9-1-1 fanfic recommendations

fanfic recs for 911, mostly Buddie though

[dadupbuck]

Not sure when last month's list will be up, I'm moving soon so I'm gonna spend all my energy on preparing for that 😅 but based on my reading log I didn't read that much in July so could be the list isn't super long and will be posted quickly

In the meantime you can always check my (more than 700 🫣) bookmarks (ao3 is SergeantChenford)

[dadupbuck]

Just so you know, one of the fics you recced, Wildflowers Don't Care Where They Grow, is plagiarized from a hockey RPF fic. The whole story concept, including pretty much every plot beat, is stolen directly from the other fic, and swathes are copied and pasted with little but the names changed.

Hi, I haven't heard about this before. Could you give me a link so I can check?

As someone who has had their fic copied before, I don't want to share or promote any copied/plagiarized stuff (and it ended up with the copycat's friends sending me hateful asks for more than a year to the point that I've had to remove the disclaimer about it having been almost completely copied and moderated the comments because apparently pointing it out is much worse than copying someone's work)

But this fandom can also sometimes be petty enough to start anonymous drama with accusations, so I want to be 100% sure first before I remove it or take any action. I'm not into rpf or hockey, so I wouldn't know where to start looking. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out :)

Thanks for telling me! If you're comfortable, you can send me a dm here or on my main @smilingbuckley

Edit: I removed the fic from said post after someone helped me find the fic you were talking about. It won't change on the already reblogged versions, but if someone reblogs it from me, it won't be included anymore

[dadupbuck]

It's been a while since I posted here, but what better way to come back to celebrate 50k Buddie fics?

So... Here are 50 Buddie fics I loved.

Keep in mind: this is NOT ranked!! I'm only adding numbers so I can keep track of how far I am 😅 and there are many more amazing fics out there than just these 50!

Also, I made most of this at 1 AM without my glasses so please ignore any typos. I always start second guessing myself if I remembered the author's Tumblr usernames correctly so not everyone has been tagged, if you know any of the untagged authors, please let me know so I can add them!

If youve been tagged but are not the author and just have the same username, please let me know 😅

Self-destructive tendencies (and other love languages) by madforyou (E, 13,6k, crack treated seriously, strength kink, mutual pining)

There's no need to ask directions by mainstreamcatholism (E, 21,5k, Eddie in Texas, sugar daddy Eddie, crack treated seriously, post 8x10)

Robert 'Nash' Han: Wingman Extraordinaire by @eightpackdiaz (T, 3,6, getting together, first kiss, love confessionz)

I can be a phantom (holding him for random) by izzyonionberry (T, K, possessive Eddie, angst with a happy ending, fluff and angst, pranks, aka gaslighting lmao)

Tender is the night (for a broken heart) by lightyears (E, 22,3k, sad Buck, not unrequited love, insecurity, first time, post S8 but alobby)

Paving hell with energy by elgney (E, 52,5k, kidnapping, serial killers, near death experiences, worried Eddie)

Just a taste, nothing more by kissmetsunami (M, 14k, 'platonic' kissing, idiots in love, getting together)

The sweetest apparition by @hyruling (E, 20k, crack treated seriously, Eddie in Texas, not actually unrequited love)

[removed due to plagiarism]

To be found by ZainClaw (M, 71,3k, werewolves, past abuse, protective Eddie, Buck whump, touch starved)

Law and complete fucking disorder by @bekkachaos (E, 44,8k, lawyers AU, rivals to lovers, rivals with benefits)

Once more, with feeling by @mercess (E, 13,4 k, kidnapping, worried Eddie, getting together, Buck whump)

No other shade of blue but you by @anchrblack (M, 2,2k, crack treated seriously, jealous Eddie, codependency, pining)

My satellite by kristen999 (G, 6k, unhinged Eddie, crack treated seriously, idiots in love, mutual pining)

If you change your mind, I'll be the first in line by @flightlessmaddie (T, 17k, not actually unrequited love, pining, miscommunication)

And suddenly I'm holding the world in my arms by @spideybegins (T, 6,1k, homeless Buck, Eddie comes back from Texas, angst with a happy ending, protective Eddie, emotional hurt/comfort)

The Great Wall debacle (or what Buck calls flirting) by pyllif (M, 13,2k, crack treated seriously, getting together, unhinged Buck)

Penguins are Gay, Just Like My Dad by @kwills91 (T, 17,8k, zookeeper Buck, crushes, no angst)

Smash a plate over my head (set fire to our bed) by mintycucumber (E, 5,2k, arguing, angst with Happy Ending, roommates, domestic kink)

Water lovers by @xylodemon (E, 10,7k, 5+1 things, showering/bathing, codependent, non sexual intimacy, freak4freak buddie)

Maybe this time, I'll be yours, you'll be mine by elgney (G, 22,8k, different fire houses, fake dating, Meet-Cute)

Forever is the sweetest con by @becausebuckley (E, 38k, marriage of convenience, sharing a bed, practice kissing, idiots in love)

Eddie Diaz vs the Buck's boyfriend agenda by @songbvrd (M, 23,4k, jealous Eddie, unhinged Eddie, post s7)

Paint on your face by paleredheadinascifi (T, 5k, AU, teacher Buck, fluff, meet cute)

I blinked and suddenly I had a Valentine by macksdramaticshenanigans (G, 10,6k, uncle Eddie, fluff, getting together)

Stick with me by buddieaya (E, 11k, fake dating, truth or dare, humor)

Cheeseburgers in Paradise by bookworm0303 (E, 20k, vacations, friends with benefits, idiots in love, fake relationship)

Love me most by @unlifeira (T, 11k, post 7x05 AU, dating, feelings realizations)

To tooth and claw (to where you are) by @allisonrw96 (T, 18,6k, amazing Whump, protective Buck, hurt Buck, buckley-diaz family, tw: rabies, animal attack and death)

Things that go hoot in the night by shortsighted_owl (G, 5,1k, Halloween, established Buddie, reckless Buck, worried Eddie)

Cowboy take me away by pixelsmom1990 (T, 6,2k, smitten Buck, cowboy Eddie, getting together, Texan Eddie)

What is love for $2000 by @fayevian (M, 17,2k, aka my favorite fic of all time, different first meeting au, famous Buck, multimedia)

Please, please, please by bookinit (E, 8,7k, touch starved, pining, getting together)

Out of ashes by @ashavahishta (M, 6,6k, missing persons, implied/referenced torture, heavy angst, this one is pretty dark so read the tags first!)

Not doing this alone by carpediaz (M, 27,4k, nanny Buck, mutual pining, angst with a happy ending)

The shadows of every spark by @devirnis (T, 22,8k, Chimney POV, Madney, protective firefam, criminals AU, basically the 118 adopts the Buckleys)

50 cheeky texts by @songbvrd (M, 20,9k, texting, fluff and crack, flirting, bad pick up lines)

Keeping score by arcanaphora (M, 23,2k, vacation, fake marriage, humor, cruise ship, Trivia competition)

LA Lonely by @daffi-990 (M, 11,7k, meet cute, dispatcher Eddie, getting together, rom-com vibes)

Stuck now so long, we just got the start wrong by @daffi-990 (E, 85,3k, ANOTHER ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVES, rivals to lovers, slow burn, feelings realizations, idiots in love)

Hey baby are you a tortoise? (Slow to catch up) By @procannibals (E, 16k, Valentines day, getting together, zoo date, eventual smut)

Kiss me before it's over (if only for a minute) by @bi-buckrights (E, 54,2k, sports AU, enemies to lovers, friends with benefits)

Pumpkin patch kinda love by @browneyedgirl6 (G, 12,1k, teacher Buck, Halloween, idiots in love)

Nevermore to leave here by @devirnis (T, 10,2k, kidnapping, Buck whump, worried Eddie, Maddie & Eddie friendship)

In the night we trust by @glorious-spoon (E, 29,2k, friends with benefits, idiots in love, sharing a bed)

A wound to close by @renecdote (T, 7,8k, hurt Buck, care taking, post s6b)

Let the world have its way with you by fleetinghearts (E, 54,4k, coming out, road trips, bucket lists)

Diagnosis: dumbass by snarkymuch (T, 2,7k, hurt/comfort, family fluff, hiking, humor)

Mayday Mayday Mayday: firefighter down by @beforeastorm (T, 7,7k, Pre-Relationship, outsider POV, 6x10)

Snowed Inn by brewrosemilk (M, 31k, rivals to lovers, snowed in, journalists AU, Christmas fluff)

[dadupbuck]

Oohhh boy do I have many months to catch up on with recommendations posts 😂

[onehand-oneheart]

911 fanfic rec tag game

Recommend a fic (or multiple) for each prompt! And if you want, tag some other readers to do the same. There are no rules against multiple fics from the same author, but challenge yourself to not name the same fic twice 😉. If you want, use the tag #911 fic rec game so people can easily find other recommendations

Please add trigger warnings or rating warnings! This was started to create a more safe way to find new 911 fics to read without risking coming across unwanted and mistagged triggering content!

The most recent fic you loved/bookmarked

Love like Jack's beanstalk by Buddiesmutslut (Buddie, T, 3,9k)

The first 911 fic you bookmarked or saved (if that applies to you)

The Right Person by TabbyTabbyTabby (Buddie, T, 782. Bookmarked on June 26th 2022, I recognized their username because I read their Teen Wolf fics before I even knew 911 existed)

A fic you think deserves more love

Rock-a-bye by tsuki_no_lomelinde (Buck & Maddie, Buck & Chimney, G, 1k)

A fic longer than 50k words

Stuck now so long, we just got the start wring by daffi_990_ao3 (Buddie, 85k, E)

A fic shorter than 5k words

"how many fingers am I holding up?" By pansiesandposies (Buddie, 2,3k, M, TW: violence)

A fic with a trope you don't often read but adored

I love the way you spoil me baby by rosebuddiekin (Buddie, 33,8, E. Trope I don't read often: sugar daddy)

A fic with your favorite trope(s)

GPS Stands for Gay Pining Syndrome by rhodeys (Buddie, 7,9k, E. Jealous Eddie)

And take me home (forever and ever) by Distressed_Ladybug15 (Buddie, 2k, G, sharing clothes(

An AU (Alternate Universe) you absolutely adore

What is love for $2000? By fayevian (Buddie, 17,2k, M, my favorite fic of all time)

A fluffy fic

Penguins Are Gay, Just Like My Dad by Kwills91 (Buddie, 17,8k, T)

A fic that made you cry (or want to cry)

And suddenly, I'm holding the world in my arms by spideybegins (Buddie, 6,1k, T)

An amazing whump fic

Through tooth and claw (to where you are) by allisonRW96 (Buddie, T, 18,6k)

A fic that made you laugh out loud

The Great Wall Debacle (Or What Buck Calls Flirting) by Pyllif (Buddie, 13,2k, M)

A fic posted before 2023

Stick With You by soft_satan (Buddie, 5,9k, T, 2020)

A fic posted this year

If you change your mind, I'm the first in line by flightlessmaddie (Buddie, 17K, T)

A fic that focuses on friendship or a not-romantic family pairing

Maybe this is how it's supposed to be by IcyFox17 (Buck & Bobby, 2,5k, G)

A fic that you want to recommend but hasn't been mentioned in the previous prompts

You don't have to be related to relate by Polish_Amber (Buck & Bobby, David/Michael, Bobby/Athena, Buck & Eddie, 10k, G)

If you are a writer, the favorite fic you have written for 911

Two graves, one gun (Buck & Bobby, Bathena, Buddie, 10k, T)

@unlifeira @ranbling @daffi-990 @letthesunburnyourskin @inell

@disasterbuck @lyricfulloflight @darkrose6578 @steadfastsaturnsrings @hawaiian808

@taketheplanspinitsideways @penpatronuswhump @bucktothecore @mairaiscarrierofthepaperclips @joannte

@19agbrown @satashiiwrites @daffodilsonaprettystring @specialbrownieeater @shelfthe-reader

@srue-on-fire @idealuk @elvensorceress @becausebuckley @faithhopeandmisery

@sofa-king-lame @fanficmanic @shadowwolf146 @hailstormtsunami @buddiesmutslut

[dadupbuck]

Fics bookmarked in June

Uhmm oops, time went by quickly and it is already mid July 😳 making these posts are fun but exhausting so I kinda kept procrastinating hehe. But here are all the 911 fics I bookmarked in June (2025)

I haven't read a lot in June 'cause the s8 still got me in some sort of slump, but I've still got quite a few bookmarks

Right in front of your eyes by rainbow_nerds

Rated T | 15,2k | Buddie | 2003

Fake dating, sharing clothes, sharing a bed, Buck being Christopher's parent

He and Chris, and Buck. They work, they’re a unit. Why should it matter that he’s single?

Buck is watching him, like he’s reading every thought on his face.

“You’re already planning to lie about the date. Why don’t you just tell her you met someone yourself?”

Eddie shrugs and tilts his head to the side, squinting in thought. “She won’t set me up on dates if she thinks I’ve got someone,” he muses. “But she’ll want to meet whoever it is.”

“So... Introduce them?”

Or: Buck offers to fake-date Eddie so Pepa will stop setting him up on dates.

Do I Get To Have This? by EiraLloyd

Rated T | 6,7k | Buddie | 2024

6x13, morning after, getting together, unreliable narrator, soft Eddie, insecure Buck

Their missing clothes and the fact that Eddie was currently using him as a human pillow were the only evidence that Buck's memories of the night before were real.

Wildly, his first thought after replaying everything in his head was, This is not good one-night stand etiquette. I should’ve left already.

Absurdly, it filled him with hope that maybe this wouldn’t be a one-night stand. Maybe—

“You’re thinking too loud,” Eddie mumbled, breath ghosting over Buck’s collarbone in a way that reminded him a lot of dim lights and couches and I’ve wanted to do this all night.

(Alternatively, Buck and Eddie hook up after the poker game in 6x13, and Buck has a hard time believing it when he wakes up the next morning.)

'til storm breaks loose by markofalover

Rated E | 6k | Buddie | 2024

Season 7, canon divergent, jealous Buck, accidental injury (not the sprained ankle), mutual pining, getting together, love confessions, smut, first time, possessive behavior

He squeezes Buck’s bare, sun warmed skin before he drops the contact, and strolls over to where Chim and Tommy are waiting.

If he stands a little too close to his teammate, well. He’ll never admit it.

Buck comes back into his line of vision, already back to looking like he’s a second away from stomping off the court.

Eddie’s giddy with it.

…or, how an elbow to the face changes everything.

And it smells like me; you can't get rid of it by browneyedgirl6

Rated T | 6,4k | Buddie | 2023

Scenting, getting together, mutual pining, idiots in love, first kiss, oblivious Buck, soft Buddie, cuddling, werewolves, light angst, sharing clothes, domestic fluff

It wasn’t until a few days later when Eddie was doing laundry that he came across Buck’s discarded clothes. He must’ve tossed them in the hamper after his shower, Eddie holding the warn and stained clothing up in his hands.

Eddie toyed with the fabric, clutching it a little in his hands. Buck’s clothes were in his laundry, mixed with his and Chris’, like they belonged, like Buck was a part of their family.

Against his better judgement, Eddie brought the clothes up to his face, closing his eyes as he inhaled. While they smelled awful, reeking of soot, sweat, and blood, they also smelled like Buck, like home and safety. Eddie couldn’t get enough.

—or—

Five times Buck leaves his clothes at Eddie's, and the one time they're right where they belong

Desperate things by ellewriteswrongs

Rated T | 2,4k | Buck & Bobby, Buddie | 2023

Hospitals, 4x14, angst, hurt/comfort, protective Hen, protective Bobby, worried Buck, worried firehouse 118, hurt Eddie

getting the phone call that eddie had been shot was horrifying enough long before they ever made it to the hospital. the sight that waited for them, though, was more heartbreaking than anything they could've anticipated.

whumptober day 4: shock

God only knows where this could go by sam_writes_fics

Rated T | 7K | Buddie | 2024

Fluff, humor, sharing clothes, mutual pining, possessive behavior, idiots in love, developing relationship

“What?” Buck asks again, his own brow furrowing now.

“Your gear,” Eddie says, nodding at him. “That’s my turnout coat.”

“No it’s not,” Buck says with confidence, yet still tries to look over his shoulder at the name on the back. He ends up spinning in a circle, like a dog trying to catch his own tail.

“Unless you changed your name to Evan Diaz recently,” Chimney teases. “I’m afraid it’s Eddie’s.”

Eddie’s heart feels like it’s going to beat right out of his chest, breaking through his ribcage at the words Evan Diaz.

If you change your mind, I'll be first in line by flightlessmaddie

Rated T | 17k | Buddie | 2025

Not actually unrequited love, pining Eddie, oblivious Buck, drunk Eddie, Bobby lives, mentioned past relationships, making out, miscommunication

Buck was there, back to Eddie, mixing something with such force that batter was coming up over the side of the bowl. Eddie smiled a bit at the sight and opened his mouth to greet him properly, holding the flowers close to his chest- to his heart.

“I am never dating another firefighter or first responder ever again,” Buck announced loudly, not looking up or turning to face the door.

Without another thought, Eddie stepped back onto the door step, gathered every ounce of strength and muscle memory from his baseball days, and chucked the flowers as far as he could on the other side of the house. He heard a dull thump and prayed to god that he would never see those stupid yellow things again. He stepped back into the house quickly and shut the door.

“Oh? What happened?” he asked, forcing his voice into the perfect form of casual interest.

or

Just as Eddie plucks up the courage to ask Buck out, Buck announces a new rule of not dating any first responders.

After a quick spiral, Eddie decides to prove that he's worth breaking the rules for.

Strong-Willed, Weak-Kneed by semperama

Rated E | 5,5k | Buddie | 2025

First time, wall sex

“Okay,” Eddie says. He’s amazed at how steady his voice sounds, even as he flings them both over the edge of the cliff. “You’ve proven you can hold me up for—thirty seconds. That doesn’t mean you could fuck me like this.”

Find another one 'cause he belongs to me by allyasavedtheday

Rated T | 5K | Buddie | 2025

Jealous Buck, crack treated seriously, getting together, good friend Ravi, first kiss

“I’m just saying. So what if Ravi thinks Eddie is cool? Why does it bother you so much?”

“Because-” Buck starts vehemently and then promptly can’t finish his answer. He stalls, trying to come up with a normal response until Maddie lets out an amused huff.

“Because you’re the only one allowed to think he’s cool?” she asks dryly.

He rolls his eyes again. “No, I’m not five.”

Maddie mutters something that sounds distinctly like, ‘Could’ve fooled me,’ before Chimney comes into the kitchen and interrupts them.

“What are we talking about?”

“Buck is mad because Ravi finally agrees with him about how great Eddie is.”

*

In which Ravi finally agrees with Buck that Eddie is the coolest person alive and the trials and tribulations of Evan Buckley gets a 98th act.

Wishing someone would film the way I'm looking at you right now by fleetinghearts

Rated E | 6,2k | Buddie | 2025

Friends to lovers, gay disaster Eddie, idiots to lovers, first kiss, first time

Which brings Eddie to his current predicament: drowning in love and unable to do a thing about it, all while being subjected to his criminally attractive best friend sauntering around sans a shirt at every hour of the goddamn day.

Morning toothbrushing? Shirtless. After school video games? Shirtless. Reading on the couch? Shirtless. Weeding the garden in LA summer sunshine? Shirtless and sweaty. Asleep half a foot of bedspace away from Eddie? There aren’t even pants involved. Existing day-to-day seems to have become a topless event where Buck is concerned, because Eddie has apparently racked up enough overdue penance for several lifetimes.

or, eddie loves living with his best friend. he just really wishes buck would put on a fucking shirt

And suddenly, I'm holding the world in my hands by spideybegins

Rated T | 6,1k | Buddie | 2025

Angst with a happy ending, fluff, emotional hurt/comfort, homeless Buck, soft Buddie, worried Eddie, protective Eddie, getting together, mental health issues, first kiss, Eddie takes care of Buck

“Why are you acting like this isn’t a big deal?” His voice was raised, but he wasn’t yelling. “Buck, you have been living out of a storage unit for weeks! You’re in pain, you’re hungry, and you’re— You’re homeless. You have no home."

Eddie had such a way with words. You have no home. Very nice of him.

“What do you want me to do, Eddie?” He put the measuring cup down with enough force that it bounced to the floor. “Breakdown and cry? Get on my knees and beg someone for a loan? I took what I could.”

“No, you didn’t.” Eddie’s cursed index finger came up, pointing right at Buck’s chest. “Because you didn’t tell anyone! We would’ve helped you. I would’ve helped you.”

“I don’t want anyone’s help,” Buck pressed. “I got myself into this situation, and I can get myself out. I always do.”

Eddie held both his hands up, but they dropped as something dawned on him. Misery flooded his features. “You took over my lease.”

The last thing Buck wanted to do was make Eddie feel guilty. His decisions put him where he was— Nobody else’s. Still, his head fell. “Yeah, Eddie. I did.”

—

Or the one where Buck has no choice but to move into a storage unit, and Eddie finds out.

Lacy, oh lacy by PearlhandlerCorvus

Rated E | 5,5k | Buddie | 2025

Buckfidelity, BT break up, lingerie, panties, after care

Eddie inhales sharply, and suddenly his face is right there in front of Buck’s. Buck couldn’t have kept his eyes off Eddie’s lips if he’d put all the willpower in the world into resisting his magnetic pull. “He couldn’t handle it, yeah? Didn’t know how to take care of you?”

OR

When a surprise Buck has in store for Tommy doesn’t turn out the way it should, Buck goes straight to the one person he knows would never disappoint him. Eddie decides to show him how much he appreciates it.

Competition by glorious_spoon

Rated T | 1,6k | Buddie | 2025

Established Relationship, fluff, humor, public display of affection, possessive Eddie

Eddie's an affectionate guy, is the thing. But he's not usually like this, at least not in the middle of a crowded bar where other people can see them.

Buck doesn't think anything of it, at first.

Legal paperwork by seraphina_snape

Rated E | 6k | Buddie | 2025

Dorks in love, first kiss, fake relationship, practice kissing, banter, first time

"Hen is right; maybe our short-cut isn't as fool-proof as we first thought," Eddie said. "All that needs to happen for it to fall apart is for us to run into a homophobic nurse who'll demand proof before letting us in. And when we can't provide any proof--"

"--we might get banned from visiting altogether!" Buck finished. "No!"

"Yes," Eddie said. "But... legal paperwork? We could do that."

"Like... do what? Go to a lawyer?"

"No, Buck. I'm saying that if - in the future - we might need a marriage certificate to back up our claim, we should just--" He shrugged. "--get one."

Make me thrill as only you know how ny inbetweenthestacks

Rated G | 1,5k | Buddie | 2025

8x13, slow dancing, first kiss, getting together

Buck’s got his back turned to Eddie. He’s gently swaying back and forth to whatever is playing through the speaker now as he gathers up the trash. Eddie vaguely recognizes the song, something slow and acoustic.

Without thinking too much about it, Eddie walks over to him and holds out his hand. When Buck turns to look at him curiously, all he says is, “Dance with me.”

Home Is Where The Mug Is by rhodeys

Rated E | 4,8k | Buddie | 2025

Post 8x18, getting together, first time, confessions, pining

Eddie doesn’t mean to keep setting out two coffee mugs in the morning. It’s just habit — like glancing out the window for Buck’s Jeep, or cooking too much without thinking, or leaving Buck’s favourite throw blanket folded neatly on the couch, even though it’s been weeks since he last used it.

They say it takes sixty-six days to break a habit.

It’s only been eighteen.

Fuck.

Or, Buck moves out, Eddie spirals, and a coffee mug becomes his final straw.

My house of stone, your ivy grows (and now I'm covered in you) by apricusapollo

Rated G | 2,1k | Buddie | 2025

Post 8x18, sharing a bed, friends to lovers, idiots in love, getting together

“You’ve been tossing and turning for hours, Buck.”

“You said it yourself– about the couch being uncomfortable, I mean.” Buck lets out a deep sigh and drags the discarded blanket and the pillow back up on the couch. “Sorry about waking you up. I’ll just count sheep or something.”

Eddie bites the inside of his cheek before taking a small breath in. Here goes nothing, he supposes.

“Or– or we could, I don’t know, share…”

Buck’s gaze snaps up to him so quickly that Eddie feels completely bare in front of him.

“We could– what?”

(or: Buck and Eddie are stupid. and in love. and share a bed. that's it.)

Chartreuse Marriage by rainbowninja167

Rated G | 2,6k | Buddie | 2025

Marriage of convenience, crack, Bobby lives, jealous Eddie

"Run that by me one more time?"

“Buck and I got married yesterday,” Eddie repeated, as calm as he’d been the first three times he’d said it. “So we’re officially disclosing our relationship to the LAFD.”

Bobby ran an exhausted hand across his eyes. “Yeah, that’s what I thought you said.”

Eddie learns what Tommy said to Buck after their hookup and reacts like any normal best friend would.

Can't stand the heat of my love by cowboygogetem

Rated M | 9,2k | Buddie | 2025

Angst with a happy ending, feelings realization, first kiss, first time, jealous Eddie, jealous Buck, getting together

“When was this?” Eddie asks, taking a sip of his drink and looking up from it.

“A couple of days after I moved into your place.” Buck shrugs, like he can’t quite remember.

He hates how casual Buck sounds. Like it was just nothing. Like it was completely normal that Buck didn’t tell him.

“You do that often?” Eddie keeps his tone deliberately neutral. “Hook up with people in my house?”

OR

After Ravi lets it slip that Buck hooked up with Tommy while Eddie was in Texas, Eddie does everything in his power to get Buck's attention back on him.

On my last strength against you by markofalover

Rated E | 9k | Buddie | 2025

Mutual pining, living together, crack treated seriously, seduction, Eddie wears crop tops, Eddie's mustache, cowboy hats, first kiss, first time

Buck has self-control. He hasn’t always used it, but he likes to think he’s gotten a lot better at it, throughout the years.

Evidence: He’s clenching his jaw to the point of pain and very pointedly looking at the TV, like the local weatherman spouting off about a heat wave is capable of holding this much of his attention. If this were—before, they would not be watching the news.

...or, Eddie could just use his words, but where’s the fun in that?

The Great Wall Debacle (Or What Buck Calls Flirting) by Pyllif

Rated E | 13K | Buddie | 2025

Crack treated seriously, fluff, team as family, freak4freak Buddie, idiots in love, pining Buck, Buck & Ravi friendship, near death experience, love confessions, sexual tension

His body, still spiked with adrenaline from almost getting crushed, took a while before it eventually caught up with his surroundings. There was someone yelling over the radio, someone panting in his ear.

Eddie's head rested against the wall behind them, one hand firmly grasping at Bucks' turnout from where he had gripped it to push them both back. The other hand was clutched at Bucks hip, gripping strong enough that it would have left a mark if they were wearing less clothes.

And wasn't that a thought?

Probably not something you should be thinking about when your best friend had just saved you from a nasty trip to the hospital.

OR

After Eddie saves Buck from getting crushed to death by slamming him against a wall, Buck becomes obsessed with the thought of Eddie's body pressed against his own. He then decides to do the most normal thing about it, which is throwing himself into danger in hopes that it will inspire Eddie to push him against a wall again.

Basically just 13k of Buck pining like an idiot and his flirting attempts becoming more and more drastic by the hour.

Penguins Are Gay, Just Like My Dad by Kwills91

Rated T | 17,8k | Buddie | 2024

AU, different first meeting, Buck is not a firefighter, zookeeper Buck, gay Eddie, penguins, crushes, first dates, first kiss, getting together, fluff

Buck had thought he'd figured out what he was supposed to do with his life thanks to a sudden, crazy dream inspired by a movie and an invitation from some strangers in a bar, but a car accident that results in a serious injury destroys a chance of becoming a firefighter. But thanks to a friendly face, and a place of comfort, Buck finds a new goal of becoming a zookeeper at L.A. Zoo.

Three years later, and he couldn't be happier. He loves his job, he loves the joy the animals bring, and he loves presenting the Penguin Show. He especially loves trying to spot the regular his friends and colleagues call Hot, Single Dad and his son.

When the son enters a competition to win an afternoon with the penguins, Buck might just have the chance to take this from crush on a stranger to something more.

I'll try to tag the authors later, first: sleep

[dadupbuck]

Did not forget, will make a wrap up post soon 🫡 just gotta get some energy back after some exhausting weeks (and adding the links and info to a post is surprisingly exhausting 😂)

[dadupbuck]

Fic recs: May bookmarks

A bit late, oops!

Aka every 911 fic I bookmarked in May in mostly random order (as in, not ranked, but starting from most recently bookmarked and then going back to May 1st)

If you are or recognize any of the authors not tagged, please let me know! I suck at remembering usernames if they're not the same on AO3 so I'm making a list

Through your weakest moments

By @unlifeira | ao3: EiraLloyd

Rated T | Buddie | 3,6k | AU: college and dorm/roommates, pre-relationship, food poisoning, Buck takes care of Eddie, sick Eddie

“Hey, I got you, you're gonna be alright," he murmurs, out of instinct more than anything.

He’s surprised when Eddie laughs bitterly. "Really?" he asks, then pauses to purse his lips again. He inhales sharply and adds, "Is this all it takes?"

And Buck… finds himself frowning in confusion. He doesn’t understand what Eddie means, what Eddie’s upset about — other than, presumably, his bad case of food poisoning — but he knows Eddie’s expecting an answer from him, so he asks, "What—what do you mean?"

But Eddie shakes his head. "Nothing,” he lies. “Nothing, just— help me up."

Or, Buck's terrible roommate has a bad case of food poisoning. Buck is Buck — that is, he helps him out.

Messy

By mercess

Rated E | Buddie | 8,7k | post canon, first kiss, first time, elevators, love confessions

While trapped in an elevator, they (finally) figure it out.

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Eddie’s head is still tilted back against the wall, but his gaze is now trained somewhere ahead. Buck exhales with relief, because it’s easier to be this close to Eddie when he’s not looking at Buck. When Eddie looks at him, it’s just … confusing, for his body, and his idiot heart. A hopeless romantic would believe those damn forums where queers admit to realizing they’re queer because they’re in love with their best friend, who happens to be the same gender they are.

Buck may be hopeless, and he may be romantic, but he is not the two put together. He discovered he’s bisexual the normal way—by kissing a man he’s attracted to. A man who is not his best friend.

“Buck,” Eddie says, and Buck’s chest still gets fluttery when Eddie says his name like that, a low rumble settled deep in his chest. Like it’s at home there. He doesn’t say anyone else’s name like that.

Little Evan through your eyes

By buckleydefender

Rated G | Buddie | 4,3k | established relationship, soft Buddie, insecure Buck, abandonment issues, Buckley parents suck, fluff and hurt/comfort, domestic fluff, emotional hurt/comfort

God, how he loves being Evancito. He loves how that sounds rolling off Eddie’s tongue. It’s so full of love, so incredibly fond, sounds so much the unconditional love that he’s been craving ever since he was a kid, when he was just sad, lonely, little Evan. Evancito. He thinks it’s ironic that it literally means little Evan. It’s like Eddie is directly speaking to his inner child, to that seven, eight-year-old boy who sought attention by harming himself on purpose. And it’s incredible, because Buck was sure he’d never be loved like this, fully, completely, wholeheartedly.

or Eddie calls Buck Evancito and Buck has feelings about it

Phantom limbs

By mercess

Rated E | Buddie | 3,3k | post canon, fix it, getting together, first time, angst and fluff and smut, POV Eddie

Eddie finally lets himself want.

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“I think I might ask him out.”

Eddie breathes in.

“He gave me his number, after all.”

Eddie breathes out.

Buck smiles. “But you don’t care about that. You’d rather just box it all up. Pretend it’s not there, and not even bother to say what you’re really thinking. You know, you get after me for not asking, and you’re right, I need to do that more, and I’m going to work on it. I am. But Eddie, you—you’re just as bad with not talking.”

“Buck,” Eddie says, the name out of his mouth before he knows it’s there. He doesn’t know what he’s saying with it. Do you want me? I want you. Please want me, too. All of the above and more.

Tears and Tsunami Waters

By @srue-on-fire | ao3: sterekdiva

Rated T | Buddie | 1,9k | post tsunami, nightmares, soft Eddie, soft Buck

Eddie dreams of losing Buck after tsunami.

Sun Kissed

By buckmyluck

Rated E | Buddie | 5,2k | bottom Buck, top Eddie, getting together, first time, idiots in love, making out, freak4freak

After Eddie gets back from Texas, he and Buck head out for a hike in the sweltering LA sun. Buck is flushed, sweat-drenched, and radiant, his skin is pink and glistening, muscles flexing with every step, and Eddie can’t take his eyes off him. By the time they make it home, Eddie’s restraint snaps.

I'd have to think about it

By the_p_in_raspberry

Rated T | Maddie & Eddie, Buddie, Maddie & Buck | 3k | post 8x08, arguing, pre-relationship buddie, protective Maddie, Eddie needs a hug, angst, good sibling Maddie

And something new starts to boil beneath Eddie’s skin. Something fiery and sick and scared, and he doesn’t want to let it out because he doesn’t know if he’ll survive it. He doesn’t think he’s meant to.

Maddie's voice trembles when she speaks. “I’m getting sick and tired of people saying they understand him and- and love him but then they treat him like they don’t.”

And that snaps him out of it. “Hey,” Eddie hisses. “I care about him. He knows that. He’s my best friend.”

Her eyes soften. “I think maybe that’s the problem.” She says it quietly, and she sounds exhausted.

OR: Maddie finds out about Texas and pays Eddie a visit

Smash a plate over my head (set fire to our bed)

By mintycucumber

Rated E | Buddie | 5,2k | post canon, roommates, angst with happy ending, smut, domestic/marriage kink

Eddie sighs, moving away from Buck to place the dry dish in the cupboard. “Alright, Buck. Why don’t you say what you really want to instead of talking in circles.”

“Alright,” Buck bites back as he rinses off the second plate. He turns and places it in Eddie’s hands in a way that flicks water all over Eddie’s shirt. Definitely intentional. They lock eyes, and Eddie sees a mix of irritation and betrayal. “Why did you move to Texas?”

or: Buck and Eddie fight about Buck moving out. Or they fight about the dishes. Unclear. But then they fuck about it.

I want to wear his initials (on a chain 'round my neck)

By kaitsinlove

Rated T | Buddie | 5,1k | fluff, friends to fiances, pining Buck, dermatographia

A smirk curls across Eddie's lips. "What were you doing, Buck?" he drawls, feeling Buck's attention focused on him and Eddie drags his gaze purposefully slowly from the screen. "Did I walk in on something?"

"Shut up," Buck snaps, embarrassed. "I wasn't doing anything." It's not like he was watching porn—which must be Eddie's guess. Eddie can check the laptop if he wants. But what he was doing is infinitely more humiliating and Buck squeezes his eyes shut in mortification.

OR the one where Buck has dermatographia and writing on skin has never been more exciting

(trying to hold on to) the sweetest feeling

By queenofswords1312

Rated M | Buddie, Buck & Chris, Buck & Maddie | 9k | omegaverse, RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria), alpha Buck, omega Eddie, not actually unrequited love, Buck has ADHD, sick fic, love confessions, hospitals, angst and fluff, no s8b

A tickle rises in Buck’s throat, starting in his chest and causing him to wheeze as it leaves him.

“Buck?” Eddie asks, concern evident as Buck coughs a few more times, pounding his chest with his fist.

“It’s fine,” he gasps, gets one solid clearance and swallows harshly. “I’m good. All good.”

“Are you sure? That cough sounds serious, man. You coming down with something?”

Buck shakes his head, swallowing down the desire to start coughing again until he’s pretty sure he’s actually fine.

“Nah, just seasonal allergies probably.”

Spoiler: it isn't just allergies.

Secondhand Son

By elementalwinter

Rated G | Buck & Athena, Buck & Bobby | 2k | Buck needs a hug, Bobby is Buck's parental figure, Athena is Buck's parental figure, Buck has abandonment issues, Buck has self esteem issues, Mother's day, fluff, family fluff, mother-son relationship, team as family, Buck is a mess, supportive Athena, parental Athena, post lawsuit, angst with a happy ending

Buck stood in the greeting card aisle like it was a minefield. Rows of glossy, pastel-colored sentiments stared back at him, each more saccharine than the last.

His fingers hovered over one with a watercolour bouquet, then dropped like dead weight to his side. He shouldn’t be here.

But he couldn’t stop thinking about her—Athena.

He was fooling himself, wasn’t he? Thinking he could belong to someone like Athena. She was strong and righteous and fierce. He was a bleeding wound of a man, stitched together with borrowed strength from the people who kept loving him anyway.

Athena didn’t need that. She didn’t need him.

Or, Buck can fight fires and face death, but saying “Happy Mother’s Day” to Athena? That’s terrifying. He’s not her son, not really, but on a day meant for mothers, Buck dares to wonder if maybe, just maybe, he’s hers anyway.

The tether pulls me back

By pinkdoughnet

Rated G | Buddie | 12,4k | Season 8 finale, fix it, hurt/comfort, near death experience, worried Eddie, feelings realization, angst with a happy ending, heavy angst, getting together, first kiss, love confessions

There had always been a thread connecting Buck and Eddie together.

From the moment they met, it was just BuckandEddie. No space between them. Through every disaster, every close call, every time the world tilted sideways—they felt it. Just an invisible string keeping the two tethered as one.

Neither of them ever expected that line to break.

And they certainly never thought it breaking would end with Buck getting swallowed whole by hundreds of pounds of rubble.

One look, dark room

By @markofalover

Rated M | Buddie | 4,4k | Bobby lives, almost kiss, pining, getting together, sharing a bed, first kiss, arguing, frottage, misunderstandings

Buck and Eddie almost kiss. Things go about as well as you would expect them to go.

Out of breath, got be goin' like

By @saryasy

Rated E | Buddie | 12k | first time, lingerie, getting together, 8x06, riding, couch sex, top Buck, bottom Eddie

Buck walks in on Eddie searching for joy through a different kind of underwear-related endeavor.

Water Lovers

By @xylodemon

Rated E | Buddie | 10k | 5+1, didn't know they were dating, non sexual intimacy, getting together, shower sex, Bobby lives, codependency, idiots in love

Five Times They Shared a Shower at the Station and One Time They Shared One at Home)

In the aftermath of the storm

By zelinaskye

Rated M | Buddie, Buck & 118, Buck & Athena | 3,8k | angst with a happy ending, presumed dead, worried Eddie, carjacking, hurt/comfort, temporarily hearing loss, marriage proposal, established relationship, whump, car explosions, worried 118

When Buck’s Jeep is carjacked during a rain-soaked Los Angeles storm, a lack of communication spirals into heartbreak after an explosion on the 110 freeway leaves the 118 convinced they’ve lost him forever. As Eddie collapses under the weight of grief and the firefam reels from the tragedy, Athena races to untangle the truth—only to find Buck alive, battered, and desperate to reach the man he loves before despair swallows them both.

Vuelve a mi

By @markofalover

Rated T | Buddie, Eddie & Pepa | 2k | 8x17, first kiss, crying, getting together, mutual pining, canon major character death

“All these years, I tried to,” she says, pausing to inhale. “Set you up, and I didn’t know.”

Eddie’s stomach turns. His eyes are on the road like someone’s glued them open—he’s not blinking, and he grips the wheel a little tighter. “Didn’t, uh. Didn’t know what?”

“Aye, mi Mundo. That your heart already belonged to someone.”

Easy

By @coldbam

Rated M | Buddie | 1,7k | 8x17, clothed sex, getting together

"Buck, are you single?"

Eddie snorts, leaning back in his chair. "Pepa, don't start."

She swats him lightly on the shoulder. "Oh, Eddie, hush. I'm just curious," she says, a picture of innocence before she turns back to Buck with a raised eyebrow. "Well?"

Composure and Composition

By @veronae-buddie

Rated E | Buddie, Buddie & Chris | 41k | AU, ballroom dancer Eddie, photographer Buck, past abuse, hurt/comfort, supportive Buck, traumatized Eddie, dating, trust issues, getting together, mild smut, healing, happy ending

Struck by creative inspiration when he meets Maddie's dance partner, Eddie, Buck wants nothing more than to take a series of photos capturing his talent ... except, he absolutely does want more. The catch is, Eddie just won't let his guard down.

Symbiosis

By mandolare

Rated E | Buddie | 8,9k | tattoos, possessive sex, drunk shenanigans, season 7

Buck and Eddie get blackout drunk, and then learn something new about themselves. And each other.

Maybe this time, I'll be yours, you'll be mine

By elgney

Rated G | Buddie | 22k | AU, different first meeting, fake/pretend relationship, different firehouses, Christopher is a national treasure, LAFD muster day,

“Are you homophobic?”

“What?”

“Will you be my boyfriend?”

“Yes,” Eddie answered, automatically, even though his mind had volunteered several other pressing questions, like what are you talking about and what is happening and did I recently sustain brain damage.

“Thanks,” said Buckley, and then he pushed Eddie back against the side of the firetruck and kissed him.

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It's the 63rd Annual Los Angeles Fire Muster & Firefighter’s Family Day, and inter-station relations are about to get real friendly between fire houses 6 and 118.

Popsicle and hot chocolate

By buckleydefender

Rated G | Buddie | 7,5k | soft Buddie, roommates, friends to lovers, getting together, hyperthermia, hurt Buck, Eddie takes care of Buck, hurt/comfort, domestic fluff, light angst

And Eddie complies but as soon as he sits back down, he turns sideways and starts undressing him.

“Okay,” he murmurs like Buck isn’t even there. “Let’s get these off.”

Buck smirks, even if it’s a feeble thing, and reluctantly gets rid of the turnout coat and his shirt. “At least buy me dinner first.”

Eddie rolls his eyes but silently vows to do exactly that when they get out of there. “Buck.”

“Hey, come on!” Buck protests when Eddie reaches the hem of his LAFD tee to get it off of him. “Not this too!”

“It’s wet,” Eddie sharply reminds him.

The moment when I heard you say my name

By goldenbcnes

Rated M | Buddie | 10,4k | nicknames, mutual pining, sexual tension, domestic fluff, hurt/comfort, 5+1, didn't know they were dating, uncle Buck, uncle Eddie, insecure Buck, injury recovery

5 times eddie called buck a nickname and 1 time buck called him one

Sweet as pumpkin pie

By @exhuastedpigeon

Rates G | Buddie | 2,3k | Uncle Eddie, Uncle Buck, autumn, tooth rotting fluff, getting together

“That’s pretty cool,” Eddie said and Jee nodded at both of them, her hair already coming out of the little pigtails that Maddie had put it in when they picked her up. “How many pumpkins do you think it took to build it?”

“A billion!” Jee yelled, running through the pumpkin house with a giggle.

“A billion, huh?” Eddie asked with a laugh, circling around the outside of the house to catch her on the other side while Buck waited where she ran in case she doubled back. Eddie felt something warm and comforting settle in his stomach at how easily he and Buck worked together even outside of work. He ignored the thought that followed - that he and Buck had been a parenting team for years now and maybe it would be nice to have another kid one day. Maybe it would be really nice to see Buck holding a baby. Maybe Eddie wanted that.

What the camera caught (and Eddie didn't)

By Isavedtheday

Rates M | Buddie, Eddie & 118, Buddie & Chris | 3k | friends to lovers, found family, social media, mutual pining, fluff and angst, getting together, hurt/comfort, post 3x15

When a viral video of Eddie Diaz heroically carrying an injured Buck through a storm-drenched rescue goes global, everyone at the 118 Firehouse has seen it—except Eddie. Unaware of the footage that’s racked up millions of views (and even more comments about their “undeniable chemistry”), Eddie spends days baffled by his crew’s stifled laughter, cryptic jokes, and Buck’s sudden inability to act normal around him. It isn’t until Christopher innocently mentions the “movie-like” video that Eddie discovers the truth: the world thinks he and Buck are in love.

Confronting Buck leads to a long-overdue confession, but the real surprise isn’t the kiss—it’s the firefam’s betting pool finally cashing in.

Don't let the tide come and wash us away

By writerforlife

Rated M | Buddie, Buddie & Christopher | 23,8k | post s5, hurt/comfort, soft Eddie, soft Buck, car accident, slow burn, getting together, hurt Buck, ptsd, nightmares, happy ending

Buck develops a relationship with the ocean, avoids talking about the day Eddie was shot, realizes he might be in love, and drives.

Order may vary.

[dadupbuck]

Hi,

I'm really hoping you can help me find this Buddie fic. I think its set after the tsunami but before Buck files the lawsuit. Buck is lonely until May Grant reaches out to him for help with her college essay, I believe. Buck and May get close and he tells her everything going on with not being able to get back to work. May gets then Eddie involved. Eddie then asks Buck to talk to a lawyer that Pepa knows. Buck does end up filing and winning a lawsuit. He and Eddie end up moving stations at the end.

I know that's a lot of details but I've looked for this fic forever. Its kinda driving me insane since I remember everything about it but the name. 😂

Hi! Sorry for the late reply! For some reason I either didn't get a notification or see it. (So I don't know how late this reply is 🫣)

I haven't read it because it has some tropes I personally avoid, but the fic you describe sounds like this one:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41812641/chapters/104907387

(it's locked for ao3 users only)

[dadupbuck]

Each month I forget how much work it is to make the monthly bookmark wrap up 😂 I'm not even halfway yet and I got tired 🫣

[dadupbuck]

Comforting fics

In these trying times many of us need a pick me up 🤧 here are so sweet fics to make your heart go

Pookie by carpediaz @sofa-king-lame

Rated M | 2,7k | Buddie | established relationship, pet names

The one where Buck and Eddie try to settle on pet names to use for each other

Sweet as Pumpkin Pie by 42hrb @exhuastedpigeon

Rated G | 2,3k | Buddie & Jee | uncle buck & uncle eddie, pumpkins, getting together

“That’s pretty cool,” Eddie said and Jee nodded at both of them, her hair already coming out of the little pigtails that Maddie had put it in when they picked her up. “How many pumpkins do you think it took to build it?” “A billion!” Jee yelled, running through the pumpkin house with a giggle. “A billion, huh?” Eddie asked with a laugh, circling around the outside of the house to catch her on the other side while Buck waited where she ran in case she doubled back. Eddie felt something warm and comforting settle in his stomach at how easily he and Buck worked together even outside of work. He ignored the thought that followed - that he and Buck had been a parenting team for years now and maybe it would be nice to have another kid one day. Maybe it would be really nice to see Buck holding a baby. Maybe Eddie wanted that.

Paint on your face by paleredheadinascifi

Rated T | 5k | Buddie | AU, getting together, art teacher Buck, meet cute

If you ask Christopher, that smudge on his eyebrow is a birthmark. If you ask Eddie, his kid won't stop painting on his face and he has no idea why.

Plant new seeds in the melody by bibuckleyforever

Rated G | 21,5k | 4 chapters | Buddie | AU, florist Buck, flirting, getting together, no angst

Eddie's all but given up on dating when he meets Buck at the scene of a call. Chimney and Hen think of it as a sign from the universe. Buck and Eddie think of it as a chance to finally get the love story they've always wanted.

What Is Love For $2000? By Fayevian

My all time fave!

Rated M | 17,2k | Buddie | AU, humor, light angst, famous Buck, multimedia, Jeopardy contestant Buck

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.

Hen Wilson's Four Part Guide to Making Your Stupid Friends Date by songbvrd @songbvrd

Rated M | 25k | Buddie + 118 friendships | Hen POV, crack treated seriously, miscommunication, idiots in love, locked in

When Buck and Eddie aren't speaking, Hen decides to take matters into her own hands.

50 cheeky texts by songbvrd

Rated M | 20,9 K | Buddie | crack treated seriously, texting, awkward flirting, bad pick up lines

Buck gets drunk-dared to send Eddie one cheeky text every day for 50 days. Eddie loses his mind. TW for the cringiest pickup lines in existence.

Maybe this is how it's supposed to be by IcyFox17 @icyfox17

Rated G | 2,5k | Buck & Bobby | sleepiness, slice of life, late night drives, hurt/comfort, sleep deprivation, parental Bobby Nash

Buck has been struggling to sleep lately and Bobby offers to help via late night drive.

Let me cradle your body (be a safe place to rest) by @thewolvesof1998

I am not at all biased... Just don't look at the dedication... i am not biased at all

(ok so people who don't know that I'm @sergeantchenford (previously smilingbuckley) will be confused lol)

Rated G | 1,9k | Buddie | soft buddie, sitting on laps my beloved underrated trope, pre-relationship

What starts out as a normal 118 gathering ends with Buck sitting on Eddie's lap.

Hoodies & Hockey by batnsons

Rated G | 4,5k | Buck & Bobby | parental Bobby, Buck needs a hug, borrowing/stealing clothes, platonic physical affection

Buck has a habit of stealing Bobby’s hoodies // for 911 Week 2021, day 1: “you stole another one of my hoodies, didn’t you?

Diagnosis: Dumbass by snarkymuch

Rated T | 2,7k | Buddie, Buck & Chris | family fluff, hurt/comfort, worried Eddie, minor injuries, Chris has two dads, fluff and humor

Buck takes Chris out for a light hike, somehow ends up falling out of a tree, and Chris patches him up while waiting for his dad to arrive.

You don't have to be related to relate by Polish_Amber

Rated G | 10k | Buck & Bobby, Bathena, David/Michael, Buck & Eddie | David POV, protective Bobby, misunderstanding, fluff and humor, Bathena being Buck's parental figures

The one where David is determined to prove that he’s in it with Michael for the long-haul, and that includes accepting and caring about the children of the Grant-Nash household. All 3 of them. (And Athena and Michael laugh more than they have in months, Bobby is sheepish, and David learns a bit about chosen families).

Don't Play Games (Come My Way) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

Rated E | 43k | Buddie | AU, enemies to lovers, rivals to lovers, The Hating Game AU, smut, light angst, misunderstandings, fluff and humor, Buddie being idiots

Buck hates Eddie Diaz. Ever since his publishing company and Eddie's merged, the man has been nothing but a pain in Buck's ass. The way he nitpicks all of Buck's company emails, the way he spends half his day bickering with Buck, the way he makes Buck's stomach flip and the way he's started haunting Buck's dreams... yeah, it's one hundred percent hate. Definitely. Buck's sure of it. Because what the hell else could it be?

I think I really should start making a list of what people's usernames are on Tumblr 😂

[dadupbuck]

Not me making an entire list with fic recs only for tumblr to not save half of it 😔 will redo it another time

[dadupbuck]

April bookmarks wrap up!

First post with the new username! (Used to be evanbuckleyrecs)

Here are all the 911 fics I bookmarked in April :) the order is from most recently read to the beginning of the month

If you're the author or any of these fics, let me know and I'll add a tag :) however tumblr keeps removing tags in my posts randomly

WARNING: some summaries may have spoilers for 8b. In the 'tag' part I'm putting when fics take place or were published. If you're avoiding spoilers, check that before reading the summary!

Don't let the tide rush over and wash us away by writerforlife

Buddie, Buddie & Chris | rated M | 23,8K | 3 chapters | 2022, post s5 | angst, buck breakdown, ptsd, happy ending

* TW frequent mention of canon past suicide attempt (Maddie) and suicidal thoughts

Buck develops a relationship with the ocean, avoids talking about the day Eddie was shot, realizes he might be in love, and drives.

Order may vary.

(a fic for the "Buck is going to break all the way down in season 6" truthers)

Can't leave me alone by 42hrb

Buddie | rated E | 3,3k | roommates, minor spoilers until 8x14, first time, accidental voyeurism, fluff and smut |

“There wasn’t a line at the DMV, it was a miracle. I —” The words die on Eddie’s lips as he takes in the scene in front of him, his eyes go wide and his mouth drops open, a flush spreads over his cheeks.

Buck must look a fucking sight and he knows it, his face hot with a mix of shame and arousal. He can’t look at Eddie, not when he’s still got a fucking dildo buried in his ass. Not when his cock is fucking leaking against his stomach. Not when looking at Eddie might be what sends him tipping over the edge, so Buck carefully looks at the wall behind him instead. “Y-you’re not supposed to be home yet."

“The DMV didn’t have a line,” Eddie says again, taking a step into the room instead of turning around like Buck is expecting him too. If Eddie leaves Buck can take the dildo out of his ass and they can maybe pretend this never happened, or at the very least ignore it for 6 to 12 months, until it’s funny to joke about.

Face the burnin' heat by EiraLloyd @unlifeira

Buddie | rated T | 2k | post 8x15 | funeral, tommy kinard bashing, pre-relationship Buddie, grief/mourning

* Warning: main character death

At Bobby's funeral, Buck witnesses Eddie punching Tommy right after Tommy says something particularly hurtful. Buck knows there has to be more to this than just anger—and it turns out, he's right.

Forever is the sweetest con by @becausebuckley

Buddie, Buck & Ravi | Rated E | 37,8K | post s8a | marriage of convenience, friends to husbands, practice kissing, sharing a bed, cuddling, wedding rings, family reunions, humor

“Buck,” Eddie says, a small smile curving at the edge of his mouth, “wanna get married? For our honeymoon, we’ll scam your parents out of some money and make Ravi’s accountant do our taxes.”

“Well,” Buck says drily, “that sounds like an offer I can’t refuse.”

“I’m sorry,” Eddie says, in his very best – meaning very bad – impression of Buck when he gets his hands on a clipboard. “What was that?”

“Yes, Eddie,” Buck says, putting on an air of suffering despite the butterflies making themselves at home in his stomach. Man, whoever Eddie ends up proposing to for realsies is gonna be so lucky. “I’ll marry you.”

or: 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?

What a View by maybeamystery

Buddie | rated G | 3k | 2022 | hurt buck, temporary loss of vision, didn't know they were dating, idiots in love, misunderstanding, migraines, holding hands

They’re coming back from a late call for a shift that was supposed to end at two-thirty but didn’t, and Buck has been keeping a close eye on the time. He’s a busy guy with things to do and places to be. One minute he’s glancing at his phone for the two hundredth time in the last thirty minutes, and the next, the whole world goes blurry and out of focus.

I can't believe my eyes (I must be seeing blind) by calvingseason

Buddie | rated T | 5,9k | 2022 | crack treated seriously, gay disaster buck, glasses, getting together, idiots in love

Buck never thought he had this kink. He’s like, pretty convinced he knows everything there is to know about his own likes and dislikes and attractions and whatnot, but this? This fucking weird fantasy that’s playing in his head like he’s the subject of a strange student-teacher love affair? Buck’s going to Google the highest bridge in Los Angeles and jump off. Because it’s fucking glasses that are doing it for him. Glasses.

or, eddie gets glasses. buck is normal about it.

Allergic to love by notetonote

Buddie | rated G | 4,5k | 8x05 Masks | Tommy bashing, bucktommy break up, protective Eddie, hurt Buck, allergic reactions, soft Eddie, fix it fic, oblivious Buck, oblivious Eddie, Eddie takes care of Buck

“What’s going on? Did I miss something, or–” Tommy starts, chuckling lightly.

“Yeah actually, I think you did.” Eddie’s voice carries across the loft, shutting up Tommy immediately. It’s much more accusatory and pointed than before, not a hint of wariness to it. Eddie takes his time as he stalks back over into the open plan kitchen and dining room area, shaking the bottle in front of him as he does.

“Ibuprofen.”

Tommy looks between the bottle and Eddie’s stoic face, still completely clueless. “Yeah? That’s what it says on the label.”

Buck hardly hears Tommy say this to Eddie, the word Ibuprofen echoing around the walls of his mind. Oh, God.

— — —

Or

When Buck wakes up with boils on his face, he calls Eddie to check it out. It is when Eddie finds out that Tommy gave Buck ibuprofen, one of the medications that can trigger Buck’s allergy to naproxen, that hell breaks loose.

Eddie Diaz vs the Buck's Boyfriend Agenda by songbvrd

Buddie | rated M | 23,4k | post s7 | tommy bashing, pining, not actually unrequited love, unhinged Eddie, jealous Eddie, Eddie goes to therapy, gay Eddie, 118 as family

* warning: infidelity (not buck/buddie)

“Asked me if I was the Chinese food delivery guy on my first day.” Chim contributed in a whisper, like he was afraid Buck might wake up and hear. Maybe he felt disloyal admitting it now. It was no secret to anyone paying attention how much Chim loved Buck, even if he often pretended to be exasperated with him.

Hen nodded solemnly. “One of the many people who wouldn’t even acknowledge me when I started.”

It was news to Eddie, and apparently Ravi too, but not Cap, who resolutely stared down at the table in front of him, shaking his head.

“Oh, so he fucking sucks.” Ravi contributed casually, never one to pull punches with his thoughts.

No one responded, but the agreement was in the air.

OR -

Eddie starts gathering information about why no one trusts Tommy. As he grows to hate their relationship more, he learns more about himself and what he wants.

I'll show you mine (will you show me yours?) By @becausebuckley

Buddie | rated E | 5,7k | 2024 | getting together, phone sex, nude photos, dirty talk

“What if... what if he's right, Eddie? What if my nudes really do look weird and everyone’s just been too polite to say anything? Cause, like, I used to send them a lot, you know? Before we met, when I was still Buck 1.0? What if I’ve been sharing really bad pictures with everyone? Shit, what if my dick really does look weird?”

“Buck, your dick doesn’t look weird,” Eddie says.

“See, but here’s the thing, I wouldn’t know,” Buck stresses. “Like, I used to sext with women, you know? I haven’t seen that many hard dicks. Maybe there’s something super wrong with mine, and I’ve gone all my life going ooh, look at me, I call myself Firehose, my dick is so cool and big and stuff, and everyone was just making fun of me behind my back!”

or: when buck feels insecure about his nudes, he asks eddie for help. for 911 kinktober day 27: non-penetrative sex!

I'm Going To Try My Best To Figure It Out For Myself by @aspecbuddie

Buck & Hen, Buddie (background) | post 8x11 | feelings realization (sort of), pre relationship Buddie, Buck loves Eddie

After ten minutes of silence, ten minutes of thinking about the thing he’s trying not to think about, Buck cracks.

“Anyone ever think you were in love with Athena?”

He’s still staring straight ahead, but in his peripheral, he sees Hen’s head jerk in his direction.

“What the hell?!”

-

or; Buck talks to Hen after that conversation with Tommy

He's Got Stars In His Eyes by @gaydadeddie

Buddie | rated E | 3,8k | post 8x11 | Eddie's silver star, freak4freak buddie, jealousy, possessive Eddie, smut, religious guilt

Eddie wants Buck to wear his Silver Star, which would be cool and normal, except Eddie's a freak.

I touch myself, I dream by Excalipurr

Buddie | rated E | 28k | 3 Chapters | post 8x08 | freak4freak Buddie, Eddie moves to Texas, pining Eddie, Jealous Eddie, texting, possessive Eddie, Eddie needs a hug, character study, light angst, unhinged Eddie, catholic guilt, religious trauma, first kiss

The text he receives is simple.

you took my LAFD t-shirt, man

Hm

Are you sure?

pretty sure

Attached there is a picture. In it, Buck stands in front of his bathroom mirror with a t-shirt two sizes too small, his birthmark eyebrow raised in an I told you so expression. Eddie is oddly impressed by the size of Buck’s biceps and chest straining hard against the frail-looking material, like he’s about to burst out of it. And he’s also a little mesmerized by the way the fabric fails to fully cover the bottom area of his waist, his stomach just slightly peeking out, happy trail going down like an invitation.

or: Eddie accidentally takes Buck's LAFD t-shirt to El Paso.

Rodeo queen by okanus

Buddie | rated E | 15,6k | 2024 | sexual tension, flirting, first kiss, halloween, cowboy hats, getting together, first time, possessive eddie

“What’s the saying again? Save a horse…hm, y’know, I don't quite remember the rest of it.” Eddie can’t help the smile curving up the corner of his mouth.

“You’re an asshole,” Buck says, scowling. The tips of his ears are pink.

“Come on, Buck,” Eddie murmurs, something white-hot and hungry snaking through him at Buck’s faltering gaze, at the way Buck reaches up to tug at his suit collar. “Save a horse…I know you can do it.”

“Ride a cowboy,” Buck says finally, his voice husky like Eddie’s never heard it before.

Sunday morning, got me looking crazy by @lovesicktaxi

Buddie | rated G | 10,9k | pre s8x06 | tommy bashing, pre-relationship Buddie, getting together, sweet Eddie, oblivious Buck, feelings realization, crack, ADHD Buck, good sibling Maddie, soft Buddie, overwhelmed Buck

Buck spirals on a Sunday morning over his boyfriend, his best friend, a Tiktok, and what it means to show up for others.

And his laundry is still not dry.

Paint on your face by paleredheadinascifi

Buddie | rated T | 4,9k | AU, getting together, fluff, different first meeting, adorable Chris, teacher Buck, meet cute

“Yeah. Craziest thing. My kid comes home a few weeks ago with a birthmark on his eyebrow. Looks suspiciously like a smudge of paint, but he assures me it’s a birthmark.”

“Ah,” Buck cringes. "Mr Diaz - -"

"Eddie."

Or, if you ask Christopher, that smudge on his eyebrow is a birthmark. If you ask Eddie, his kid won't stop painting on his face and he has no idea why.

Wanna see your body on mine (and collide) by @becausebuckley

Buddie | Rated E | 4,6k | first time, established relationship, top eddie, bottom buck

They fit perfectly together, Buck can’t help but think. It’s like they’re two puzzle pieces that have been reunited, like they were always meant to collide like this.

or: buddie sleep together for the first time. for the 911 kinktober prompt first time!

Promises to Keep by @catmomjudy

Buddie, Eddie & Bobby, Eddie & Chris | rated T | 4,6k | post 8x15 | main character death, pre relationship Buddie, Bobby ships Buddie

* Warning: main character death

Eddie gets a strange and disturbing text, followed by a phone call from a worrying source.

And through it all, he realizes that being a man means more than sucking it up in a sucky house in sucky El Paso.

Because he made a promise, and he's going to keep it.

All the quiet nights by @becausebuckley

Buddie | rated T | 3,8k | mild hurt/comfort, sharing a bed, bathing/washing, fluff, getting together, forehead kissing, cuddling, eddie takes care of buck, hair washing

“You don’t have to do that,” Buck says, averting his eyes as Eddie’s fingers begin working at his belt. “It’s just my wrist.”

“Just- just let me take care of you,” Eddie says. It’s a question, but it comes out somewhere between a statement and a plea. “Please.”

or: eddie takes care of buck.

Stay Right Here (Life's Not the Same Without You) by amACEinglyordinary

Buddie | rated G | 2,2k | post 8a | getting together, mutual pining, fluff, cuddling, couch theory

Eddie and Chris come back home from Texas. Buck is slightly panicking about the discovery of his feelings for Eddie. Eddie is suspiciously tactile, even for him. Chris is used to their antics.

My wishes come true (whenever I'm with you) by @becausebuckley

Buddie | rated T | 3,6k | sharing a bed, getting together, cuddling, first kiss

“Yeah, I get that,” he says softly. “It’s been a while for me too. But it’s kind of nice, isn’t it? Having someone there?”

“It is,” Eddie says. “I- I always liked that. It feels safer.”

“I feel safer, too.”

or: buck and eddie have to share a bed in a hotel. for flufftober day 31, make a wish!

I'll give you my clothes (because you already have my heart) by @becausebuckley

Buddie | rated T | 5,5k | fluff, 5+1, sharing clothes, first kiss

“Sure thing, bud,” Eddie says, rolling his eyes. “Till then, put this on, will you?”

He lobs a bundle of fabric at Buck. Buck scrambles to catch it, then unfolds it to find a blue button-up, the version of their uniform that Eddie usually prefers.

He holds it out in front of him. On the label in the back of the neck, he sees Diaz written in Eddie’s spiky handwriting.

“I figured you wouldn’t have any spares left,” Eddie explains, “and the ones in that pile tend to run smaller, cause B-shift always forgets to do the laundry and we never have any larger sizes left because of them. This should still fit you, I think.”

or: five times buck wears eddie's clothes, and one time he wears his own.

Not so crazy (not tonight) by @becausebuckley

Buddie | rated T | 1,7k | post 8x11 | feelings realization, getting together, phone calls, love confessions

Because of all people, the most likely one to know who Buck is in love with is Eddie himself.

It’s just what they do. Years ago, they’d promised to have each other’s backs, and since then, they’ve been like this. Buck knows Eddie, and Eddie knows Buck, and somewhere along the way, they became BuckandEddie and they haven’t looked back since.

or: buck tells eddie about maddie's question. eddie has some thoughts about it.

Teach me how to dance with you by @becausebuckley

Buddie | Rated M | 5,2k | slow dancing, getting together, horny Buck, first kiss, competent Eddie, fluff and humor, oblivious Buck

“Okay, come here,” Eddie says, dropping the sponge and dish he was cleaning into the soapy water with a splash. He’s tugging on Buck’s elbow, then, the wetness from his fingers seeping into Buck’s clothes and all the way through to his skin.

“Uh, what?” Buck brings out, but he’s helpless to do anything but follow Eddie’s lead and let go of the tea towel.

“We’re dancing,” Eddie says, as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world.

Or: Eddie teaches Buck to dance.

Keeping it quiet by @bellabrady

Buddie | rated G | 3,2k | love confessions, getting together, humor, idiots in love, first kiss

He can’t handle standing next to Eddie for however long it takes to clean the engine, he just can’t. He’s going to lose it. And he’s going to lose Eddie, too, because he’ll inevitably either kiss him or confess his undying love. He can’t even guarantee he won’t just drop down on one knee and propose.

“Oh, yeah, I’ll be right there, Bobby!” Buck yells before dropping his rag into the bucket and taking off towards the loft, leaving Eddie standing there dumbfounded.

“Buck, no one was calling for you!” he shouts, exasperated. Buck ignores him and bounds up the stairs.

Or: Buck realizes he's in love with Eddie shortly before a 24 hour shift. Out of fear of accidentally confessing his love, Buck tries to avoid him at all costs. If only Eddie wasn't so derermined to talk to him.

Bring me to your altar (drop me to my knees) by justhockey

Buddie | rated E | 5,5k | s8 | jealous Eddie, possessive Eddie, love confessions, first kiss, first time, fluff and smut, getting together, friends to lovers, religious imagery and symbolism

Eddie takes a breath, and he pushes down on Buck’s shoulders until he’s sitting on the edge of the bed. Then Eddie drops to his knees between Buck’s thighs, like he’s ready to pray.

Back in El Paso, Eddie got used to Sunday mornings in church. It was surprisingly easy to fall back into the rhythm of it, even though Eddie has been beating out of sync for his entire life. He still doesn’t believe - not in god, or sin, or hell. He does believe in heaven, though. Thinks he’s found it right here, in Buck.

Because nothing - no god, or church, or prayer - has ever felt as holy as this.

His Father(s) by xompeii

Eddie & Chris | rated G | 1,3k | post 8x12 | family, fluff, coda, feelings realization, Chris has 2 dads

“I’m sorry, so you’re saying Chris has two fathers?” The redheaded woman from earlier says. It’s not in a bad way, it’s more confused than anything else.

“No, I’m his father. Ramon is his grandfather,” Eddie is pretty calm about this. Somehow he still feels the need to add, “There would be nothing wrong if he did, but it’s just me.”

Or - After Chris and Eddie talk at the Chess Tournament, they keep talking.

Chasing butterflies by rizcriz

Buddie | rated T | 5,7k | post 8a | feelings realization, Eddie in El Paso, coming out

How long have you been in love with her?

Is sitting in the air as they laugh, turning to each other like they’ve done something, and dropping the subject entirely in favor of grilling Grant on his upcoming wedding.

How long have you been in love with her?

Is sitting in the air as he blindly grabs for his beer, dragging it to his mouth and downing what’s left in the bottle in one desperate gulp.

How long have you been in love with her?

Is rewording itself, reworking itself, translating itself until it fits;

How long have you been in love with him?

--

Or, Eddie's in El Paso and suddenly everything makes sense.

Wherever you go, that's where I am by spiritsontheroof

Buddie | rated T | 4,7k | post 8x13/8x14 (alternate 8x15) | getting together, mutual pining, holding hands, moving in together, tenderness, first kiss, sharing a bed, non sexual intimacy

Ravi follows Buck’s line of sight and jerks his head in Hen and Karen’s direction. “You ever wish you had that?”

“Had what?” Buck asks. “A wife?”

“Yeah, I guess. Or,” Ravi shrugs, twisting the shock blanket he’s supposed to be wrapped in between his hands. “Just someone to go home to.”

Buck rubs at his sternum as a sudden sharp pain shoots through it. “Yeah."

--

OR, Buck gets someone to go home to.

You're taking me out of the ordinary by wafflesofdoom

Buddie | rated G | 1,8k | post 8x13 | first kiss, getting together

“Ballroom kind of requires a partner,” Eddie pointed out, and for a second, his words hung heavy in the air between them, a metaphor so heavy-handed that it almost made Eddie cringe – he’d gone so long, without a partner, a real one who was all in, and then he’d met Buck, and he’d found the perfect partner, in the other man.

Buck gestured vaguely at himself. “I’ll be your partner.”

Your hands, my hips by farfromthstars

Buddie | rated E | 1,6k | post 8x12 | feelings realization, Introspection, phone calls, pre relationship Buddie

Eddie draws in a sharp breath and, all of a sudden, realizes that he’s hard, or getting there at least. He glances at his phone screen again, at Buck’s peaceful face, still fast asleep, and hits the red button in a panicked daze.

He must’ve gotten his wires crossed somehow, maybe he dreamt something or he’s just– pent up, or whatever, and then the thought of Buck’s chest, and his thighs–

He must’ve gotten his wires crossed somehow, maybe he dreamt something or he’s just– pent up, or whatever, and then the thought of Buck’s chest, and his thighs–

~

eddie wakes up with buck still on facetime. he's not normal about it.

Ooff that was long 😅 it took me hours to make this post

[dadupbuck]

By the way, if you want specific recommendations, you can send it in an ask!

However, if it is something I don't read or feel comfortable with, I won't be sharing it.

It might take me some time to reply to it because I'll be looking for fics that fit and might be reading some new stuff to see if I can add it

[dadupbuck]

I want to try and make more recommendations list aside from my monthly bookmarks, does anyone have any suggestions?

(You can reply on this post and I'll add it to a list)

[starlightbuckk]

sunday morning, got me looking crazy

a new fic by: starlightbuckk (lovesicktaxi on ao3)

Buck spirals on a Sunday morning over his boyfriend, his best friend, a Tiktok, and what it means to show up for others.

And his laundry is still not dry.

Snippet:

Buck, for the record, would like to state that he is fine. More than fine actually, his best friend is just dramatic. He reminds everyone of this as they pull into the station and start to clean up from their previous job.

“Yeah Buck, maybe next time you should watch where you’re going,” Hen jokes, exchanging a look with Chim.

He scoffs, despite the slight pain in his knee…

The 118 had responded to a typical first aid call. A family on summer break had been enjoying some time by the pool, and it went south quickly when their son decided to ignore the cardinal rule of swimming—no running near the pool, he hadn’t dried himself off and ran into the house soaked from the pool. He ended up slipping, causing his entire family to follow suit—running about the property soaking wet, leaving trails of water in their wake.

Luckily, the boy was okay, Eddie and Hen checked him out and once they had confirmed he didn’t have a concussion, Bobby instructed Buck to grab some towels and start wiping up the water before anyone else got hurt.

Funny how that works.

Armed with the towels, Buck started to lean down to begin drying the floor when his boot lost its grip and sent him tumbling right on to the floor, towels flying everywhere, one even landing in the kitchen sink. 

“Oof,” Buck hit the tile harder than anticipated, his knee breaking the fall. 

The team froze for a moment, confused about how Buck managed to fall, until Eddie (carefully) crossed the floor, “Buck!”

“Eds, I am fine.” He laid there until Eddie’s wide eyes met his from above.

enjoy! this has been a passion project of mine for the last month!

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