next time we see Buck on live he's different: dazed in a happy way. He doesn't give much detail but answers a question about Tommy saying they did talk but giving no details - but his shy blushy smile is enough for folks to guess. Buck focuses on his baking walkthrough for the rest of the Live, and when it's done he mentions it being a special delivery order and he has to leave to drop it off; the chat correctly guesses it's a surprise for Tommy but Buck neither confirms or denies, just says it's for a valued vip customer.