#these are platonic buddy besties.

[rosstrytobe]

Also the differences are not subtle anymore because:

THIS IS A PLATONIC GOODBYE HUG WITH THE BESTIES

THIS IS A ROMANTIC CODED HUG IN THE RAIN

[anirudhpisharody]

[wikiangela]

"I'm going to ask Tommy to marry me." Buck says out of the blue one random evening, sitting in Eddie's living room, spread out in the armchair, sipping a beer, eyes on the TV, where Eddie and Christopher are playing a video game. His tone is even and firm, not even a hint of hesitation, it's not a huge revelation, or even a decision he's made just now. He's been thinking about it for weeks, maybe months. He doesn't know why he says it now, it just slips out - maybe he just needed to talk to his best friend about it.

"Really?" he hears a hint of surprise in Eddie's voice, but when he looks at his best friend, he's still focused on trying to beat his son at the game. He's smiling, sparing a glance at Buck. "That's great, Buck."

"Yeah?" he breathes out, feeling even more settled now. He wasn't nervous, exactly, but still felt kind of like he did when he came out to Eddie. Like he just wanted his best friend to approve, to support him - and he had no doubt he would.

"Of course," Eddie answers easily. "You guys are perfect together, and you love each other, and if you're sure you want to spend the rest of your life with Tommy, yeah, go for it. I'm happy for you," he adds, finally looking at Buck, a soft, genuine smile on his face. Christopher uses this moment to win the game, and Eddie groans at his triumphant yell. "Aw, not fair, Buck distracted me." Both Buck and Chis laugh, while Eddie pouts for a moment, before a smile breaks through anyway.

"Well, I won." Chris shrugs with a grin. "And I think it'd be so cool if you and Tommy get married," he adds, moving his attention to Buck.

"Yeah?" Buck repeats, his smile even wider now. Having two of his favorite people not only really love his partner - Buck's pretty sure Tommy's the first one to spend so much time with all of them together, and it feeling so right - but also approve of Buck wanting to tie him into their family forever.

"Duh, Tommy's the coolest." Chris rolls his eyes. "Better lock him down while you can," he jokes, and Buck gasps in surprise. He's such a teenager.

"Wow, rude. He's not going anywhere." he shakes his head with a laugh. That much he's sure of, for the first time in his life he's not scared of getting left, of his partner getting bored or fed up. He knows Tommy's gonna be right at his side no matter what.

"Not if you put a ring on it." Eddie joins his son's teasing. Laughing, Buck reaches over to the table to pick up a chip from a bowl and throw it at Eddie, who dodges it as it lands somewhere on the couch. "Hey!"

"But seriously, you don't think it's too soon?" Buck asks after a moment, a little bit of nerves seeping into his tone. He's more than sure about wanting to marry Tommy. He's just a little scared that he's gonna freak him out. They have talked about this, about their future, what they want out of this relationship, out of life, but they never really discussed any timelines, and Buck might be a little in his head about this. Hence why he needed to talk to someone about it, probably.

"Buck, you've been together for over a year. Some people get married after less." Eddie raises an eyebrow. "When you know, you know." He shrugs, and Buck releases a breath. Because he does know. He has known for a long time now.

"So you think he'll say yes?" Buck asks, but he knows the answer before Eddie has a chance to roll his eyes with fond exasperation. Tommy loves him. He loves Tommy so much his heart wants to burst out of his chest and live in Tommy's. Tommy is his forever, he's sure of it, and he knows that when he asks, and it's going to be very soon, he'll get a positive answer.

"He'll say yes." Eddie says with a small shake of his head and a wide smile. "Now, two important questions from me: who's gonna be your best man, and do you need help planning and picking out a ring?"

[random-remzy]

10 MORE DAYS!!! (Ez hc :p)

(art in the top-left, is by inkcapjester on instagram) screenshots from The Dragon Prince on Netflix (WATCH THE SHOW!!!)

CAN YOU TELL IM EXCITED?!?! I AM VERY EXCITED!!!!

[newhumantype]

I'll never forget the scene of Buck in the hospital bed and Tommy walking in, while Eddie sat comfortably, reading a magazine with his coffee, looking like the husband caring for his injured partner, while Tommy wore the visitor's tag, insanity on full display.

Literally the moment Tommy walked in, Eddie started speaking to the doctor on Buck's behalf like 😭😭 what a scene. And genuinely the show is screaming from every angle, every chance it gets, that Eddie is Buck's actual romantic partner in all the ways that matter. One other thing thet makes me scream about holy mother of god was the fact that Tommy is Buck's most recent ex, so by all accounts he's the person Buck should be having rebound sex to try to forget. But instead he IS the rebound. Who Buck uses to get over Eddie. Because the real breakup here was Eddie moving to Texas 😭😭😭😭😭

[tanktopdiaz]

I know it's not wip wednesday and nobody's following me bc of my literary prowess or anything but im desperate to share this so I can hold myself accountable to finish this in the next 24hrs 😳🤒😭 this is for my buddie spirals into a low calorie sugar daddy fantasy fic and I have like 4 scenes of buck spiraling left to complete it but I'm being held hostage by each of them

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The new year comes and Eddie gets a frantic call at 4am on Monday the 13th. 

“Buck, the ass crack of dawn isn’t even out yet.” Eddie’d been dipping his toes in the waters of a nightmare so the distraction wasn’t unwelcomed, per say, and he’d always answer for Buck no matter what, of course, but come on man. Time difference, blah blah, yeah yeah. Eddie’s got work in the morning, and he groans and rubs his forehead at the thought. 

“I didn’t pay rent,” Buck slurs into the phone. There’s a muffling sound going in and out and loud music behind him, no doubt crowded up against a wall somewhere with the phone cradled in his big paws. It’s an hour behind in LA, so it’s likely his night is only starting to wind down. “Ohmygod, Eddie, the 5th w’s like a week ago ‘n I didn’t pay rent ‘n they’re gonna pu’ me out.” He drags out the last syllable. Eddie swears he can hear Buck stomp his foot. 

“Rent got-“ Eddie smacks his tongue against the roof of his mouth and sits up, “rent got paid.” 

“Noooooo, Eddie,” Buck moans, loud and pitifully. “I totally forgot! Listen, we had –“ hic “ – obvs’ly not ‘n excuse, but – “ 

“I got a notification, Buck, so I paid it, don’t worry.” He reaches over for a drink of water, then leans back against his pillow mountain. “Where are you right now?”

“Huh? I’m – ah –“ the sound gets blurrier and after a moment it’s cleared to the sound of Buck’s short, labored breathes. “I don’t know, man.” 

Eddie’s eyes snap open, wide. “What do you mean?” He pulls the phone from his ear and starts swiping frantically. 

“N’t like tha’, noooooo,” Buck slurs, “’m on a date. S’mewhere shegos. Up’standin’ place.” 

On his screen, Eddie definitely chose Find My Friends. Why the fuck is youtube opening? He momentarily goes blind. “A date?” 

“Yeah.” Buck says it quickly, clipped, and Eddie fights through two popups before he finally gets to Buck’s dot on his screen. “Second date.” 

“Oh,” Eddie hums. He zooms in on Buck’s little blue dot, tethered to a large square in a sprawling warehouse district. “Having fun?” 

“No,” Buck sounds miserable. “Shot’s’r ‘spensive an it remind’d me about rent.” 

Eddie’s opened Lyft and put down a tag in the time it took for Buck to strangle out the sentence. “Rent got paid, Buck, I told you not to worry about it. And it’s not even that expensive.” Buck replies in a strangled noise that might have been a reply, or a call for help, or an attempt at breathing. It’s not often that he can’t decipher Buck Buckley and knowing he’s failing now is…not heartwarming. “Were you having fun…before that?” 

“No,” still miserable, a little quieter, “I missed you.” 

Scrolls down to XL. Buck needs the leg room. “Oh?” He presses the big pink button and watches it spiral once, twice, then throw a large checkmark in his face. “I got you an Uber, it’ll be there in 8 minutes.” 

Still quiet, Buck breathes out a thank you and then the muffling sounds come back. Eddie burrows back into his pillows, slides back to Find My Friends, and zooms out then in then back out then back in on Buck’s dot. A picture of him and Chris expands and squeezes small with the movements. “I miss you too, Buck.” 

“Miss you more,” Buck shoots back clearly. 

Eddie sighs into the receiver, closes his eyes and leans the top of the screen against his forehead. “Only because Chris is here.” 

“That too.” 

They stay on the line while Buck searches for his date and says his goodbyes – the girl shrieks in the background and Buck quiets her with a promise to call followed by two very wet sounds. Eddie gets a notification letting him know the driver was two minutes away and lets Buck know, loudly, quieting himself even though it’s just him in the house and himself in his head. There’s a small bump in the road, when Buck says he can’t find the Uber and only sees a Lyft, and Eddie asks what’s the difference? and Buck starts in on a rant about tipping and Eddie has to call the driver to confirm they see Buck before he’ll get in the SUV. 

The driver is nice about it all and plays a local college radio station and encourages Buck to hum along with her to some of the songs. The sound vibrates in Eddie’s ears and he’s slipping deeper into his pillows as he listens, putting the phone next to his head and resting a cheek on the edge of the glass. 

The song changes to something very brass heavy and Buck snorts a breath into the phone, hums forgotten. Voice low, as to not bring the uberlyft driver into this. “You paid my rent again.” 

“I did,” he’s not close but he’s certainly slipping into exhaustion, his voice coming out raspy. “That okay?” 

“It’s –“ Eddie can practically hear how Buck’s head lolls around the backseat “ – don’t wan’a – like – put you out. Market’s shit.”

“Not putting me out, Buck. Better pay nowadays, and cost of living is lower here.” Which is true if only nominally, when it’s 2025 and you both live in dense areas. LA much more so, of course. He stifles a yawn, but it spreads and he can hear Buck yawn on the other side of the phone. “’Sides, I kinda like it.” 

“You like going broke?” 

“I like taking care of you.” 

“Oh.” 

Eddie’s heart beat quickly becomes a third presence in their conversation. On the other end, Buck’s breathes come a little quicker and he starts, stops, starts, then stops humming. “Yeah?” Buck’s voice comes through scratchier, the effects of humming seemingly wearing on him, and the sound travels to Eddie’s belly and flip flops his insides. 

“Yeah.” He squeezes his eyes tighter, pulls an arm around himself, and tucks his body forward into the mattress. Something stirs in him, and that flip flopping motion spreads. 

“Eds,” Buck breathes into the phone, scratchy and deep, and Eddie finds himself grinding into the mattress before he can stop it. The sounds in the background let Eddie know the car’s come to a stop and Buck gives the driver a very sweet goodbye. Buck’s breathes come through the phone in low huffs that egg him on, Eddie turning so his face is down in the pillow as he continues a slow grind. “I –“ 

Eddie comes up from the pillow. “Yeah?” and back down. He’s barely half-mast, but his hips move on their own accord, chasing the rough glide of his cock against his boxers against his too-firm bed.

He hears the sound of the key enter the door but it doesn’t open. There’s a small thump. “I like when you take care of me.” Buck says it just above a whisper. 

A word gets caught in Eddie’s throat and comes out a moan into his pillow. He wills his hips to stop their movement and turns his head away from the phone, lets out a deep breath, then turns towards the phone. “Then let me, yeah?” 

“Yeah. Ok.” 

“Ok.”

It’s quiet, the only sounds short and stuttered breathes between them. 

“Buck, go inside.” 

He hears the doorknob turn, jam, and open with a short fight. Then the door closing and Buck’s keys skidding across a table top. Eddie strains a look towards the screen – 4:53am. His first alarm goes off at 5:30am. “I’m gonna hang up –“ 

Buck squeaks, “You don’t have to!” and Eddie bites his lip as the sound travels to that traitorous part inside him.

“Gonna try to catch a little more sleep’s all.” He wets his lips, pitches down his voice. “Don’t go on another date with her.” 

“I won’t.” 

“Don’t call her.” 

His breath catches. “I won’t, Eddie.”

“Good.” Then, quickly, when the words reach his ears and it makes him cringe – “Night.” 

Buck huffs out a good night of his own and Eddie’s the one to hang up moments later, the meat of one hand going between his teeth as the other travels south. It’s quickly over and Eddie half-heartedly attempts to clean himself up before rolling onto his back and peering at his screen. 

unknown: your boy made it in 👍 have a good nite

[damiandie]

Not a question but HIII GUESS WHOOO um um you should draw daron sometime perhaps umm yeah I'd give you a big fat sloppy kiss it would be so epic 😝😝😼😼

Guess what....

Merry Christmas 😋😝

[lalaloves]

Guys what was Josh dressed as bc I thought he was dressing up as eddie LOLLL my mind went straight to their like friendly beef with each other. Josh and eddie friendship is so dear to me

[leandra-kinard]

I absolutely do not understand why certain people are using the term "Bestie Boos" as almost a derogatory slur lately. First of, I haven't seen Buddie shippers claiming that term for Buddie, but even if some of them did, in context of the article where it was mentioned, it's clearly platonic.

I personally found the term cute and perfectly benign; it's giving JD & Turk vibes, and it expresses exactly what we Bucktommy shippers should NOT be opposed to: viewing Buck and Eddie as a platonic relationship, as besties who love each other deeply without it having to have any homoerotic aspects.

(Mind you, we also should not be opposed to people still shipping Buddie without being toxic about it, or multishippers, or buddietommy shippers. Ship and let ship. It's the other side that can't do it, let's not sink to the same stupid, petty levels!)

Why the heck take issue with that? We do not need to play by the rules of the toxic BoBs and put everything down that isn't our ship. We can appreciate what is very much established in canon and goes nicely alongside with our romantic ship.

Anyway, fuck the police (i.e. people who spread negativity in any direction when it's uncalled for!). I'm gonna start using "Buddie Bestie Boos" as unironic tag now for platonic Buddie.

[krisalyce]

alright keepblr how do we feel about stray cat tam

[edsdiazz]

“Listen, I think it’s great”

“You can never have enough friends, right?”

[thelikesofus]

current buddie wips by the-likesofus (thelikesofus on ao3)

in the process of trying to get inspired to write again i have made banners for all of my current buddie wips:

the sea speaks more honestly to those willing to drown - (pirate au)

It's Only Been a Moment (It's Only Been a Lifetime) - (orphan au)

Platonic Co-Parents Don't Kiss Like We Do - (5+1 Kisses Outsider POV)

Cupid Works Hard (kameron works harder) - (besties babies fic)

Buck's Bad Hair Day (Eddie's Worst Nightmare) - (FREE THE CURLS)

Ask me about them and I may share some snippets <3 xx

tagging some mutuals cos i'm so proud of these banners:

@spotsandsocks @hippolotamus @thekristen999 @lilbuddie @thosetwofirefighters @rogerzsteven @shortsighted-owl @911onabc @loveyourownsmiilee @tomlinpun @sibylsleaves @bidisasterbuckdiaz @jobairdxx @spaceprincessem @loserdiaz @eddiebabygirldiaz @monsterrae1 @bekkachaos @elvensorceress @queerbuckleys @saybiwithme @daffi-990 @honestlydarkprincess @wh0re-behavi0r @bucklikesboys

(let me know if you want to be added or removed from my tag list because there have been so many url changes haha xx)

[alexandraisyes]

Hey dumb dumbs (/lovingly)

What are your favorite TSBS/TSAMS queer-platonic or platonic ships/aus? I don't give a fuck if they aren't canon or will never be canon, I just wanna hear your thoughts. I'll start.

KidsCove: They were really uncomfortable at first, because the fans were shipping them when they're both not interested (thank you very much but no thank you) but for the sake of Monty's wallet they did videos together. And it went from just gameplay to hanging out with groups to hanging out at each other's houses. They're best friends, FC absolutely loves Sun (and refers to him as "Uncle Sun", which was awkward at first, but it's since been accepted). Foxy rambles to Sun about Mangle over a glass of wine while Sun is scolding him for pulling his paws away while he's trying to paint his claws (you know how dogs pull their feet away when you touch them)?

SolarNexus: I'm sorry moots but I can only ever really see them as queer-platonic, even if I do participate in your ship rambles from time to time. They build shit together and occasionally blow said shit up together as well (on accident). They've almost burnt down the garage several times due to distracting each other with awful awful jokes that would put both dad's and sailors to shame. For someone who is aroace Nexus sure does have quite the storage of downright shameful sex jokes, and he always pulls out his worst ones while Solar is working on something delicate, and it's always out of the blue so Solar almost always fumbles what he's working on in shock. Nesux's cackling on the table, doubled over holding his stomach as Solar is berating him for his god-awful timing and humor, barely holding back a laugh himself. Moon also tells Solar his insecurities, shit he wouldn't ever burden Sun with. How he hates talking to people and he can see that all they can see is Old Moon. How sometimes he has to put up a front when Sun's talking to him because he knows that Sun can only see the dead Moon. Solar can relate, since he has a body that looks disturbingly similar to the version of Eclipse that took the star and blew up Lunar. Sometimes they just sit outside, on the steps of the porch, and stare at the ocean. Words aren't needed, just companionship.

My last one has to be this one fucking AU I have with my friends that I've never discussed outside of discord but I rot about constantly. The idea is that both KC and BM are a lot more feral/animalistic, and so KC and BM just fucking dip and go live in the forest together like a couple of cats. They just disappear off the map and don't bug anyone after Killcode gets his own body (that doesn't require killing Moon). Everyone thinks they died until the twins kidnap Moon two years later because Killcode is sick and they can't figure out how to help him. And then they gotta be domesticated because Killcode has to stay at the Plex to heal.

[oneofthedrunksattheoverpass]

if buck and eddie are just friends why do they look at each other like that

[borealing]

han juwon what are you doing.... there are easier ways to ruin your life.... you should have eloped with dongsik that would have been an easy one and done. win win and all that

[bmpmp3]

tbh in general the way i do relationships both among my own ocs and also among some of my fanon is like. 80% of the time everyones in some kinda strong but very ambiguous maybe platonic maybe romantic maybe i dunno. fucking. bizarrely emotionally close but still distant in every other way type coworkers? sorta situation. i have specific relationships i favour among them but im too much of a 2000s 20 volume messy shoujo drama reader so i do love pushing my dolls together and seeing where they go with this