Epic Buddie Fic Rec | February 24th-March 2nd 2025
IT'S SEASON 8B WEEK EVERYONE!!! OUR WEEWOO SHOW IS FINALLY BACK!!! 🥹🥹🥹
and I love you to the core by disasterbuck/ @disasterbuck (Getting Together | 1K | General):
Idly watching the news during some downtime on a shift, Buck gets a surprise when he sees Eddie appear on screen talking to a reporter. About him.
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"So the two of you are best friends?"
Frowning slightly, Eddie glanced at the camera before fixing his gaze back on the reporter. "Yeah, but, look… What Buck and I have goes beyond friendship and I love him to the core."
You're My Home, And I'm Happy Here by giselleslash/ @gigi-gigi (Established Buddie, Moving In | 2K | General):
Chim teases Buck about moving too quickly with Eddie and it brings out all of his doubts.
Fortunately Eddie has no doubts about them. Not a single one.
Homophobia in the Build-A-Bear by paleredheadinascifi (Getting Together | 3K | Teen):
“Maybe we should bring them to the firehouse,” Buck jokes. “Like mascots.”
“I, uh, I don’t know if I’m ready for that just yet,” Eddie blushes.
“Oh, yeah,” he nods, going along with the bit. “You want to like… give them time to settle in?”
“More so I don’t really want to come out to all of A Shift with a gay Build-A-Bear,” Eddie clarifies.
Or, Eddie builds a very gay Build-A-Bear. Unless you ask Buck. Then it's just a very rainbow ally bear.
I Might Change Your Contact (To "Don't Leave Me Alone") by fangirling-feels (fangirlingfeels)/ @nibblyssacrifice (PWP, Post-S8A, Eddie Moves to Texas, Phone Sex | 2K | Explicit):
Or; Buck finds one of the shirts that Eddie left behind on accident, and proceeds to react very normally about it.
i know you can see we're more than a secret by DeadAndDying (PWP, FWB, Getting Together| 3K | Explicit):
It’s fine that in the last week, Buck is the first thing he sees when he wakes up and the last before he falls asleep.
Everything is Buck, Buck, Buck.
crawling careless out of the sea by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (S3/S8, Getting Together | 3K | Mature):
In 2019, after getting injured in a fight, Eddie shows up at Buck's in the middle of the night.
In 2025, after breaking his own heart, Buck stumbles home to find someone waiting for him.
don't go barking my heart by simplyylupin (Post-S8A, Buck Gets a Dog | 4K | Teen):
“Do you remember Callie?”
He frowns, wracking his brain.
“Sure,” he says.
Now that he’s thought about it, he can vaguely remember Buck talking to one of the staff members – a pretty brunette girl who’d laughed at something he’d said and had a tattoo etched on her upper arm. Callie.
“Well,” Buck continues, his head ducked, “I’m thinking of taking her home.”
The words come out in a rush. Eddie chokes on his toast.
could you be mine? by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Werewolf Eddie, Established Buddie | 4K | Teen):
Eddie loves Buck, though. He knows he does.
It’s just…he can’t have Buck be his mate.
He can’t.
OR: An innocent question from Buck sends Eddie spiraling.
This Is A Set (Do Not Separate!) by bellabrady (Engaged Buddie, Bachelor party | 4K | Not Rated):
“I’m showing people Buck!” Eddie explains excitedly, turning his phone screen towards Chimney to show him a picture of Buck smiling at the camera. But after a moment, the joyful expression fades from Eddie’s face, replaced by something more somber.
“I miss him,” he says, his eyes downcast.
“Shit, is he dead?” the stranger slurs. “I’m sorry, man.”
“He is not dead,” Chimney hurries to clarify. “They’re just codependent. Don’t worry about it.”
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Or: Buck and Eddie are engaged and have separate bachelor parties. Unfortunately, all either of them can think about is the other's absence.
do you believe in magic? by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Witch Buck, Getting Together | 5K | General):
Buck’s magic has been infatuated with Eddie since the moment Buck laid eyes on the man.
It didn’t matter that Buck himself had less than pleasant feelings towards Eddie, his magic decided that Eddie was the love of its life and it was going to do anything it could to be near him. This went against Buck’s own feelings because of the whole not liking Eddie for exactly two days and also because Buck has always been told to keep his magic a secret.
i'll only know in the moment by earthtolovers/ @earthtolovers (Post-S8A, Love Confessions | 5K | Teen):
Naturally, Buck and Eddie have the worst timing.
okay, fair play, here we go by earthtolovers/ @earthtolovers (Jealous Buck, PWP | 6K | Explicit):
He narrows his eyes at the sight of Eddie having a rather friendly conversation with someone. He was talking to a firefighter from the 133. The firefighter was a guy. A male firefighter, by the way.
Or: Eddie has a new old friend. Buck loses his cool. Likely thing to happen.
trying hard not to act a fool by arcanaphora (Didn't Know They Were Dating | 9K | Teen):
“Bet this isn’t what they had in mind for their first kiss as a married couple,” Buck winces in sympathy.
“Tell me about it. Here’s hoping ours goes a little more smoothly, huh?”
Buck huffs out a laugh, nodding in agreement. Then the words register.
Or: 5 times Eddie jokes to Buck about marrying him + 1 time where Buck doesn't think it's very funny anymore
everything is wrong, but it's alright by earthtolovers/ @earthtolovers (Near Death Experience, Love Confession | 9K | Teen):
Buck & Eddie get stuck. They have a lot of feelings about it.
fueling the fire until we combust by bandshirts (S8A, Possessive Eddie, Getting Together | 10K | Explicit):
But lying here, loose and relaxed, with a warm flush spreading over his skin and a lazy sense of pleasure singing in his veins, he’s a little too gone to care. Buck’s voice is dripping in starlight, hot and familiar in his ear, and with his eyes shut he can almost pretend that he’s here, beside him. He can almost pretend it’s Buck’s fingers that are making him feel this good; can almost pretend that Buck’s eyes are on him, dark and wanting as he watches Eddie lose himself.
Or, the one where Eddie has lots of very homosexual gay as fuck thoughts about men. And about Buck. Mainly Buck.
i want to feel you from the inside by xylodemon/ @xylodemon (PWP, Post-S8E8, Getting Together | 11K | Explicit):
He realizes, as Eddie's asking a Texas realtor about bathroom accessibility, that he's in love with Eddie. That he's probably been in love with Eddie.
And there's nothing he can do about it.
Eddie has to leave.
hope I make it through the night by arcanaphora (First Date | 12K | Teen):
To: Buck
Hey.
To: Buck
So I was thinking. People get hungry, right?
To: Buck
I mean, I know I get hungry. :laughing:
To: Buck
How about you? Do you think you’ll be hungry on Thursday? Around 7?
To: Buck
I mean. We could be hungry together. And go eat. Somewhere nice?
To: Buck
Let me know :thumbs-up:
Or: Eddie and Buck go on an awkward first date.
🔥 i'm not obsessed (far worse, i'm fine) by DeadAndDying (Love Confessions, PWP | 13K | Explicit):
Looking at Eddie right now is equal parts a flood of relief and nearly unbearable. Buck tries to grapple with the opposing emotions as Eddie stands before him looking a little worse for wear.
This time it was not helplessly digging through mud or a desperate crawl; it was a routine save. They’d done this countless times before. Buck just wishes it hadn’t been Eddie that needed saving.
or Eddie doesn't get hurt at all and Buck manages to be totally and completely normal
🔥 tailspinning by doitgently/ @doitbuckley (Post-S8A, Eddie Leaving for Texas | 15K | Explicit):
Or, Eddie tells Buck he’s moving to Texas. In response—as the world’s most supportive, caring and well-adjusted best friend—these are three things Buck absolutely does not do:
1. Keep tabs on Eddie, his calendar activity and his iPhone location so that he can spend as much time with Eddie as humanly possible before he leaves.
2. Almost violate California Penal Code 646.9.
3. Lose his entire fucking mind.
🔥 Upward Over the Mountain by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Established Buddie, Dad Buck | 27K | Teen):
Early into their relationship, Eddie helps Buck through an unexpected and rocky journey to fatherhood. A journey that brings up more insecurities than Eddie predicted.
🔥 homesick by earthtolovers/ @earthtolovers (Post-S8E8: Wannabes, Getting Together | 34K | Explicit):
He sat on the couch, with his tongue between his teeth, literally biting his tongue. Because well, every part of Buck—down to the molecular level—wanted to convince him to stay. Beg, or bargain. Ask Eddie to take Buck with him. Hide in his suitcase. Cry, maybe, or throw the tablet at the wall, break every other electronic in the house.
But that would be selfish. And really weird.
Or: Eddie goes to El Paso. Buck moves into his house. He'll come back, right?
🔥 there is no road by littleghost/ @ghostlandtoo (Post-S8A, Eddie moves to Texas | 99K | Explicit): Years ago, almost a full decade, Shannon had asked him to move and Eddie refused because he was trying to build a life for himself again. Eddie knows if he asks Buck, he’ll get that same refusal. Worse, Buck could say yes and Eddie would be uprooting Buck from the very life he built for himself. He doesn’t ask, and Buck doesn’t offer, and they pack up Eddie Diaz’s life in Los Angeles into cardboard boxes. Or: Eddie moves to Texas. Buck buys his house. There’s a love story somewhere in here.
🔥 Gentle On My Mind by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Canon Divergent, Shannon Lives, Buck/Eddie/Shannon | 18/? | 104K | Explicit):
In which Shannon lives, tells a lie, and sends hers, Eddie's, and Buck's lives down a very different path
[Podfic] I'm still standing in the same place where you left me standing by Anonymous_911version // fic by trysetmeonfire/ @try-set-me-on-fire (POV Bobby, Hurt Eddie, Getting Together | 30-45 min | Teen):
“It’s alright,” Bobby says, another useless lie.
Eddie’s eyes open, look straight into his, and his next words are remarkably clear. “I love him, Bobby.”
“No,” he shakes his head, a strange and frantic panic bubbling up inside him. “You can’t tell me this- you can’t tell me this-“ a hundred smiles shift slightly to the left in Bobby’s memory. It’s barely a surprise, really, he picked Eddie out for Buck himself, years and years ago. He thought they’d make a fine pair. “You have to- we’re getting out of here and you’re telling him yourself, you can’t-“
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Bobby deals with the ramifications of a misplaced confession
