hiii amanda! have some drunk (and in love) buck! with a very fond (and also in love) eddie! and also, a tinyyy bit of stupid, sad pining idiots!
"I would, like—" Buck gestures with his drink, spilling some of his beer into Eddie's pants. "I would, like, ride into battle with you, man."
Eddie has to smile. They're at Chim's bachelor party and Buck is way past buzzed— He's sweaty, with his hair sticking and curling around his forehead and some hair strands sticking out messily, his cheeks are flushed and his eyes are bright and glassed over, a dumb smile gracing his stupidly tempting lips.
"What battle are we fighting?"
"Any fight you want. I'll just..." Buck squints his eyes and then shrugs. "I'd jut' follo' you." He slurs his words and leans heavily on Eddie's shoulder, his hot breath gracing against Eddie's neck and rising goosebumps on its wake. "I'd follow you anywhere, Eds."
"That's nice, Buck. But I'm not interested on riding into any battle." Eddie smiles, exasperated and fond all at the same time. "Let's just stay here okay?"
Buck's leaning on him to an extent that is somewhat alarming. And kind of awesome, but–mostly alarming. There’s a lot of touching. (Eddie is losing his mind a little.)
Not to mention Buck has to be screaming on his ear for Eddie to hear him above the loud noise of the karaoke and Chim and Hen's out of tune voices.
Buck squints up at him, and Eddie lets himself look stupidly fond of him, because the blonde is drunk, so it’s fine. Buck's not going to remember Eddie looking at him like he’s his favorite thing in the world come morning.
"Eddie, I'd die for you."
Buck doesn’t seem to be listening. “Of course, I’d haunt you in the afterlife, but really–” He waves his hand vaguely, spilling more of his beer on the ground and on Eddie's shoes. “It’s the thought that counts, right? Like, I would so die for you, man."
"I don't want you to die for me, Buck." Eddie sighs, half amused and half sad because he knows Buck means every word he's saying. "I like you very much alive and well."
"I like you too, Eds." Buck gives him a sloppy, wet kiss on his cheek and Eddie's heart breaks a little.
Buck won't remember this in the morning. Buck won't remember this in the morning. He keeps telling himself.
