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Evan Buckley Week returns! 12-18 August 2024 #buckweek2024 FAQ

[evanbuckleyweek]

Evan Buckley Week 2024

The prompts for Evan Buckley Week 2024 are here!

This event celebrating our very own Evan "Buck" Buckley from 9-1-1 will be held from the 12th until the 18th of August 2024.

You don't need to sign up to participate, just make sure that when you post your work here on Tumblr, you use the tag #buckweek2024. Since tags can get a bit finicky here on Tumblr, you can choose to let us know you posted by also tagging @evanbuckleyweek in your post. Fics posted to ao3 can be added to the Evan Buckley Week 2024 collection.

We've provided prompts for edits as well as fanfiction and art. However, you don't have to stick to one specific list. We encourage you to choose from whichever one sparks joy, as long as you make sure to post on the corresponding day the prompt belongs to!

Edits

For edits, we have some prompts for you where you can pick your Buck-related favorites to make an edit with. All kinds of edits are welcome! Show us your gifs, image-edits and collages!

Day 1: Buck + favorite rescue

Day 2: Buck + favorite line

Day 3: Buck + favorite near death experience

Day 4: Buck + hugs

Day 5: Buck + bi disaster moments

Day 6: Buck + love language

Day 7: favorite headcanon or free choice

Fic & art

For fics and art we're giving you a few prompts to choose from every day. You can choose only one of these, or choose to combine two or all three of them! Every day consists of a line, a theme and a feeling.

Every part of the prompts is completely open to your interpretation. Surprise us with your creativity! We look forward to your fics and all variations of art and other creative works!

Day 1: “Why did you do that?” | reckless behavior | fear

Day 2: “This is my home” | catharsis | hope

Day 3: “Stop lying” | walking away | anger

Day 4: "I really don't like thunderstorms" | late night conversations | anxiety

Day 5: “I wonder what it would have been like if I had known sooner” | bi pride | acceptance

Day 6: "that's why I love you" | love languages | joy

Day 7: favorite headcanon or free choice

Some last things before you go and create your masterpieces:

Please make sure that your fics on ao3 are tagged with the proper ratings and warnings.

We want to ask you to refrain from submitting any of the following: works with character bashing or ship bashing as well as works containing explicit rape/non-con, pedophilia and incest (exploring the aftermath or trauma of these things is okay). Fics that do contain any of these will not be accepted into the ao3 collection and posts will not be reblogged to the Evan Buckley Week blog.

If you have a question, check our FAQ page to see if the answer is there or drop an ask in our inbox!

[tvuniverse]

EVAN BUCKLEY WEEK 2024 Day 7: Free choice ↳ Buck + red-rimmed eyes

[drjacobnash]

Evan Buckley Week 2024 - Day Five Buck + Bi Disaster Moments - 7x04/7x05

[prettyboybuckley]

The 5 Love Languages by goodboybuck (prettyboybuckley)

1.4k | 1/1 | Teen and Up | No Warnings Apply | Evan "Buck" Buckley/Tommy Kinard

For day 6 (yes I'm a day late) of @evanbuckleyweek - prompt: love languages

"Hey, what is your love language?" he asks, suddenly curious. Tommy hums questioningly against his neck, and Buck holds the book up so he can read the blurb on the back. He waits patiently as Tommy lifts his head a little and—as he can see from the corner of his eye—squints at the cover. Buck teases him sometimes that it might be time for reading glasses, but it's becoming less and less of a joke. He’d probably look hot with them, though. "What do you think?" Tommy asks after half a minute or so. His hand has slipped under Buck's shirt, running distractingly back and forth over Buck's abs and making him unconsciously tense them. OR: Buck finds that book from season 4 again when he’s going through his stuff

Read on ao3

[monsterrae1]

Evan Buckley Week day 7: Free choice - Sad @evanbuckleyweek

buy me a coffee ☕

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@lonelychicago @beyourownanchor6 @bi-buckrights @prettyboybuckley @rogerzsteven @spotsandsocks @saybiwithme @eddiebabygirldiaz @father-salmon @underwaterninja13 @honestlydarkprincess @bigfootsmom @devirnis @loveyouanyway @itdoesntrhyme @theotherbuckley @sickeningly-sweet-honey @shipperqueen6 @victory-in-my-veins @specialbrownieeater @tommysdaddykink

[evanbuckleyweek]

Today is the last day of #buckweek2024: DAY 7!

The prompts today are: favorite headcanon or free choice

✨Thank you all for celebrating Evan Buckley with us ! Share your creations and tag them with #buckweek2024 and/or @evanbuckleyweek. We will keep reblogging any late submission for the next week.✨

[evanbuckleyweek]

Just wanted to say thank you for organizing Evan Buckley week. With everything going on in fandom, I've missed talking about and celebrating this amazing man. You have done a great job putting this together and I am grateful for a week that focused on him and how incredible he is!

Thank you! We've been really enjoying seeing everyone's amazing creations!

[understandingevanbuckley]

Charming My Heart | 1k | Mature

Summary: Day 6 of @evanbuckleyweek. Buck's birthday had always been something he just celebrated for Maddie and the 118's sake. But Tommy surprises him.

ao3 link

[understandingevanbuckley]

Stil the Same Buck | 400+ words | Teen and up

Summary: For @evanbuckleyweek day 5- "I wonder what it would have been like if I had known sooner." Buck says the word out loud while having breakfast with Maddie and Chimney one day.

ao3 link

“I wonder what it would have been like if I had known sooner”

This was something Buck was pondering out loud while hanging out at Maddie and Chimney’s house for breakfast. They had already eaten and Chimney was getting Jee dressed for the day while Buck helped Maddie clean up.

“Known what,” Maddie asked as she began loading the dishwasher. 

“That I was bisexual.” Buck said, pausing for a moment before the last word. Maddie tilted her head and smiled.

“Is that what you figured out?”

Buck nodded, “Yeah, I mean, Hen teased me about still calling myself an ally but then she told me I didn’t need to label it. But I wanted to know for myself and it’s what makes sense for me.”

Maddie walked over to give him a hug, resting her head against his chest. “I’m really proud of you, you know that?”

“Thanks, Maddie.” He put his chin on her head, something he loved doing since he realized he was taller than her. 

Chimney walked in at that moment with Jee on his hip. “Oh, looks like we interrupted sibling bonding time, baby Jee!” He said, bouncing her slightly and making her laugh. “What are we talking about?”

Buck turned to his brother-in-law before giving Jee a smile. “Oh, I was telling Maddie I had been wondering what it would have been like if I realized I was bisexual sooner.”

Chimney opened his mouth to speak then paused. “No, I can’t say that, Jee is right here.”

Maddie gave her husband a look and Buck laughed. Chimney looked down at Jee. “Okay, daddy and Uncle Buck have to go to work now. You be good, okay?”

Jee nodded her head and they said goodbye before heading off to their respective vehicles. However, before Buck could finish getting in his jeep, he noticed Chimney walking over to him.

“What’s up, man?” Buck asked.

“For what it’s worth, you would have still been our favorite pain in the ass golden retriever, Buck.” Chimney said, patting his shoulder and giving it a squeeze.

Buck grinned and reached up to grasp Chimney’s hand. “Thanks, man. I appreciate it.”

Chimney grinned, “Just remember that after I give the toast at your wedding when I take the credit for you and Tommy meeting.”

Buck spluttered and called out, “Hey, technically it was Hen since she was looking for Bobby and Athena and needed a helicopter!”

“Semantics, little brother!”

Grinning, Buck turned on the jeep so he could get to work. Yeah, it felt really good to know that part of himself that he had been unaware of for so long.

[tvuniverse]

EVAN BUCKLEY WEEK 2024 Day 6: Buck + love language

@summerofbuddie week 3: out of your comfort zone

[monsterrae1]

Evan Buckley Week day 6: Joy @evanbuckleyweek

buy me a coffee ☕️

Tags

@lonelychicago @beyourownanchor6 @bi-buckrights @prettyboybuckley @rogerzsteven @spotsandsocks @saybiwithme @eddiebabygirldiaz @father-salmon @underwaterninja13 @honestlydarkprincess @bigfootsmom @devirnis @loveyouanyway @itdoesntrhyme @theotherbuckley @sickeningly-sweet-honey @shipperqueen6 @victory-in-my-veins @specialbrownieeater @tommysdaddykink

[understandingevanbuckley]

Two Ports In A Storm | 700+ words | Teen and up

For @evanbuckleyweek Day 4- "I don't like thunderstorms"

Summary: Buck receives support from two of his favorite people when a storm on shift keeps him up at night.

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Buck would be lying if he said he was completely over the sounds of thunder and the sight of lightning when it cropped up unexpectedly. Sure, he had done some exposure therapy at the suggestion of Dr. Copeland, but there was still the random jump or startled feeling he got when he saw that flash appear in the sky.

It was like when the tsunami hit and he went to the beach for the first time. He had to remind himself that he was safe and that the water couldn’t hurt him again. But lightning was a different ballgame. He couldn’t touch it or dip his toes in like he did when he went with Eddie and Christopher for the first time since that day.

Sure, he was fine when his soon-to-be boyfriend flew them into a storm, but he was so focused on Cap and Athena that the noise and flash of lightning didn’t bother him. Besides, he was safely inside a helicopter and if he could deal with hovering inches above the water at the same time, he could handle the storm as well, surrounded by his friends.

So being at work just wasn’t conducive to him getting any sleep when the clap of thunder woke him up. Gasping awake, he took a moment to settle down before trying to fall back asleep. However, that wasn’t working so well and now he just felt jittery.

He sat at the counter up in the loft after making a cup of coffee. There was no way he was going back to sleep now and if a call came in, at least he’d be awake for it.

Not long after he first woke up, he heard footsteps and looked up to see Eddie yawning as he walked over to where he was.

“There you are,” Eddie said, taking the stool next to him. “I was wondering why there was a lack of snoring in the bunk room.”

Buck rolled his eyes but smirked. “You and Chris need to be nicer to me. Tommy does not think I snore.”

Eddie chuckled, “He only says that to avoid sleeping on the couch.”

Blushing, Buck got up to get Eddie some coffee too. They had nights like this before when one would be awake and the other would get up to join them. He made the coffee the way he knew his friend liked and then sat down again.

“Couldn’t sleep. I don’t like thunderstorms,” Buck admitted.

Eddie looked towards the front of the station, where he could still see the flash of light coming through the doors if he looked hard enough.

“Neither do I. Reminds me of one of the worst nights of my life,” he confessed.

“Sorry I scared you,” Buck said, sighing as he jumped at another loud clap of thunder. “It feels like I should be okay after all this time. I’m getting better being in the ocean.”

Eddie nodded, “There’s usually no rhyme or reason to these things.”

“Did Frank tell you that?” Buck asked, making Eddie give him a mock glare.

“By the way, Chris called me last night.”

Buck grinned, “Really? You didn’t say anything.”

“You were on the phone with Tommy, didn’t want to interrupt. By the time you got off the phone, we had that gas leak call.”

“Ah. How’s he doing?”

“He said he’s tired of his Abuela hovering and is about ready to come home.”

“Well, he knows we’ll be ready for him.”

Buck was distracted for the moment, but then the thunder struck again. He groaned, wishing this long shift would end already so he could go home and curl up in bed.

“It’s funny how calls from those we love make us feel better, huh?” Eddie said.

Buck looked at him in confusion until he heard the ring tone he set up for Tommy sound through the quiet of the space. He took his phone in his hands and looked at Eddie curiously.

“How?”

Eddie shrugged, “Best friend privileges.” He got up and patted Buck on the shoulder. “I’ll be resting my eyes on the couch and pretending I don’t hear your lovesick cooing while Tommy tells you about his day.”

Buck smiled appreciatively at Eddie before answering the call. “Hi Tommy.”

“Hey. Crazy weather we’re having, huh?”

“Yeah, I guess so. It’s…a little unsettling.”

“Well, I suppose it’s my turn to distract you for a while. You want to hear about the prank Lucy pulled on me?”

Buck laughed, immediately forgetting everything else around him, but also glancing Eddie’s way to nod his head thank you. “Do tell.”

[evanbuckleyweek]

Today is DAY 6 of #buckweek2024!

The prompts today are:

•Edits: love language

•Fic and art: “that’s why I love you” | love languages | joy

Of course you can pick up whichever part of these prompts that suits your inspiration or even combine them!

✨come celebrate Evan Buckley with us ! Share your creations and tag them with #buckweek2024 and/or @evanbuckleyweek ✨

[drjacobnash]

Evan Buckley Week 2024 - Day Four Buck + Hugs

[unlifeira]

Bi

Artwork for the @evanbuckleyweek prompt: bi pride.

It's also on AO3.

[tvuniverse]

EVAN BUCKLEY WEEK 2024 Day 5: Buck + bi disaster moments (x)

[monsterrae1]

Evan Buckley Week day 5: Acceptance @evanbuckleyweek

buy me a coffee ☕️

Tags

@lonelychicago @beyourownanchor6 @bi-buckrights @prettyboybuckley @rogerzsteven @spotsandsocks @saybiwithme @eddiebabygirldiaz @father-salmon @underwaterninja13 @honestlydarkprincess @bigfootsmom @devirnis @loveyouanyway @itdoesntrhyme @theotherbuckley @sickeningly-sweet-honey @shipperqueen6 @victory-in-my-veins @specialbrownieeater @tommysdaddykink