Weird, Loud and Proud

she/they (ngl idk atp) | 20s | Autistic, Current hyperfixation; Buddie (9-1-1). Using fanfiction to become a better writer.

[mildlycalmbucks]

Coffee Run with Buck and Eddie.

Mini fic. (Idk man.)

Soft pattering sound of the rain fills Station 118. It’s a slow shift. Usually, there will be a lot of calls. Mostly traffic emergencies. Maybe the people of Los Angeles choose to stay in today.

Buck releases his phone from his grip, and tilts his head back for a quick readjustment of his eyesight. He has been reading several articles on parenting a four year old since they are all on standby shift. The living situation with Theo has not gone exactly how he expected. Luckily, he has the entire 118 rooting for him. With one specific member going out of his ways to really help him.

Whenever Buck says, “You know you really don’t have to do this, right?”

He will say, “And miss seeing you miserable? Not a chance.”

Buck smiles at the memory. Then, he feels a cold set of fingers tapping his forehead so he snaps his eyes open, sitting up straight immediately.

“Eddie.” He breathes, looking up at the man.

Eddie smiles at him, “Coffee run?”

Buck stretches his legs, “We have coffee here.” He even nudges his head towards the kitchen. When his eyes lands on Eddie again, Eddie has that slightly upset frown though he doesn’t say anything.

Eddie just nods, eyes not meeting him, “Everyone ordered. Text me if you change your mind.” And he walks away.

Buck watches Eddie walks for approximately three seconds before jogging up to him, “I change my mind.”

Eddie hides the smile and settles for just a nod.

They take the departmental issue truck to the coffee shop. It’s a quiet drive there, and Buck senses that Eddie is still upset about the coffee run. What else could it be, right?

Eddie has both of his hands on the steering wheel, before Buck slowly peels Eddie’s right hand off it. Eddie is surprised, turning his head towards Buck before focusing back to the road.

He lets Buck rest their hands on his thigh. He lets Buck lace their fingers together. He lets Buck rub circles on his hand.

“Are you mad at me?” Buck asks softly, body already facing Eddie.

Eddie spares a look at Buck, “What? Of course, not, Buck.”

Eddie switches their hands so his is the one on top of Buck’s.

“But you were. At the loft.” He says.

Eddie breathes, trying to reorganise his thoughts and feelings. “I – uh, I think I did. But you did nothing wrong, Buck. I was just excited to have a coffee run with you. So when you – it’s fine. We’re fine. It was silly.”

Buck feels a soft smile creep onto his face, while still watching Eddie. He sees the way Eddie is turning a pretty shade of pink, especially his cheeks. Buck would never get tired of this specific view.

“Okay,” he finally says.

Coffees are ordered and tucked nicely in the backseat. Buck goes to Eddie’s side of the door, finding him standing there, just a few seconds away from opening his door. He quickly crowds Eddie’s space, making Eddie step back until his back is in contact with the door.

“Buck? What is happening here?” Eddie stares up. Oh, Buck will never be tired of his eyes – so expressive.

“Can I get a kiss?” Buck tilts his head just a little, a small teasing smile. The specific shade of pink makes its comeback on Eddie’s face. He puts up a hand to Buck’s torso, a weak warning.

“Buck, people are watching.” Eddie says.

“No, they aren’t, Eddie.” Buck argues.

Eddie looks around. It is an empty parking lot. Badly illuminated and almost empty, except for the dozens of car parked there. Which, also empty.

“What’s going on with you, Buck?” Eddie asks, hypocritically, because his hand drops and snakes to the lower back of Buck’s waist.

“Nothing,” he moves closer until he can feel Eddie’s breath on his mouth, “just making sure my boyfriend is not upset anymore.”

Eddie smirks, knowing damn well his plan worked.

It’s super easy with Buck. All he has to do is ask for something, pout when denied, then watch Buck make it up to him. He knows Buck play along but he also loves the fact that Buck indulges him to no end.

A hand lands softly on Buck’s cheek, “I am not upset, just – taken aback.”

Buck smiles, all teeth and dimpled, “I know, I’m sorry–”

Eddie shushes him, “Don’t – just kiss me.”

What Eddie asks, Eddie gets – that’s how Buck thinks.

A touch too soft, too teasingly, does leave Eddie breathless. No matter how many times. Buck holds Eddie’s face in his hands, keeping a steady pressure to their kisses. Eddie snakes his arms around Buck’s composure. He is not going to untuck the perfectly tucked LAFD shirt, but he kneads the skin underneath nonetheless. Buck smiles when he feels Eddie latches himself completely on Buck.

“Buck…” Eddie whispers in between kisses.

Buck hums, taking it as a sign to continue, so he moves his lips down to Eddie’s jaw. Eddie is about to say something but the cold of Buck’s tongue stutters him.

Eddie reaches to his back pocket, and pushes Buck off just slightly. “Wait, Buck–”

“What–”

Eddie steadies his breath as he shows Buck his phone screen. Captain Han 118 is calling…

“Probably wants to know where we are.” Buck breathes out, gesturing for Eddie to take the call.

“Yeah, we’re on our way. Yep, no rendezvous. Right, see you guys.” He answers, all the while Buck peppering silent kisses on his face. At the end of the phone call, Eddie has Buck’s face cupped in his hand.

Buck just smiles at him. Eddie plants a quick, deep kiss, “You’re a menace, you know? What if Chim heard us?”

Buck shrugs, “He heard you. Plus, I was being very quiet, okay?”

Eddie’s eyes widen, “No, no, wait! Why’d you say the ‘q’ word?!”

Buck’s eyes widen a fraction before he furrows his eyebrows, “You don’t believe in those.”

Eddie releases his grip, “But you guys do! Let’s hope it’s not real.”

Buck nods, feeling somewhat uneasy.

“Come on, Eddie. I’ll drive.”

Eddie nods, moving to the passenger door, “Let’s go.”

They arrive at firehouse 20 minutes later, distribute the coffees to everyone and resume to wait for calls.

Buck takes his place beside Eddie on the couch, smiling as he takes his first sip–

Ring!

Eddie looks at Buck, and Buck looks at him.

Eddie closes his eyes. “Motherfu–”

The End.

[notnowtobey]

Thinking about Buck getting in the habit of saying “I love you” whenever he feels it after he takes in Theo. Because he remembers growing up in a house where he didn’t feel it often, let alone hear it (especially after Maddie left). And he never says it just to say it, he only says it if he means it.

So, it starts with Theo. Then he starts with Chris, and he tries not to tear up whenever he says it back. Obviously he says it a lot to Maddie. And soon enough he’s telling the team multiple times a shift.

But there’s something about saying it to Eddie that feels…different. So he holds back a little, doesn’t say it nearly as often as he feels it. And he tries to only say it when they’re around other people. And he’s not really sure why.

But Eddie notices.

[crimsonwing62]

Queue Eddie spiraling that maybe buck doesnt live him as much

Queue Buck spiraling because he can no longer ignore he is in love with eddie

It all accumulates into a 'Ross and Rachel You didnt say goodbye' type fight that leads to Buddie cannon

[crimsonwing62]

*A character does anything*

Me: you're fucking idiots (lovingly)

[crimsonwing62]

I have made a grave mistake...

(I bought coffee on the way home from work, now its bed time and I'm wide awake)

[misericordiia]

gender is a performance and i forgot my lines

[k4tattck]

me while writing: ah yes, this character should do this, it feels so natural with what they're saying

me while editing: why the FUCK does he lean on the doorway SEVENTEEN TIMES IN THIS CHAPTER

[buddie-ao3]

X

[peach-pot]

I’m starting to think some of y’all haven’t actually felt the rain on your skin… which is crazy because no one else can feel it for you

[crimsonwing62]

Probably because there's a drought in my country 🤣

[smeared1992]

you used to be able to get a job just by circling a listing in a newspaper in red pen

[ratica]

[letmegrabyourcuteass]

*Buck and Eddie walk into work injured. Buck has a black eye, a broken nose, and a neck brace on; Eddie has a bandaged shoulder.*

Chim, watching in horror: "What in the world happened to you?!"

Hen hisses as she takes in Buck's injuries: "You look like you went a few rounds in the ring."

Buck: "The bed attacked me."

Chim: "What."

Buck, sighing: "Chris grew out of his old bed, and since we were moving things into my house, I got a new bed for him. A queen-sized bed."

Eddie, rubbing his face and sighing: "Except he ordered one online. I assumed we would go into town and pick one up. So as he was unboxing-"

Harry, smirking: "I think I know where this is going."

Eddie: "I was trying to read directions, but smart guy over here said, 'It's a bed in a bag; it doesn't need reading,' and takes a knife and opens the bag. It launches into his face and nearly catapults him across the room."

Buck: "And as it chucks me across the room, I accidentally stabbed Eddie in the process. Chris and Theo were laughing the entire time Eddie and I were on the ground in pain."

Ravi: "Wow. Stabbed twice."

Buck: "It was an accident!"

[crimsonwing62]

Later, someone's asking about scars...

Eddie: sooo that was when I got shot the first time in Afghanistan, thats the second time in LA. Then ive been stabbed twice, first by a Russia mobster, the second by Buck.

Someone: your friend stabbed you?

Buck from across the room; IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

Eddie: it was an accident...

[demisexualdiaz]

@eddiediaznetwork - Eddie Diaz week

Day 3: Facial Expressions

[pendinganchor]

i love buddie as much as the next bitch but people too hung up on chris not looking like eddie to realize he looks like SHANNON who looks similar to BUCK piss me off

instead they're like "omg chris looks like buck!" and "are we sure buck didn't birth this kid" shut the fuck up

personally i think eddie having a type is iconic and someone unhinged enough needs to mention that to him

[luna-azzurra]

Something neuroscience-y that helps with prose: attention is selective. A character will not notice everything in a room. They will notice what matters to their goal, fear, desire, training, wound, or obsession. A jealous character notices hands. a hungry character notices food. A soldier notices exits. A lonely character notices pairs. Description becomes character when attention has a bias.

[myshipsmyotpmylifeistrash]

Why do a lot of fanfic writers act like El Paso is a small town in the middle of nowhere?

[whiteantcrawls]

El Pasoan here. Currently there are 56 public high schools here, but about 90 high schools total, if you include private schools. We have little mom and pop bodegas, sure, but also 4 Sam's Clubs and a Costco, over 300 grocery stores like El Super, Food King, Albertsons, and Walmart plus Walmart Neighborhood Markets. Yeah, there are dirt roads, but the I-10 runs thru here, and there are enough highways that we have our own Spaghetti Bowl. Bars? We're a military town. C'mon. Ft. Bliss has 90,000 military and some 8,000 civilian personnel. There are more bars, tattoo parlors, and barber shops, and used car dealers than fast food places. We're not a big city, like Houston or DFW, but we're certainly not a wide spot in the road. I think the last time I checked, we had a population of well over 850,000. We are definitely out in the middle of nowhere, though. That much is true.

[crimsonwing62]

Ohhhhhh niiiiice. Very informative thank you 9-1-1 fan from el paso 🫡🤔

[crazylatinoboy]

Brothers playing superheroes 💕

I can't wait to see Christopher because a great big brother to Theo 💕

[ironwolf011]

Need Maddie to have a conversation about Theo with Buck when he's like, "He's just so reckless and has so much energy. I'm afraid he's gonna get himself hurt." And Maddie looks at him, and he says, "Well, if there's one thing I learned about raising kids, it that it never hurts to step back a little. And sometimes, falling down helps them learn how to get back up." And Buck says, "Yeah, but Jee's not that energetic. And baby Nash can't even walk." Maddie just gives him a fond smile and says. "I was actually talking about you."

[lesbucks]

I can’t spend longer than 2 seconds thinking about the Texas arc without hating the Diaz parents more. They showed up and stole his KID man, I doubt Chris’ first thought was “I’m going to go to Texas” when he called his grandparents. He probably just wanted to vent and then they showed up and honestly what is a 13/14 year old supposed to do? Back down? And then they KEPT him there. The implication being that they not only allowed him to stay but were purposefully alienating him from Eddie so he wouldn’t want to go home MEANWHILE Eddie is just having the fucking worst time sinking into a self-loathing depression thinking his son hates him.

Diaz parents your time is coming.