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It's what buck deserves ❤️ someone to choose him and go after him and fight for him! Tommy gave up because there was competition? Oh ok. Eddie go get your man, go get your juice joy! It's what eddie deserves too ❤️

YES anon THIS exactly!!! like i super get why people want buck to have the autonomy and choice and have him make the first move but i am on the other side, i need eddie to choose joy and choose buck and come back to buck and continue love him so obviously and loudly and with such tender devotion that buck gets DIZZY and SWOONY about it forever and ever and EVER and eddie coming at him with that pure unadulterated smug aggressive confidence that he brought with him when he went to pick up chris's stuff would send buck into CARDIAC ARREST from the sexiness of it and i need it on my screen or imprinted on my eyeballs immediately

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i think more than anything the scene with helena showed that eddie doesn’t feel like he needs to prove anything to them anymore. he knows that he knows chris better than they do and he knows he’s a better parent than his parents. as much as i’d love to see eddie bitch her out for real because she deserves it i actually think this was way more powerful and will probably hit his parents harder than it would if he was like angry and yelling. he’s not faltering, he’s not breaking, he’s doing what he knows is best for his son.

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I love that they're showing how toxic parental behavior isn't always loud or violent. They can show in very subtle ways that you don't pick up on at first and start to normalize. And Eddie recognizing these tactics (support but only if it's for a hobby THEY approve of and can profit off of, ignoring what Chris wants and talking over him, guilt tripping Eddie into letting Ramon go to the tournament, all under the guise of knowing what's best for him) from his own childhood??

And he knows how much that hurt him and emotionally set him back YEARS. But the difference between then and now is that the child in question is loved wholeheartedly and his parent ACTUALLY knows what's best for him and that includes having the freedom to choose his own interests.

Hell, one of the first things Eddie grabs when packing a bag for Chris is his headphones because he knows what his son's actual interests are. And the fact that Chris was on board immediately when Eddie told him he's moving in with him?? Shows that he's been wanting this for awhile and Eddie knew it. He would never force him like his parents have been doing. He found a way to be firm but fair, the exact opposite of his parents who seem sweet and caring in their intentions but only have their interests in mind.

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thinking about the theory that Ramon is going to pushy and have overcompetitive expectations of Chris at the chess tournament

thinking about Eddie standing up for his son, that winning isn't everything and Chris's happiness is more important, that Chris doesn't have to push himself if he isn't having fun and that's fine

thinking about Ramon throwing back in Eddie's face how that attitude is working out for him when he's living in a run down house, driving for uber instead of in a steady job, and Chris returned a gift because he knows Eddie isn't successful enough to provide

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I can never tell with fics that have Buck angsting over people who left him and include Taylor in the list if it's supposed to be a sign of distorted thinking from Buck or if a substantial chunk of fans have forgotten that Buck broke up with Taylor in a big moment of personal growth and asserting that he won't settle for a bad relationship just to be with someone

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Eddie would give up his world for his son's happiness, Helena won't even give up an inch of her newfound control over Christopher for hers

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Bobby can't die, how would Eddie get his job back

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jason keeps getting banned from twitter because he runs an anti jason todd account and as far as anyone else knows, jason todd is a poor little dead 15 year old.

in unrelated news, tim keeps reporting a heartless individual who makes fun of his dead brother.

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well and actually. um nobody else even said “in love with Eddie.” nobody even said Eddie. or in love. or have feelings for. or hopelessly pining. only Buck said all of that.

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I was inspired by @epiaphany tags to compare how many times Buck says "Eddie" vs "Tommy". Interesting data if you ask me. For more data, check out @jackwhiteprophetic data on Buck and Eddie saying each other's names.

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eddie not telling buck that he dropped tommy after their breakup is like. quintessential eddie. i love you but i won't tell you, i'll just make you my son's legal guardian in case of my untimely death. i am fiercely loyal to you but again, will not be telling you, i'll just hate everybody who hurts you and never speak to them again despite how close we were before that. i don't want to leave you either but i have to be with my son so i can't indulge that thought by speaking it out loud until i have the courage to set this move in stone, so i'll just get mad at you for something else when it's really because you think you don't matter to me and that could not be further from the truth. i might be gay but i got too much going on to look too deeply at that, i'll just look and feel like i'm performing in relationships with women and only ever be my truest and happiest self with you, extremely platonic boy best friend who i did all the aforementioned things for. the man is the poster boy for actions speaking louder than words

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buck genuinely being like wait 😄 competition with who 😄 is so fucking funny bc like. babe. u have ONE FRIEND.

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So when do we get the road trip montage of Buck Freddie Fakeman sneaking down to Texas to also buy Eddie's truck and have it waiting for him when he gets back?

Is this why Buck also has a truck now so he can conveniently trade it in?

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I am baffled by posts that think it's so tragic and mean of the 118 fam that they didn't all stay close with Tommy after he dumped Buck. OK, so Tommy is lonely and thats sad for him, but he could make his own friends, he isnt entitled to be on equal footing with relationships they have built over years of closeness and supporting each other through hard times just bc he was Buck's boyfriend for a few months. (sure he also worked with Hen and Chim many years ago but that time he at least partly contributed to the dynamics that meant that version of the team didn't bond closely). especially not when Tommy was the one who dumped their friend with no warning over something Tommy knew when starting the relationship.

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Hey so remember in 3x8 when Bobby said to Eddie, "I just want to make sure you don't think you have to lose everything before you allow yourself to feel anything."

8x12 Eddie. Honey sweetie baby.

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I'm generally a multishipper and I was fine with BuckTommy but I don't get how the people who are still shipping it seem to be just ignoring (or even blaming Buck and saying he should apologise for) the fact Tommy couldn't handle his jealousy that Buck had an established close friend that might take priority over his boyfriend of six months and only wanted to get back with Buck once that person was out of the picture. That reveal is controlling/possessive/untrusting 🚩🚩🚩 like hell.

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Tommy making that ott breakfast truly is Ana and the muffins, it's a shallowly kind gesture but it presumes more rights in that space than offered and makes a mess