different anon but love your teacher au!
that last ask made me snort because i imagine eddie being like 'i can't date one of my kid's teachers no matter how nice and kind and hot the man is'
and then he happily announces to buck that chris is changing school -and of course it's perfect for chris, a great opportunity, but also eddie privately thought that maybe it could be perfect for him too because different school = buck is no longer christopher's teacher yayy
and then a week later buck announces he's following chris 😂 rip eddie
YESSS JOIN THE TEACHER!BUCK TRAIN 💕 it is such a fun ride!! As a welcome gift, have a lil snippet that I just did instead of sleeping:
Eddie did not allow himself to think about Mr. Buckley as anyone else than a teacher from Christopher's school. Of course, he was also Buck - an amazing baker, a great role model for the kids and all around wonderful guy. A wonderful guy, with a kind heart and warm smile, who's science club was probably the thing Chris would miss most about his school.
Buck, who also happened to be handsome as hell and built like a tree that Eddie might want to climb if it wasn't for his incredibly good compartmentalising skills.
But now, walking across the parking lot with a folder under his arm that officially confirms Christopher's transfer to the Durand Academy, Eddie notices Buck lugging some stuff into the back of his jeep, muscles bulging under the rolled-up sleeves of his shirt. It makes Eddie want to find the box stuffed into the very back of his head, blow away the dust and peek under the lid, just a little bit, to see what's there.
"Eddie!" Buck exclaims as he notices him, a bright smile appearing on his face almost immediately. "What are you doing here?"
"Hi, Buck," he smiles, walking over and stopping just a few steps away from the teacher at Christopher's former school.
Eddie decides that he quite likes the contents of the box and maybe there would be no harm in opening it fully.
"Just sorting some paperwork. Just need to drop it by Durand and Chris will be able to start there as soon as next week," Eddie says, taking the folder from under his arm. He takes a deep breath. "I was thinking that since-,"
Unfortunately, he starts at the same time as Buck says, "That's wonderful news! I also have something to share - I didn't expect anything to come out of it so I didn't mention it before, but I have a surprise," Buck says, bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet, excitement almost radiating off him. "I will be moving to Durand as well, can you believe that? They were looking for a science teacher and Carla convinced me to apply, even though I didn't have high hopes. But they liked me and we just worked out all the details, so I'll be starting there next month! Do you think Christopher will be happy? Or will he be embarrassed and pretend he doesn't know me?"
Buck laughs but there is genuine concern at the edge of his smile.
"He'd never do that," Eddie says, when he is sure how to use his mouth again. "He'd be absolutely delighted when he finds out."
"You think so?" Buck shoulders relax at the confirmation, as if he was ready to turn down the offer if Eddie said that Chris would hate it. "Uh, but- Sorry, I think you were saying something before, right? I really wanted to tell you and I got too excited, sorry."
Buck's blue eyes are watching him and Eddie takes one more deep breath.
And then decides to firmly close the box back and wrap it with duct tape, for safety, "No worries. I was thinking if you needed help with packing all this stuff up? Seems like you might use a hand."
