imagining chris also being a hangry lil guy and eddie one day looking at him sulking and him and buck trying to coax him into eating something and afterwards going 'man that was like pulling teeth, i don't know where he gets that' with zero irony and buck just stares at him incredulously for like a full minute.
The theme list is out for the Summer of Buddie Fic Rec Extravaganza! The full list of themes and links to submission forms are listed below the cut.
Getting Together (June 18)
Kicking the event off with our first prompt, it's getting together! Covering feelings realizations, confessions, first kisses, first dates, first times, and everything in between. Send in your fics about Buck and Eddie finally getting together.
Submit your recs here! Form opens June 3.
Pride (June 25)
It's Pride Month! To celebrate, let's highlight fics about queer identities, coming out, and self exploration. All identities are welcome and respected here, whether we're talking canon (Buck's bisexuality) or speculative (gay/bi/unlabelled Eddie, Buck or Eddie as trans, etc).
Submit your recs here! Form opens June 10
One Shots (July 2)
This week we're celebrating one shots! Whether it's a short character study, a single emotional moment, or a complete story told in one chapter, we want to see the fics that can do a lot in a little space.
Submit your recs here! Form opens June 17
Family/Firefam (July 9)
This week we're highlighting family. Whether that's the family you're born into (like Buck and Maddie, or Eddie and Christopher) or the family you choose (like the 118), we're looking for fics exploring the bonds that tie these characters together.
Submit your recs here! Form opens June 24
Canon Divergence (July 16)
One different choice can change everything. This week we're looking for canon divergence fics that explore how events may have unfolded differently, whether the changes are small, massive, or somewhere in between.
Submit your recs here! Form opens July 1
Works in Progress (July 23)
This week we're showing some love to works in progress! Recommend the fics you're currently following, the stories you drop everything to read when they update, and the authors keeping us all emotionally invested chapter after chapter.
Submit your recs here! Form opens July 8
Kidfic (July 30)
Time to focus on the kids! Whether it's Christopher, Theo, or an original child character, send in your fic recs about Buck and Eddie and the children they raise.
Submit your recs here! Form opens July 15
Near Death Experience (August 6)
From stabbings to tsunamis, lightning strikes to shootings, our boys have been through it all! This week we're exploring near death experiences.
Submit your recs here! Form opens July 22
Hidden Gems (<300 Kudos) (August 13)
This week is dedicated to underrated fics that deserve far more attention. Recommend your favorite hidden gems with fewer than 300 kudos at the time of submission and help shine a spotlight on incredible works that may have flown under the radar.
Submit your recs here! Form opens July 29
Outsider POV (August 20)
Sometimes the best way to understand Buck and Eddie is through someone else's eyes. This week we're highlighting outsider POV fics, whether that's the rest of the 118, Christopher, Maddie, Bobby, random civilians, or anyone else watching these two slowly become impossible to ignore.
Submit your recs here! Form opens August 5
Alternate Universe (August 27)
What if things had happened differently? This week is all about alternate universes, from canon rewrites and role swaps to completely different settings and scenarios. Coffee shop AUs, fantasy AUs, space, sci-fi, apocalypse stories — anything goes!
Submit your recs here! Form opens August 12
Long Fics (>50K) (September 3)
This week is for the long fics that keep you awake at 2 AM saying "just one more chapter." Bring us your favorite epics, slow burns, emotional journeys, and sprawling stories over 50k words.
Submit your recs here! Form opens August 19
Established Relationship (September 10)
The confession happened. They got together. Now what? This week we're celebrating established relationship fics, where Buck and Eddie have already chosen each other and are navigating everything that comes after. Whether they're facing new challenges, surviving disasters, or simply finding their footing together, we're looking for stories that explore life beyond the first kiss.
Submit your recs here! Form opens August 26
Season 10 Spec (September 17)
With Season 10 fast approaching, it's time to get all your theories in! This week we're looking at fics that speculate on what may or may not happen next season.
Submit your recs here! Form opens September 2
Best Friends in Love (Free-For-All) (September 24)
At their core, Buck and Eddie are two best friends in love, so we're celebrating that with a free-for-all in our closing week! Any and all fics are accepted for this week, regardless of genre, length, age, or format. If you love a fic that didn't quite fit any other prompt, or if you didn't get to recommend it in time, send it in for this week!
Submit your recs here! Form opens September 9
next time buck gets badly injured he can't take strong painkillers anymore so he's just grimly pushing through the pain, so eddie starts investigating alternative pain management (and maybe he gets really annoyed about all the woo woo wellness healing crap and bitches to karen about it, because I long to bring back her little gay devil on the shoulder energy a la the face she made before asking eddie if he'd told buck about the el paso job offer, so perhaps she's the one who casually mentions this study she happened to read....) and discovers orgasms can help. aah :) he thinks, what a nice way to help my best friend. (buck hurt his hands/arms, I guess. or actually no it's funnier if he didn't and eddie just goes to him anyway and proposes-) let me jerk you off for your health and wellbeing :)
and buck thinks to himself: if I say no to this platonic suggestion, eddie might think I have feelings for him.
Meanwhile Eddie is like it is only right that I suggest this, because I said it wasn’t weird and I can’t have Buck think I’m queerphobic. Any good friend would want their friend to feel better! That makes me feel better. That’s all, that’s the reason this feels so good, touching Buck like this! It’s because Buck’s relaxed and pain free! So what if I get to hold his dick to make that happen! That’s why I feel so relaxed and why my dick is getting hard: it’s just that I’ve made such a warm and comforting environment for Buck to relax in, that it’s rubbing off on me like I’m rubbing off on him
and of course this gives them ample opportunity for some dorky medical roleplay. eddie in his fancywaiter voice: 'mr buckley? the doctor will see you now.' proceeds to give buck a handy that is pretend-clinical for approx 0.5 seconds and then the rest of the time they're beathing heavily inches apart staring into each other's eyes until buck comes so hard he sees the face of god, and then afterwards eddie clears his throat and puts the fancy waiter voice back on and goes 'okay mr buckley, you'll need to uh, book a follow-up appointment with the receptionist'