hi there! i'm michelle, 23, she/her! i like to read and write and watch our silly not-so-little firefighter show <3
my asks are open and i'm always happy to chat about 911, share some fic recs - or general book recs - or just say hi. writing prompts are also very much welcome!
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i opened tumblr for the first time in a while and saw i had some concerned anons, so i just wanted to come in and say that i'm doing well, no need to worry about me! i haven't been on here because i pretty much stopped engaging with 911 content around the time they killed bobby - only a little bit because of that and mostly because thesis stress was overwhelming me. i'm happy to report that i finished the thesis and graduated and am now half a year into my first full-time big girl job (and somehow weaseled my way into basically running the department i'm in?? truly nobody is more confused than me but it's been fun and my coworkers are lovely), but the 911 hyperfixation has sadly not returned, and at this point, i'm not sure if it will. perhaps i might hop on this blog for other stuff, who knows, but i'm not expecting things to go back to the way they were.
anyway, i hope you're all doing well!! i do miss my mutuals and our little circle of tag games and wip excerpts and all that. i'm sending you all hugs and kisses and all the good writing vibes, should they be desired <3
hi there!! i hope you’re having a good week :) i was wondering if you have any favorite fics about eddie or buck’s panic?
your hurt/comfort recs recently have been mending my heart 😭 thank you!!!
hi anon!! i'm happy to hear that you've been enjoying the hurt/comfort recs <3 my week has been alright so far, hope yours has too! so, as for the recs, i focused on fics that incorporate panic attacks/mental health issues in some way, shape, or form, but panic can of course mean several things, so if that's not what you meant, please do let me know!!
and i'm not good at winning fights anymore by spaceprincessem/@spaceprincessem
baby, can i hold you? by fleetinghearts/@shitouttabuck
circles all the way down by archerincombat
if i need to rearange my particles - i will for you. by dylaesthetics
i'll tell them put me back in it (and i would do it again) by paleredheadinascifi
the closest to heaven i'll ever be by anchrblack/@anchrblack
the pain will leave you once it's done teaching you by fruitsdoesnotknow/@fruitsdontknow
you ran outside and caught the moon by yoddream/@yoddream
any additional recs are always welcome, of course <3
Hi,Michelle. I'm like your biggest fan. I live off your recs, so thank you for your service. I also wanna ask for recs specifically set after Buck gets hit by lighting.
hi nyx, thank you for the kind words <3 i'm sorry it took me so long to get to this one (life's been busy oof) but yes, i do have some recs! these are all either from my bookmarks or my marked for later and feature the lightning strike in some way, hope you enjoy!!
i promise you this, i'll always look out for you by lizzybizzyzzz/@lizzybizzyzzz
in picture frames, in dirty dreams by stevesconverse
it's a long line (you're not on the list) by Stickdoodlefriend
sure as the sun will rise by sunlight/@justonebigbee
the place where the light enters by theheartbelieves
the taste of strawberries by renecdote/@renecdote
touches by bandhoez9194
with great power comes great pining by Princessfbi
as always, if anyone has other lightning fics they'd like to recommend, whether they're your own or not, feel free to add!
tbh in retrospect i think bucktommy was the funniest relationship in the show. two grown men spend six months dating each other because they both really want to fuck some other guy but can't admit that this is the guy they'd rather be dating. the kind of behavior you might expect from like. the only two queer teens in a bigoted small town. not two men in los fucking angeles with whole ass careers. and mind you the whole time said other guy is completely unaware that this is going on and is just kinda thinking "my best friend and his boyfriend :) time to hang out with my best friend and his boyfriend :)" while carrying out an emotional affair with the doppelganger of his dead wife that will unbeknownst to him result in him spending a month living in el paso working as an uber driver.
as i'm still very much in thesis hell, i haven't been reading much fic lately, but i still have some recs from these past two weeks that i hope you enjoy! i'll also be posting some rec lists for requests over the next week or so, so there's more to come. hope you all are doing well <3
this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some contain spoilers for season 8.
if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!
a hunk, a hunk of burning love | MacksDramaticShenanigans/@redrosydiaz | 2.9k | T
“So,” Buck tentatively tries, unable to stand the silence that stretches on between them all any longer.
“Buck,” Christopher finally says, and Buck’s spine stiffens under the sudden scrutiny of his stare. “Dad,” Christopher adds, and Buck relaxes — barely — as the sharp gaze flashes towards Eddie, who sits right beside Buck.
this has such a wonderful buckley diaz family dynamic <3 so good!!
chartreuse marriage | rainbowninja167/@rainbowtitania | 2.6k | GA
Eddie learns what Tommy said to Buck after their hookup and reacts like any normal best friend would.
such a lovely funny brilliant fic!! i read this on the bus and it had me laughing out loud!
featherlight | coldbam/@coldbam | 7.2k | GA
Eddie had been drinking his coffee, sitting outside on his back porch, trying not to get overwhelmed at all the shit he still had to do at his new place. The bird, a sweet little thing with a yellow face, was a nice distraction, flitting around, probably looking for food through the overgrown garden. It doesn’t take more than three minutes before his phone buzzes with Buck’s response.
this is just the absolute cutest fic and an immediate new favourite!! birding makes so much sense for eddie as a hobby and i love how supportive buck is of him <3
from this moment on | lethargicWaste | 26.2k | E
Eddie figures some things out about himself while he's in Texas. Then Chris asks to move back to L.A.
i love reading each and every new take on the texas plot honestly. this one is so good and has such a wonderful chris!
he sent me something (and i can't think about anything else) | buddiebitch | 8k | E
Pornhub is banned in Texas. Eddie enlists in Buck’s help.
this is so hot and so good and has such a lovely buddie dynamic!!
i'll hold your music (here inside my hands) | EiraLloyd/@unlifeira | 7.4k | T
Eddie asks Buck to watch Christopher during their four days off, and Buck takes Christopher to Big Bear. What could possibly go wrong?
drummer eddie is so inspired <3 this is just so lovely!!
no one's ever had me (not like you) | teenytinytomlinson/@littlefreakbuckley | 6.5k | E
Eddie is pretty sure he's dying. Lucky for him, Buck is pretty sure he's got the cure.
this is hot and soft and goofy and basically everything you could possibly need wrapped up in 6.5k with a little bow <3 love!!
normal weird | serenelystrange/@serenelystrange | 1.9k | GA
In which Christopher is getting real tired of people asking him what the heck is going on between his dad and Buck.
the cutest sweetest fic!! i love the scene with chris and buck especially <3
playing favorites | 42hrb/@exhuastedpigeon | 10.8k | T
Vignettes of Pepa and her favorite nephew throughout the years.
obsessed with this pepa characterisation, it's so good!! such a wonderful fic <3
as i'm still very much in thesis hell, i haven't been reading much fic lately, but i still have some recs from these past two weeks that i hope you enjoy! i'll also be posting some rec lists for requests over the next week or so, so there's more to come. hope you all are doing well <3
this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some contain spoilers for season 8.
if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!
a hunk, a hunk of burning love | MacksDramaticShenanigans/@redrosydiaz | 2.9k | T
“So,” Buck tentatively tries, unable to stand the silence that stretches on between them all any longer.
“Buck,” Christopher finally says, and Buck’s spine stiffens under the sudden scrutiny of his stare. “Dad,” Christopher adds, and Buck relaxes — barely — as the sharp gaze flashes towards Eddie, who sits right beside Buck.
this has such a wonderful buckley diaz family dynamic <3 so good!!
chartreuse marriage | rainbowninja167/@rainbowtitania | 2.6k | GA
Eddie learns what Tommy said to Buck after their hookup and reacts like any normal best friend would.
such a lovely funny brilliant fic!! i read this on the bus and it had me laughing out loud!
featherlight | coldbam/@coldbam | 7.2k | GA
Eddie had been drinking his coffee, sitting outside on his back porch, trying not to get overwhelmed at all the shit he still had to do at his new place. The bird, a sweet little thing with a yellow face, was a nice distraction, flitting around, probably looking for food through the overgrown garden. It doesn’t take more than three minutes before his phone buzzes with Buck’s response.
this is just the absolute cutest fic and an immediate new favourite!! birding makes so much sense for eddie as a hobby and i love how supportive buck is of him <3
from this moment on | lethargicWaste | 26.2k | E
Eddie figures some things out about himself while he's in Texas. Then Chris asks to move back to L.A.
i love reading each and every new take on the texas plot honestly. this one is so good and has such a wonderful chris!
he sent me something (and i can't think about anything else) | buddiebitch | 8k | E
Pornhub is banned in Texas. Eddie enlists in Buck’s help.
this is so hot and so good and has such a lovely buddie dynamic!!
i'll hold your music (here inside my hands) | EiraLloyd/@unlifeira | 7.4k | T
Eddie asks Buck to watch Christopher during their four days off, and Buck takes Christopher to Big Bear. What could possibly go wrong?
drummer eddie is so inspired <3 this is just so lovely!!
no one's ever had me (not like you) | teenytinytomlinson/@littlefreakbuckley | 6.5k | E
Eddie is pretty sure he's dying. Lucky for him, Buck is pretty sure he's got the cure.
this is hot and soft and goofy and basically everything you could possibly need wrapped up in 6.5k with a little bow <3 love!!
normal weird | serenelystrange/@serenelystrange | 1.9k | GA
In which Christopher is getting real tired of people asking him what the heck is going on between his dad and Buck.
the cutest sweetest fic!! i love the scene with chris and buck especially <3
playing favorites | 42hrb/@exhuastedpigeon | 10.8k | T
Vignettes of Pepa and her favorite nephew throughout the years.
obsessed with this pepa characterisation, it's so good!! such a wonderful fic <3
Hen, Chim, and the other members of their crew all like to tease Eddie about being a passenger princess. Specifically Buck’s passenger princess. They roll their eyes when Eddie shrugs and says he hates LA traffic. Buck claims he likes to drive anyways. And while both are entirely true, no one knows that the real reason Buck drives instead of Eddie is because it’s when Eddie can drift off to sleep and actually get some rest.
Eddie would be lying if he said he wasn’t thoroughly enjoying this whole thing. He finds himself trying to think of increasingly awful/sickening pet names for Buck, trying to catch him off-guard and make him laugh. Unfortunately (fortunately, really) Buck seems to be trying to do the same thing.
“Did we need more almond flour, schmoopsy?” Eddie calls out down the aisle of the grocery store. “For the macarons you’re making for Jee’s birthday?”
“All good on almond flour, my surprise curly fry,” Buck calls back. “But I do need more granulated sugar and cream of tartar.”
or
The one where Buck and Eddie try to settle on pet names to use for each other
just wanted to let you all know that i've been so busy with my thesis that i haven't read enough fics this week to make a full rec list :( so i'm going to skip this week and be back with recs next weekend! v sorry to those who were looking forward to them, i shall make it up to you later!
I swore I was never going to get 3 weeks behind again and yet..
So apologies to the authors that this rec list looks a little different and does not include the summary of the work. I feared this post would get to the length of Do You Like The Colour of The Sky if I included them all.
Happy Night Before the 9-1-1 Season 8 Finale to those who celebrate and uh.. Tyler Hoechlin was just on Inside of You (Michael Rosenbaum's Podcast) for the Sterek people. He did say he'd come back and do another Teen Wolf Movie [does he remember Derek is dead..] ANYWAY.
Sterek: 9 Buddie: 20
You would kill for this, just a little bit, you would by alice9 (2023•NR•38.8K•Kid Fic)
Operation Girl Scout Cookies by katsu_kiri | @katsu-kiri (2017•E•18.7K•ABO) [Reread!]
Like Clockwork by quackquackcey | @quackquackcey (2023•E•6.1K•ABO)
An Understanding Passed In Silence by cjr | @whowhatwhenwhereandwhynot (2015•GA•4.4K)
So Shed Your Skin and Lets Get Started by halfhardtorock (2014•E•21.8K•Mates & High School) [Reread!]
You Don't See Straight by annber (attolians) (2012•E•174.9K•Non-Con) [Reread!]
Don't Savage The Messenger by exclamation | @adventures-in-a-world-of-fiction (2015•E•172.3K) [Reread!]
Cloaked in Gold by kaistrex (weishen) | @kaistrex (2021•E•57.8K)
the shortest distance between two points (is the line from me to you) by decideophobia | @infernaleikon (2013•E•23.7K)
With your hand to hold by strayskind (2025•GA•12.1K•ABO)
your face has faded but lingers on by Daisies_and_Briars | @cal-daisies-and-briars (2025•M•16.5K)
a spreading heat by Tizniz | @tizniz (2025•M•1.2K•Werewolf!Eddie)
Cool and Chill Things to Say to Your Best Friend Who You’ve Accidentally Been Having Phone Sex With When You Pick Him Up at the Airport by hwaelweg | @the-hwaelweg (2025•M•5.9K)
implosion by Tizniz | @tizniz (2025•GA•1.5K)
I don’t know anything, but I know I miss you by daffodilsonaprettystring | @daffodilsonaprettystring (2025•T•9.6K)
can′t leave me alone by 42hrb | @exhuastedpigeon (2025•E•3.3K)
castle me by meriwethersays | @meriwetherwrites (2025•E•4.1K)
if i could hold you for a minute, darling by ipretendtobesane | @2x01diaz (2025•E•9.0K)
by act of grace by heartbeatdiaz | @lonelychicago (2025•T•3.7K•Fix It Fic)
Where We Belong by carpediaz | @sofa-king-lame (2025•E•34.8K•Hairdresser!Buck)
in golden wednesdays (i see ocean blue eyes) by bibuckdiaz (2025•T•12.5K•Veterinarian!Eddie)
to have and to hold (platonically and heterosexually) by teenytinytomlinson | @littlefreakbuckley (2025•E•21.2K•Marriage of Convenience and Idiots❤️)
lightning has no mercy by Tizniz | @tizniz (2025•GA•2.1K)
hold open the door by jaekyu (2025•E•17.0K•Necromancer!Eddie)
cherry top's by brewrosemilk | @gayhoediaz (2025•E•6.3K•Phone Sex)
this must be the place by becausebuckley | @becausebuckley (2025•T•10.0K)
The History of Cinnamon Sorrow by ElvenSorceress | @elvensorceress (2025•E•127.2K)
my place, my peace by buckleydefender | @buckleyflower (2025•GA•8.3K•TikToker!Buck)
Chartreuse Marriage by rainbowninja167 | @rainbowtitania (2025•GA•2.6K•Marriage of Convenience and Idiots❤️)
Welcome to another 9-1-1 Hiatus! Here is Buddie Rec List Number 8 to keep you all fed during the break. I’ve been compiling these fics for a whileee, so this is going to be kind of long.
Find my other Buddie Rec Lists HERE
REMINDER TO CHECK THE TAGS AND TRIGGER WARNINGS
i slur your name 'til someone puts me in a car by @crazygirleddie | T | 4k
Buck gets sloppy drunk with Hen and decides this is the perfect time to go to Eddie and tell him he loves him. This fic is so wholesome and hilarious, and I love the way the author writes Buck and Eddie in this.
you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singin by @sergeantchenford | T | 2k
A short and sweet fic where Buck mopes about Eddie moving to El Paso, has a conversation with Bobby, and goes to a charity event. I think we all need some Bobby and Buck interactions right now, and obviously, Eddie isn’t leaving, and Chris is coming home!
my heart wants to come home by @sergeantchenford | T | 5.8k
Another fic by the very talented Jules, but this one is about Buck and Eddie catnapping an old lady's cat and talking about dying alone. Very sweet ending <3
The Bunkroom Fic by exvichan | T | 11k
This is the bunk room bottle fic we deserve! Incredible, absolutely amazing fic!
emails i can't send by @drmellking | T | 5.9k
Another wonderful fic by my beloved friend April <3 Buck leaves his email account open on his laptop while looking after Jee, and she accidentally presses send on all the emails Buck wrote but never meant for Eddie to see.
(we tried) we said we'd keep in touch by @chronicowboy | T | 6.8k
With Eddie in El Paso, Buck isn’t feeling the Christmas spirit this year, so he agrees to cover someone else’s shift rather than go to the FireFam Christmas party. Eddie has other plans. And I am rocking in a corner and crying over how perfect and cozy this fic is, literally all the feels xx
Songbird by @colonoscopys | E | 71k
Country Singer Eddie AU that is so horrendously heartbreakingly horrifically incredible. My heart was literally in my throat the whole time, and honestl,y this fic is so beautiful, you just have to read it!
Snickerdoodles of Longing by @elvensorceress | E | 52k
Would this really be a Meegs rec list without a Jenwyn fic?? This is the Eddie moves to Texas fic we all deserved as he makes the decision to leave and then slowly unravels as he realizes what he really wants and what he's losing. There’s also a part two of this that I have yet to read, but I can guarantee it will also be incredible because everything Jenwyn writes is just *chefs kiss*.
A Place For You, Next to Me by @spotsandsocks | M | 23k
I have very talented mutuals, okay, so here’s a beautiful fic from the wonderful Spotty. Buck decides to do something special for Eddie’s birthday, but his plans are about to be thwarted because oh my goodness THERE’S ONLY ONE BED *cheers and screams from the fandom*
Five Years by aubrey_writes | M | 8k
Buck gets blipped. Eddie's left behind. A love story told through what Eddie did in his absence.
A Hole in the World by @thatdisasterauthor | T | 61k
Buck tries to help someone having what he thinks is a medical emergency while he’s at the grocery store, but his kindness is taken for granted when he is KIDNAPPED AND TAKEN CAPTIVE IN A DOOMSDAY BUNKER. This fic had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through, it is such an incredibly captivating read!
Fears and Assurances in Equal Measure by @thatdisasterauthor | M | 15k
It should've been a simple call. But when the "small fire in an apartment kitchen" turns into a collapse that traps Eddie as the fire continues to burn, Buck is forced to make an impossible choice to save the man he loves. The emotional and physical hurt/comfort in this is to die for <3
it hit me in the kitchen by @bugsongs | G | 13k
Eddie leaves for Texas, and everybody copes with food in one way or another. There’s so much good Eddie and Christopher communication in this fic, it really healed me.
forever is the sweetest con by @becausebuckley | E | 37k
Buck is invited to a family reunion and realises that there's a good chunk of money waiting for him. There’s one issue, though: he has to be married to claim it, and right now, he’s painfully single. It’s a good thing he has such a great best friend in eddie, right? MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE! EVERYONE LIKES THAT!
like a river runs by @nymika-arts | T | 56k
Buck and Maddie’s flight goes missing, and they are presumed dead. Five years later, their flight lands unscathed, but the world has moved on without them. This fic is so heartbreaking. I had my heart in my throat the whole time, but it is also so beautiful.
a straight guy and an ally walk into a bar… by @songbvrd | M | 23k
After Buck gets dumped, he remembers he agreed to go to Abby's wedding with a date. Eddie steps up and pretends to be his boyfriend. All hell breaks loose.
Batting a Buck & Change by @cal-daisies-and-briars | T | 15k
Eddie and Chim embark on a “Dad’s night out” to watch baseball at a sports bar, and after a few too many, Eddie accidentally lets his feelings for Buck slip. EddieChim Bestism my beloved. Honestly, this fic is so much fun, and I am obsessed with all of it!
In a Moment of Clarity by @thekristen999 | T | 14k
As the jeep rounded a sharp bend, its tires suddenly lost traction, sending it careening off the winding road's edge. THE CRASH FIC! SO SO GOOD! Hurt Buck and Hurt Eddie, what more could you want? Delicious.
Exhibit B by @cal-daisies-and-briars | T | 10k
Seven years in the future, an adult Christopher has a chance to see his grandparents - and subsequently, his father - in a new light, on a family trip to El Paso. Oh, this fic is so good! A very much needed reflection on Eddie’s relationship with his parents, and done through Christopher’s eyes, this fic really hits you in the solar plexus in the best way possible.
in pursuit of good health by @bisexualbellamyblake | M | 6.7k
I am a sucker for tactile idiots-to-lovers and so when I find a fic about Buck and Eddie ‘platonically kissing for the health benefits’ you best believe I devoured it!
down every road by @young-waverer | T | 4.5k
Buck realizes he needs to be with Eddie and Chris. Unfortunately for the miles on his truck, Eddie and Chris had the same idea. THIS is what happens when idiots in love who cannot commniucate try to surprise eachother but share the same braincell.
seeing him in a new light by @tizniz | G | 1.2k
Eddie Diaz is all of us fawning over how Buck is Big and Large and BIG.
featherlight by @coldbam | G | 7k
Eddie takes up a new hobby while in Texas, identifying the birds that visit his new porch and realizes he’s in love with Buck from 800 miles away. AKA The Birding Fic and honestly I’m obsessed this is so beautiful. Also the artwork in this is STUNNING! So special shout out to @betanoiz for that.
the bigger they are (the harder they fall) by @chronicowboy | T | 6k
This is how 8x18 should have gone. Buck and Eddie get trapped in the rubble together and finally confess a few things to eachother.
eddie is currently frantically googling how to put parental controls on buck's phone and ipad to block his access to any apartment hunting websites because there's this perfect little 2 bed 1 bath bungalow right here at 4995 south bedford. yeah the kitchen might be slightly outdated but the property is accessible and the kitchen is set up just how buck likes it and it even comes with the best kid in the world and his dad who can be a dick sometimes but recently decided that joy and buck are the same thing, even if they don't have the same number of letters.
