sweet talk (one phrase, two words)
buddie ✰ 19k ✰ rated E
ᯓ★ post-firefighter games (crossover coda)
ᯓ★ down bad buck POV
ᯓ★ communication, kissing, wheel of fortune
ᯓ★ eddie is a flirt; buck is a tease
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“How come you’re still awake?” Buck asks, antsy. He pulls at a loose thread inside one pocket with pinched fingers, rapidly picking apart the stitching. Better to unravel that than eight years of friendship all because said friend’s shorts have ridden up agonizingly at the thigh.
“I was waiting for you to get back. You’re kind of early, though.” Eddie’s eyes are tracked to the TV, but they dart over at Buck when he asks, “You strike out with Dixie?”
Which… Buck doesn’t even know where to start. He desperately needs to buy a vowel.
“Huh? Why—what—did I miss a text?”
Eddie, sat cross-legged on top of pearly-white cotton sheets, a vision so soft it’s making Buck dizzy, has the audacity to look puzzled. “Not from me. Why?”
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Eddie leaves a light on for Buck.
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