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[prettyboybuckley]

seven sentences sunday

tagged by the lovely @rogerzsteven 🥰 this is a lot more than seven sentences, but I think I'm allowed after all the Sundays I've missed 🙈 also, would I be me if I didn't use this new storyline as an opportunity to write a threesome fic? Buck comes out to Eddie and tells him about his relationship with Tommy over dinner with both of them. What happens when Eddie reveals that during all his therapy, he figured out that he isn't straight either? "In theory", at least, according to Eddie.

"So, does this change anything?" Tommy asks as he diligently dries off the plates and glasses that Buck hands to him after washing them.

Buck pauses, torso half-turning towards Tommy as he looks at him. "What exactly?"

"Eddie being- Eddie being queer."

Tommy isn't stupid, and he knows that he's said that before, but he'll say it again. He's seen the way those two act together, how they look at each other. The moment the words left Eddie's mouth, he'd kind of figured that it'd been fun, he'd helped Buck figure out his sexuality, and now these two knew about each other, and a few days from now Tommy is going to gently get dumped because Buck can be with his best friend.

He needed to ask.

Buck blinks, tilts his head a bit as if he's thinking, but he doesn't look away, except for a quick glance to the stairs. Eddie's voice as he talks to his son on the phone is drifting down from the loft.

"I don't know," he answers, and Tommy knows it's honest. It's also obvious that Buck knows what he means. "I do know that I don't want it to change anything between you and me. I know it's only been a month, but I really care about you, Tommy."

Oh.

That wasn't was he was expecting. Buck sounds so earnest, though, and Tommy believes him, and it sparks hope.

"Okay," Tommy says, and he can't resist leaning in and kissing Buck, brief and gentle. "That's good, I like that, and I care about you too."

Buck has that soft, shy smile he often gets when Tommy kisses him like that, and it's a weight off his shoulders to know this isn't the end of them, at least not yet. Not all the weight, though.

"You know, you've been so good to me, and patient, helping me figure myself out and everything… I wish Eddie would have someone like that for him."

There is a tinge of sadness there, perhaps at the knowledge that by choosing Tommy — and god, is he really choosing Tommy? Or is he simply scared to choose Eddie? — that will not be him.

And for some reason, that is what puts an idea in Tommy's head. A crazy idea, bordering on insane, but-

He likes Eddie. Earlier today, he was thinking about how he'd have considered dating Eddie, if Buck hadn't been right there flirting with him, and if he'd thought he'd have a chance. Now he's thinking that maybe- maybe there is a possibility.

"What if it does change things? I mean, between the three of us, together?" he asks on a whim as Buck takes off those adorable dishwashing gloves, and Buck's head snaps in his direction. "What if we give Eddie that?"

It seems that Buck is picking up what he's putting down because his eyes widen and his gaze flickers over Tommy's shoulder to the loft and then back. Buck licks his lips, taking in a deep breath, and then he's nodding, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

Tommy smiles back.

tagging: @monsterrae1 @saybiwithme @loserdiaz @bi-buckrights @eddiebabygirldiaz @elvensorceress @princessfbi ✨

[weenierufu]

I couldn’t figure out what to do with the background so, whatever lmAO

[prettyboybuckley]

Fuck it Friday

I started a fic last night before bed that hopefully isn't gonna end up super long and that I want to finish and post today 🙈 So therefore I'm starting FIF with this snippet to hold myself accountable to that Trans!Buck/Tommy: what if the reason Buck is tense on their first date isn't (only) because it's his first date with a guy?

Evan is his legal name, the name he changed it to when he finally had the chance to change it. He'd chosen something close to his birth name, his dead name, simply to please his parents. Even that wasn't enough.

Philip and Margaret Buckley said 'Evan' as if it tasted like dirt in their mouths, and over time the name that should have been his new beginning became tainted.

He'd experimented with different names during his travels, but never found one that stuck around. Until the fire academy, when it was proven that he hadn't been all that creative and there were two other Evans in his class.

Somehow Buckley had morphed into Buck, and he ended up appropriating their nickname for him as his own.

The point is, Tommy says his name like it tastes sweet.

It's what makes Buck want him more, makes Buck want to hear Tommy call him 'Evan' again and again.

However, it's also what makes Buck terrified. Terrified to tell the truth and hear his name turn bitter on Tommy's tongue.

✨ tagging for FIF: @monsterrae1 @rogerzsteven @saybiwithme @loserdiaz @bi-buckrights @eddiebabygirldiaz @elvensorceress @honestlydarkprincess @princessfbi @betty-boom ✨ (For anyone who would like to be tagged when I post this fic and future bucktommy fics: look here)

[prettyboybuckley]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @saybiwithme @bi-buckrights @zainclaw

How many works do you have on ao3?

160

What's your total ao3 word count?

1,070,239

What fandoms do you write for?

I've mostly written for 9-1-1, though I started off with Shameless (6 fics) and I have written some for Teen Wolf (5 fics). There's one 9-1-1 crossover with Schitt's Creek.

Top five fics by kudos:

parents always yelling (telling us to get our acts together)

i just want something to hold on to (and a little of that human touch)

I will come to you (even in my sleep)

open up again (i believe in second chances)

exes and the oh's

Do you respond to comments?

Always, even if it takes me months. I actually just caught up again (there's still a bunch to go, but right now the oldest is 17 days ago instead of 250 days...). It's just a rule I have for myself, and even with the backlog I've kept it up so far, so I'm not going to stop doing it now.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm not a big fan of angsty endings, I generally try to at least make it a hopeful ending or, in the case of the college au, use an epilogue to fix things.

But I guess sunny skies & summer highs qualifies as an angsty ending simply because of the cliffhanger (and yes, there is still going to be a continuation, I'm working on it 🙈).

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Choosing one out of 160 is really hard, but I think tell me, will you stay or will you run away is definitely one that deserves a mention here, because it already has a happy ending and then the epilogue just makes it even better 🥰

Do you get hate on fics?

Not commented on the fic itself, no. I've had some people talk shit about my fics on twitter, though, and not even vaguely but calling me by (user)name.

Do you write smut?

Is grass green? Yeah, I write smut 🤭 Thanks to two times kinktober, I have 95 explicit fics, by far the most used rating for my fics.

Craziest crossover:

let's have some fun tonight is my 9-1-1/Schitt's Creek crossover fic for 9-1-1 Rarepair Week, and my only crossover fic

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

My head over feet Buddie valentine's two-parter got posted as one chapter in Wattpad work with over 30 fics once. Filed a DMCA and Wattpad took it down within two hours.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Two of my fics have been translated into Russian afaik, one on ao3 and one on Ficbook

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Nope. It may be a nice challenge for the future? Not sure who I'd do it with.

All time favourite ship?

Gotta go for Buddie on that one, lol. Especially if you look at my writing history. But I often tend to hyperfixate on one ship at a time (current reading obsession is McDanno)

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Buck's POV of if love is art then you might be my masterpiece. I really want to, but at this point it's been two years since the original so I don't know if it'd be worth it either. (I know not everyone was happy about how I ended it, but I doubt any of them are still waiting for more). Writing a different POV of the same fic takes an amount of planning that my brain just really struggles with. And I could pick up where the last chapter (before the epilogue) picks up, but I think that way there would be some crucial information about Buck missing.

What are your writing strengths?

I've been told quite a lot of times that I am good at keeping characters, well, in character, even when putting them in partial or complete AU's. Of course, what is in character or not is subjective, but I do always challenge myself to work as much of the canon backstory and personality into who they are in the AU as possible.

And I like to think I'm pretty good at writing smut.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm terrible at pacing, which multiple of my long fics prove. It'll be drawn out first and then suddenly rushing. And being ESL I do struggle with things like sentence structure and grammar pretty regularly still.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

As long as there is some kind of translation provided somewhere I like it, but I'm not so quick to use it myself. Not beyond a few Spanish words here and there (generally pet names between Eddie and his family we've seen on the show or the occasional curse word when I feel it fits better than an English one, but I usually need to employ help from Spanish-speaking friends for those).

First fandom you wrote in?

Shameless! I binged that right before I started 9-1-1 and combined with the creative writing minor I was doing, it was actually what got me back into writing in general and what made me write my first ever fic.

Favorite fic you've written?

My in your arms i feel safe-series (which I always lovingly refer to as the ace kink fic) is definitely one of my favorites simply because of how personal it is to me and for the reason behind me writing it in the first place.

Other strong contenders are i would've loved you forever (it's never enough but i wanted it to be) and i'm begging you, come home to me (Teen Wolf, Thiam)

tagging @monsterrae1 @rogerzsteven @loserdiaz @watchyourbuck

[prettyboybuckley]

hmmm who wants buddietommy with trans eddie. i saw a porn gif and now i have Ideas

[prettyboybuckley]

got filth on the brain - bucktommy smut fic incoming 😌

[prettyboybuckley]

putting their head on the other’s chest if it inspires ♥️✨

Love your writting very much btw♥️

hi anon! thank you for the prompt and the compliment 💕 this ended up getting away from me (and the prompt) a bit 😭

Eddie has always been a bit particular about his pillows, ever since he got back from Afghanistan.

He doesn't know if it's because he just wanted a decent pillow after his years in the army or if all the bed rest put his standards for a good pillow a little too high, but he's picky now.

Which is why he bought a whole stack of the same pillow when he finally found one he deemed perfect, all stuffed into the bottom of his wardrobe, just so he'll have enough pillows to last him decades.

Eddie keeps one in his locker at work, and it has gotten him some curious looks, but no one has said anything about it. They've all got their peculiarities, and the team is generally good at figuring out what they can and can't tease each other about.

So, yeah, Eddie has what you might call an emotional support pillow, and honestly, it might be the only thing he's let himself have just because he wants it.

Up until recently, at least. 

He wasn't even the one who made the first move, because there is a difference between going for something he wants and letting himself have something when it's offered.

Buck had offered, in a sense. Actually, Buck had kissed him in Eddie's kitchen, late at night, and Eddie decided that he was tired of not letting himself have the things he wants.

So they're together now, they go on dates and kiss and cuddle, and Eddie didn't remember that being in a relationship could feel this good. With Shannon, it started out as love but grew bitter long before they went their separate ways, even longer before she died. 

Eddie hasn't slept at the loft before, though. Not because he doesn't want to or Buck doesn't want him to, but because it's easier to go back to his place and there just hasn't been an opportunity yet. It wasn't planned they'd go back here today either, but they were already on the road and Buck's neighbor called that he needed the spare key Buck keeps for him, and that is how they ended up here.

Post-shift naps are a routine at this point, curling up under the covers together and sleeping for an hour or two. Eddie loves the quiet intimacy of it, and he doesn't think he ever sleeps as well as when he is with Buck. 

This time, though, it turns out to not be as easy. At first, he's curled up against Buck's back, an arm thrown over, but there is something off. When Buck eventually gets tired of his shifting, he manhandles Eddie until he's the little spoon, but that doesn't make it any better. 

"It's the pillows," Eddie sighs as he realizes why he just can't get comfortable, and he sits up.

Buck follows, arching an eyebrow at him. "Are you saying I have bad pillows?"

"No, I'm saying I just don't like them."

At this point, his boyfriend looks about as exasperated as sleepy, and he lies back down, pulling on Eddie's arm to take him with. He almost smashes his nose into Buck's muscled chest, but manages to avoid it narrowly. A strong arm wraps around his shoulders and he ends up half on top of Buck, head on his chest. 

Fingers find their way into his hair and usually that's more Buck's thing, having his hair played with, but Eddie finds that it's surprisingly relaxing. He's comfortable now, and for some reason his eyes start drooping fast. 

Seems like Eddie doesn't need his pillow after all. He's got a living one right here. 

from the "feeling another human's touch" prompt list

[prettyboybuckley]

i am sincerely so sorry for all my normal ao3 subscribers, especially the new ones, who do not (yet) know the absolute filth that sometimes comes forth from my mind. like, it's by far not the worst but it's definitely top 10, maybe even top 5