hello! I read far too many buddie fics, and I often come to tumblr to look for recs, so I thought I'd spend some time and put together some lists of my own
any fic I recommend in these posts I have personally read and enjoyed. some things will end up on multiple lists because I love them or I forgot I already posted them
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Do you know of a fic where buck and eddie start sleeping together over the summer and chris is on vacation and then there’s some conflict and so they stop but then the 118 goes on vacation together to a cabin because karen’s boss is renting them the cabin for cheap and then buck and eddie have to share a bedroom in the basement and it all leads to them getting together?
Ive been looking back at my history but i cant find it and i cant seem to get the right keywords into the ao3 search
Fingers crossed, thank you!!!!
This one doesn't sound familiar to me unfortunately, sorry!! But maybe someone can help in the comments?
Here's some fics where Shannon is still alive (and usually doing some Buddie medling)
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You Can Hear It In The Silence by icewhisper
Word Count: 10, 688
AKA the AU where Shannon is alive when Eddie’s shot by the sniper.
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inventing June by pairofraggedclaws
Word Count: 71, 942
Eddie meets Buck at a Bar and takes him home. It's supposed to be a one-night stand, one reckless night that only exists to be forgotten. Buck's not supposed to be working at Eddie's new firehouse.
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tell me it's inevitable (that I end up with scars) by lady_ragnell
Word Count: 68,533
When Maddie comes home for winter break her sophomore year of college, she's expecting to leave to live with Doug and follow him to med school when he goes. Instead, she leaves with her brother.
In which Maddie raises a child, Evan spends time traveling and goes through El Paso on his way, Eddie gets a divorce and builds a family, and Buck comes to terms with everything that came before.
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All the Different Ways to Say I Do by schrijverr
Word Count: 371,508
Eddie and Buck lie about their relationship and the reveal is a big part of the plot, however, before the reveal happens there were so many moments where everyone could have found out. So, these are AUAUs on the main verse where people find out. (I've been calling them AUAUs, because it sounds like a siren when you say it out loud).
note: series
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Unlikely Friendship by oncemomrepaperback
Word Count: 167,730
Eddie starts dating Ana Flores and people are upset.
Poor Buck is just confused and was happier when people were less interested in his love life.
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My Brother's Keeper verse by pansiesandposies
Word Count: 73, 031
Or, Daniel Buckley lives, Buck becomes a teacher, and they work together to build a family in LA
… look this trope has been on my mind for reasons okay. don't worry about it
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Leave the Light On (I'll Be Coming Home) by HMSLusitania
Word Count: 44, 415
An accident on a call leaves Buck with custody of Chris after Eddie is… missing presumed.
While they navigate their new family circumstances -- and fight to stay together, despite Eddie's parents' best efforts -- a John Doe wakes up in a coma ward with no memory of his own life beyond the knowledge he has a son named Christopher and, somehow, he needs to get home.
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Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars
Word Count: 27, 297
In May of 2021, 25% of Earth's population suddenly disappears. Including Eddie.
In May of 2026, they all come back.
Eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly.
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Away From Us by Marchling
Word Count: 76,165
After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona.
And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire.
A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.
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Letters from the Heart by BugTheCyborg
Word Count: 45,000
“Hey,” Evan said, raising his voice a little to be heard through the open window. “Why don't you send me a letter sometime? A little snail mail. You know my address, yeah?”
Eddie laughed, throwing his head back, and waved him away. Evan would probably never see Eddie again, as much as he wished he would. What were the chances he'd actually write? Evan had been half joking, and no one even sent letters nowadays.
Three weeks later, Evan opened his mailbox. Sitting there, mixed in with the bills and flyers, was a lightly crumpled envelope with an Army Post Office return address.
I haven't posted in a bit, and don't have any tag lists ready, so here's some of my recent bookmarks
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from the ground up by marviless
Word Count: 51,763
or, the story of how buck discovers he has a six-year-old daughter, spirals a bit, becomes an astronaut in training, kisses the love of his life, makes lasagna, and learns that his heart might just be the perfect place to build a home, all in seven days.
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something to hold onto by foxwatson
Word Count: 5,185
or the one where frank tells eddie he should work on letting himself want things, and eddie starts by cuddling with buck
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oh brother, I see (you burn like me) by canadadry
Word Count: 47,911
Or: Adriana arrives in LA. Maddie has been here the whole time.
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for all the love you've left behind by Daisies_and_Briars
Word Count: 32,117
When a DNA test reveals a surprising connection between Buck and Bobby, both must navigate their own trauma and insecurities to move forward.
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Bodies Break by Pansys_goth_gf
Word Count: 5,514
Or, Buck gets hurt, and it changes the course of his life.
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Badly Beaten Self Esteem Has Got Me Needing You by bvddiesbro
Word Count: 27,712
Buck slowly realises that maybe he's not a burden, that he doesn't need to make his problems smaller to make room for others.
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garden of dreams by simplyylupin
Word Count: 2,995
When they'd first started dating, Buck had warned him he is, quote-on-quote, an octopus in bed. That he has a tendency of latching onto whoever's closest and flailing all over them. Legs tangled, arms wound, heads tucked together, noses brushing.
What Buck never mentioned, however, is his affinity for talking in his sleep.
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You’ll Be Alright, Kid by icewhisper
Word Count: 10,710
The first time Howard Han meets Evan Buckley, the kid is twenty and trapped in the mangled remains of his Jeep. It’s the call he can’t quite shake.
(AKA the amputee!Buck AU absolutely no one asked for where Chim and Buck meet six years sooner and everything is just a little different and not any different at all.)
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all the roads, for your steps by hattalove
Word Count: 1,796
or, eddie has a question to ask.
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if it weren’t for second chances by alasse
Word Count: 47,869
A story about how Buck finds a chosen family, and with a few twists and turns, eventually gets to the 118, meets Eddie Diaz, and maybe finds himself a second and a third (or, an Evan Nash story).
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Your Fake Name is Good Enough For Me by Daisies_and_Briars
Word Count: 37,447
When a younger man claiming to be Evan Buckley is apprehended by Pennsylvania police, Buck's past and present are thrown into question. Buck must work with Bobby and Athena to discover who he really is, and what that means for his family.
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Just Know You’re Not Alone by icewhisper
Word Count: 11,356
Buck’s integration into the Grant-Nash family comes in bits and pieces over the years, made up of moments with Athena, Bobby, May, and Harry.
These are those moments.
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Father's Lament by LDawns
Word Count: 2,205
Buck becomes a foster parent and Bobby is having a hard time accepting his new grandpa role.
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Half Awake in Our Fake Empire by HMSLusitania
Word Count: 33,534
Buck 1.0 fathered a child and Buck 4.0 comes into custody.
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I Will Follow You Into the Dark by midnightwolf2192
Word Count: 39, 843
After his parents nearly drive Buck to do the unthinkable, the 118 crew work hard to reassure their resident Golden Retriever and remind him that he is so loved.
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we found love right where we were by Polish_Amber
Word Count: 70,004
Or, the one where May ensures Buck is enfolded properly into the Grant-Nash clan, which means Bobby (and by extension the firefam, because gossip) suddenly gets significantly more insight into the inner workings of the Buckley-Diaz family, and all roads lead to Buddie…
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words, how little they mean when they're a little too late by Polish_Amber
Word Count: 13,999
Or, the one where Buck builds a family and his birth parents get exposed to pieces of it in the aftermath of 6x10: In a Flash.
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ive finally caught up to you (finally caught up in you) by pbandjeremiah
Word Count: 13, 585
or, evan buckley is bobby's son, may and harry's big brother, hen's little brother, and the dad to two incredible kids (eventually)
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everything has its place by pestilentprayer
Word Count: 44,661
In which a family stitches itself together around a heart of gold, and that heart of gold is rather clueless about the whole affair. (ft. duct tape, name changes, near-losses and clear gains.)
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It's Good to Meet You by Unhingedoveractivemuse
Word Count: 30,154
Bobby meets Buck in a grocery store, and they still somehow become like father-son.
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You would cry too, if it happened to you by Maximoff_Wanda
Word Count: 2,273
The first birthday Buck spent on the 118, Bobby made him a cake and he was so confused as to who it was for cause no one has ever made him a birthday cake.
Note: NOT buddie, but I love it so much so it's going on the list
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Living on Fault Lines by Faillan
Word Count: 37,465
OR, the pre-canon re-write where Buck was abandoned as a toddler, and finds his way home to Bobby and the 118 anyway.
Note: WIP, also NOT buddie but it goes on the list
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Smoke Fills the Lungs like a Disease by xompeii
Word Count: 91,390
Or: A canon re-write where Buck was in foster care and Bobby accidentally acquires an adult.
Addition to the Eddie Diaz not being a firefighter AUs, if you want any!
to the waters and the wild by june_nights! It's a book crossover and like. Niche? But also awesome. I haven't read the book but that fic made me put it on my tbr lol
Also that author has another one that's like pre canon and that's awesome too! It's called while a summer wind blew through the trees
Oo i haven't read either of these! I'll check them out thanks!!! I love book crossovers 👀👀
What if Eddie was not a Firefighter at the 118? Well luckily buddie is inevitable in all universes.
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LA Lonely by Daffi_990_ao3
Word Count: 11, 717
Buck meets Eddie one night at a bar and sparks fly. Buck feels an instant connection but after Eddie leaves in a rush the next morning, he puts it down to his imagination because he’s only good for one night, no one wants him for keeps.
Cue him running into Eddie almost everywhere he goes, like the universe keeps putting Eddie in his path. And Eddie is kind and never makes their interactions feel awkward and the way he smiles at Buck has something warm fluttering to life inside him.
Is his crush unrequited or is there a chance Eddie feels the same?
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The Lies I Told Myself by lexaproeddie
Word Count: 52,559
Or what if Buck and Eddie met earlier in El Paso and had a year long fling?
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duck buck by browneyedgirl6
Word Count: 32,215
a series for all of my jeep duck fics. fics are all standalone and you do not need to have read one to read the other 💛
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One Week To Fall In Love by Buddieaya
Word Count: 45,186
Or; Alternative meeting, Eddie and Buck meet in a coffee shop and fall in love in seven days.
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Fanboy by Astroash94
Word Count: 1,264
Evan Buckley is a fanboy.
Eddie Diaz does his own stunts.
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a strong hand and a sound mind by Illgetmerope
Word Count: 37,297
Buck needs to do something reckless. There's a lawyer's business card in his wallet, but Eddie's shop is right there, so he lets himself make a different choice.
Note: This also has illustrations and they are gorgeous!!!
These are simply some of my faves. Fics that I love that I constantly go back to.
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here’s my confession (I’m kind of hooked on you) by donationwayne
Word Count: 114,199
tldr: the hot dilf from the bar is my new work partner
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Unlikely Friendship by oncemorepaperback
Word Count: 167,730
Eddie starts dating Ana Flores and people are upset.
Poor Buck is just confused and was happier when people were less interested in his love life.
Shannon Lives AU
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Left Unsaid by C_M2
Word Count: 33,431
The discovery of a small facebook group full of tsunami survivors rocks station 118.
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will someone please want me? by LVRBOY
Word Count: 3,136
Everyone is someone's baby. Christopher resigned to being nobody's. He was always special, this was no different. But it couldn't be fair for Buck to be nobody's baby either. It only takes a tsunami to realize that Christopher has been Buck's forever.
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When you need a little love, I got enough love to share by heroic_pants
Word Count: 12,878
At a party with some friends, May leans in to the college experience a little too hard.
At 2 am, drunk and high and emotionally spiralling, she calls the only adult she knows who might not judge her, and doesn't have kids to disturb. Someone who might unexpectedly just the right person to help her out….
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we found love right where we were by Polish_Amber
Word Count: 70,004
Or, the one where May ensures Buck is enfolded properly into the Grant-Nash clan, which means Bobby (and by extension the firefam, because gossip) suddenly gets significantly more insight into the inner workings of the Buckley-Diaz family, and all roads lead to Buddie…
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Got Your Measure by thelonggoodbye
Word Count: 5,568
Hen is relatively certain she has their new probie, Buck, figured out. Him saying he has a husband throws her for a loop, but who hasn't lied to a naked man in handcuffs flirting with them before? But Buck only gets more confusing from there.
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ive finally caught up to you (finally caught up in you) by pbandjeremiah
Word Count: 13, 585
or, evan buckley is bobby's son, may and harry's big brother, hen's little brother, and the dad to two incredible kids (eventually)
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Those Two Firefighters by DarkFairytale
Word Count: 75, 850
#thosetwofirefighters starts to gather a following on social media, as everyone tries to figure out if those two cute firefighters from the 118 in LA are a thing or not.ters starts to gather a following on social media, as everyone tries to figure out if those two cute firefighters from the 118 in LA are a thing or not.
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Eyes On You by sealeviathan
Word Count: 1,060
Or: The fic where Buck blatantly lusts over Eddie. Hen and Chimney worry they're about to witness a marriage-ending move because Buck failed to mention that Eddie is the man he's married to.
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All the Different Ways to Say I Do by schrijverr
Word Count: 349,576
AKA: Secret marriage of convenience buddie slow burn AU, where Buck and Eddie have been married for years so Buck could adopt Chris and no one at the 118 knows.
Eddie and Buck lie about their relationship and the reveal is a big part of the plot, however, before the reveal happens there were so many moments where everyone could have found out. So, these are AUAUs on the main verse where people find out. (I've been calling them AUAUs, because it sounds like a siren when you say it out loud).
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Away From Us by Marchling
Word Count: 76,165
After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona.
And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire.
A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.
What if Buck was not a Firefighter at the 118? Well luckily buddie is inevitable in all universes.
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What is Love For $2000? by fayevian
Word Count: 17,250
One night when Eddie can't sleep, he discovers the hottest Jeopardy contestant of all time (objectively). With the "help" of his team and his fairly good working knowledge of Twitter, they devise a plan to get Evan (from Jeopardy) to slide into Eddie's DMs. It works surprisingly well.
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Happy Little Accidents by liketherestofla
Word Count: 22,345
The last thing Eddie Diaz expects to come out of his trip to Buckley’s Plant Nursery & Landscaping with his son, is to develop an honest to god schoolgirl crush on the guy who owns the place.
Yet that is exactly what happens, and Eddie has no game during all of it.
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Market Day by inkinmyheartandonthepage
Word Count: 2,682
Eddie finds more than just fresh fruit and veg at the farmers market.
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hold my tongue (give you space) by lilacbarnes
Word Count: 50, 931
Or, Buck meets Eddie at a bar and the two agree to keep things casual. Meanwhile, Mr. Buckley is a junior high teacher who meets Christopher Diaz, a student of his with an elusive single dad. These two things aren't connected, probably.
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Red Solo Cup by 7ate9
Word Count: 8, 444
Eddie was less than thrilled when Chris came home with a red solo cup full of dirt. He was so happy to tell Eddie about the class speaker they had, a botanist—“plant guy,” he called him—who helped them plant a flower. Eddie was used to Chris dumping all of his latest endeavors on him, and it would certainly disappoint the kid when his plant died because Eddie couldn’t care for it.
But Chris took care of it. He took care of Queen and loved her, but of course, she started to wilt. So, what else could Eddie do but pack up his son and the plant, drive over to the botanist that came to speak to their class, and find out what was wrong with the plant? And maybe drool over the guy, just a little bit? No harm, right?
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heartbeat is coming in so strong by weewooforever
Word Count: 25, 435
buck makes eddie fall in love with him. one cocktail at a time.
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Wreck My Plans, That's My Man by Signsofsam
Word Count: 71, 659
Works: 18
Buck is a celebrity. Eddie is still a firefighter.
A meet-cute ensues.
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I love you a latte by smilingbuckley
Word Count: 9,391
New to Los Angeles, Eddie meets a cute barista at a coffee shop recommended to him by Chimney. Even though he embarrasses himself by being flustered by Buck, he keeps coming back and starts a friendship with him.
Okay. I will cry at pretty much anything. This would be too long of a list if it was just about making me cry. These are all stories that I specifically remember for how much I cried :) And to be clear this is a compliment.
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I'll Feel You Forget Me Like I Used to Feel You Breathe by turningthepages
Word Count: 128,883
A car accident leaves Eddie without ten years of memories. He forgets meeting Buck, falling in love, getting married, and bringing two more kids into their life. As Eddie struggles to adjust to this new life, Buck struggles with being in love with someone who doesn't want to remember him.
Oh, and they have really cute kids.
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sweet child, you are a blessing (poor child, you have been cursed) by dumbdpaus
Word Count: 62,480
Evan Doe is not made to be loved.
He knows this. Everyone who meets him learns pretty quick, too. The Curse makes damn sure he doesn't have any wiggle room.
"You will lose everyone who loves you." He was always doomed to be alone.
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Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars
Word Count: 27, 297
In May of 2021, 25% of Earth's population suddenly disappears. Including Eddie.
In May of 2026, they all come back.
Eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly.
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ice cream before dinner by cloudydaisies
Word Count: 58, 577
or, gerrard messes with the team's schedules and eddie 'i just drove my son to flee the state' diaz is the only option to watch mara and jee-yun after school on tuesdays, which, shouldn't be a problem at all, right?
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With a Friend in the Dark by Uncertainty_Principle
Word Count: 50, 636
In the midst of the lawsuit, Buck is diagnosed with cancer. Dropping the lawsuit is easy. Finding forgiveness, less so.
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The Whale Fall Principle by fastcardotmp3
Word Count: 95,489
Or: Daniel Buckley lives, but he’s still deciding what that means. Maddie is having a baby, but it isn’t her husband’s. And Evan knows his purpose. Until he doesn’t anymore.
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Away From Us by Marchling
Word Count: 76,165
After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona.
And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire.
A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.
My all-time favorite buddie trope, here's some fics where Buck and/or Eddie start at the 118, and no one knows that they have a partner. Could be because its too hard to talk about, could be not actually a secret, or sometimes its because Buck forgot to mention it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Got Your Measure by thelonggoodbye
Word Count: 5,568
Hen is relatively certain she has their new probie, Buck, figured out. Him saying he has a husband throws her for a loop, but who hasn't lied to a naked man in handcuffs flirting with them before? But Buck only gets more confusing from there.
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I Didn't Mean to Say I Do, But I Do by schrijverr
Word Count: 213,342
AKA: Secret marriage of convenience buddie slow burn AU, where Buck and Eddie have been married for years so Buck could adopt Chris and no one at the 118 knows. Note: Additionally, All of the AUAU's in the series!
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Monday (You Could Fall Apart) by pansys_goth_gf
Word Count: 11,855
Or, Evan Buckley enlists in the army fresh out of high school and falls in love with his best friend. Things spiral from there. From the prompt “Secretly Married”
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Missing Pieces by AshwinMeird
Word Count: 9,179
Hen was not sure what to make of the new recruit, Evan "Buck" Buckley. He was reckless and that was about as much as she knew about him. That eventually changes though and all the important parts of Buck's life reveal themselves to her over time.
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When You Come Home by 7ate9
Word Count: 19,829
Buck was surviving. That was the least he could do. Survive with his son, his new position as a probationary firefighter, while his fiance was overseas. It was too painful to talk about. So no one could know.
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Enter Buck by rangerdanger (mxgicxltrxgedy)
Word Count: 3, 546
Or, 5 times Eddie let his crew peek behind the curtain of his life + 1 time he had to slam the door open for them.
…
Or, Hen & Chim don't know that Eddie's wife and his best friend Buck are the same person.
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Any More Secret Family? by Duckkey
Word Count: 10,480
When Buck becomes a probationary firefighter at the 118, he doesn't mean to keep his family a secret. It's just hard to talk about his husband and son when Eddie's deployed overseas. At least if he can't talk to the 118 about Eddie and Chris, he can still talk to Eddie and Chris about the 118.
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Fanboy by Astroash94
Word Count: 1,264
Evan Buckley is a fanboy.
Eddie Diaz does his own stunts.
