Mar 30, 2021
BUCKLEY SIBLINGS WEEK 2021: Day Two → Buck & Maddie + colors
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BUCKLEY SIBLINGS WEEK 2021: Day Two → Buck & Maddie + colors
Day One: Maddie & Buck + protecting each other
BUCKLEY SIBLINGS WEEK ➜ DAY FOUR: favorite scene: buck and maddie in 4x05 when you left doug, you only had two suitcases. and everything that mattered the most was inside them.
Buckley Siblings Week 2021
Day 7: Free Choice
Happiness is…
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Buckley siblings week 2021 - Day 2 -> Buckley siblings + colors
Welcome to the Buckley Siblings week 2021!
Join Buckley Siblings week from March 29th - April 4th 2021
Prompts for the gif/art/fan video makers:
Day One: Maddie & Buck + protecting each other
Day Two: Maddie & Buck + color(s)
Day Three: Maddie & Buck + family
Day Four: Maddie & Buck + favourite scene/episode
Day Five: Maddie & Buck + personality traits
Day Six: Maddie & Buck + favourite quote
Day Seven: Free Choice
Prompts for the fic writers:
Day One: “I need you.” “I’m on my way.” + hurt
Day Two: “You’re kind of my favourite person, you know that?” + childhood
Day Three: “I can’t believe you’re getting married.” + fluff
Day Four: “Wake up, please don’t leave me alone.” + angst
Day Five: “You’re burning up.” + comfort
Day Six: “Oh shit, you weren’t supposed to see that.” + humor
Day Seven: Free Choice
Rules:
Please tag your work with #buckleysiblingsweek2021 so it can be found and re-blogged. If you have any issues with posts not coming up in the tags, just let us know.
Every creation made for this week should be posted on Tumblr, so it can be re-blogged on this blog. If you post to A03, just link on your Tumblr Blog and tag appropriately.
Have fun!
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The Buckley Siblings Week || Day Six: Favorite Quote
“You are never gonna be left behind, OK? No matter what.”
“You promise?”
“I promise.”
World's Greatest Uncle (AO3)
"Come meet your niece," Chimney says softly as he opens the door, gesturing to Maddie in the living room holding their daughter to her chest as she stares at her affectionately.
Maddie looks up when she hears the door shut, a little jumpy, like she hadn't noticed anyone else there. Buck stands behind Maddie, his hand on her shoulder as he gazes at his niece.
She's so tiny. Her eyes are a familiar shade of dark brown, already having a lot of hair despite being a newborn. She stares up at Maddie and Buck adoringly, like she's trying to figure out just what she's looking at. She reaches a tiny hand up, touching Buck's face.
"She likes you," Maddie says.
"You think?"
"Definitely." Maddie pauses for a second, looking between Buck and the baby as Chimney approaches them, kissing Maddie's forehead lightly. "Do you want to hold her?"
Buck freezes. It's not like he hasn't held a baby before, but this child is Maddie's. His niece. His own flesh and blood. He looks at Maddie, staring into her eyes, thinking about how no one has ever put this much trust in him before. Maddie gives him a shy smile, understanding perfectly the message he's conveying.
"Are you sure?"
"There's no one we trust in this world more than you," Chimney pipes up.
Buck nods, and Maddie shifts the baby around in her arms, gently handing her over to Buck.
He takes her, supporting her head with his left hand, his thumb gently brushing against her tiny cheek. She grins at her uncle, and Buck is struck again by just how much she looks like her mother, even at this age.
"She looks just like you," he whispers as she shuts her eyes, her mouth opening a little.
"Really?" Maddie asks, her excitement thinly veiled by a tone of nonchalance. "Let's go to the nursery, I wanna put her down soon."
Maddie leads him into the baby's room, Buck slowly following. There's a bit of fear in the way he carries her with him, like she's made of glass and he could drop her at any moment.
Maddie watches him silently, her eyes narrowing as if she has an idea. "Would you like a minute with her?" She tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear, looking up at him questioningly.
"You would do that?"
"Of course. Mostly because I have to pee... but..." She trails off.
Buck chuckles and waves dismissively at her as she leaves the room, shutting the door behind her.
He sits down on the rocking chair next to the crib with his niece in his arms, still mesmerized by her.
He's so proud of his sister; after everything she's been through, with their parents and her deceased husband, she's still able to produce the most perfect baby in the world. Well, her and Chimney.
Her eyes open again, and she lets out a few small cries. Buck looks around, bewildered, but then remembers he's alone. She whimpers again, and Buck gets an idea.
"Hey, little one. Don't worry, I got you," he whispers. "You're very lucky, you know. Having Maddie as a mom. It's funny, she's not my mother but she's been more of a parent to me than my own. She raised me. You're very lucky to have Chimney too; when he does something, he puts his whole heart into it. That's what Hen said."
She falls quiet when he talks to her, and they begin to shut, but Buck keeps talking, it benefiting her as much as it is him.
"I'm so proud of her, your mom. She's been through some things, things she'll probably tell you about when you're older, but she's still able to come out on top, doing what she does best."
Buck stands up and begins to pace around the room with her in his arms. "You're going to be loved by so many people. Your parents, me, and all our friends. You're going to have a much better childhood than me and Maddie ever did, but never feel guilty, because I know for a fact that if she had to go through everything she has before to have you, she would in a heartbeat. And so would I."
He hears the click of a camera behind him, and he turns around to see Maddie standing at the door, holding her phone and looking at him with tears in her eyes but an evil smile on her face. He hands the baby over to her, and she sets her down in the crib silently, then throws her arms around her brother, thanking him.
"You're really proud of me?" She asks.
"How long were you standing there?"
She rolls her eyes and puts her hands on her hips, giving him a mock glare. "Shut up and answer the question."
"Of course I'm proud of you."
"I never thought I'd be here," she admits, breaking eye contact with him, fidgeting with her hands as she stares at the ground sheepishly. "With Doug, it was never safe enough to bring a child into this world. I went to unhealthy lengths to make sure I didn't. Sometimes I wonder if I deserve any of this."
"You deserve all of this, Maddie," he says. "You deserve Chimney, you deserve this baby girl. Don't ever think that you don't, especially if it's because of Doug." A crush if anger courses through his veins as he says his name. It feels like a bad word, it feels dirty to say. If anyone understands that, it's Maddie.
"Thank you," she says genuinely. "Thank you for everything you said to her."
"You don't need to thank me, it's all true."
Maddie leans over the crib with Buck, her hands gripping the bars tightly. Buck mimics the movement, gazing at his niece and wondering if maybe one day he would have this. If not, he's perfectly content to watch this little girl grow up.
"I get the sense you'll be fiercely protective of her," Maddie says, breaking the silence.
"Definitely."
"Howie's already making a list of ways to terrorize her future boyfriends, so you'll have to stand in line."
"I'm okay with that," he replies.
They stand there, gazing at her for what feels like hours, but never seeming to get bored. Maddie leans on his shoulder and Buck drapes an arm around his sister, the wholesomeness of this moment overwhelming him.
One week later...
Buck frowns when he hears his doorbell ring, wondering who could be at the door.
He opens the door to see no one there, and when he steps outside his apartment, his foot hits something hard, causing him to look down at the ground.
There's a box on the floor. It's wrapped with a sparkly blue paper and tied with a red bow. He bends over to pick it up, searching for the tag.
To: Uncle Buck
There's no "from" on the tag, but Buck has a hunch he knows exactly who sent this to him.
Closing the door, he strategically unties the bow, growing impatient after he does, so he rips off the paper to find a cardboard box.
He lifts the lid of the cardboard box to see a black picture frame, the words "World's Greatest Uncle" written in thick white cursive at the bottom.
He lifts the frame out of the box, gazing at the photo.
It must have been the one Maddie took the week before, when he didn't realize she was there. It's a side view of Buck, but the best part is the baby in his arms, the one he's smiling dopily at.
He traces the words at the bottom with his index finger, mouthing them as he does.
He looks back up at the photo, brushing his niece's forehead with his thumb.
"Thanks, little one."