recapping for the sake of verbalizing it all at the same time.
buck can't sleep or unpack his stuff because the house feels like eddie's old place instead of bucks new place.
sleeps at madney's for MULTIPLE nights about it.
says he will GET A HOTEL TO SLEEP IN instead of sleeping at eddie's.
maddie makes him go get more friends because he hasn't had to make a friend in seven years.
instead of going out to FIND a friend he attempts befriending eddie's replacement on the 118.
he already knows this guy is not a fan of his shenanigans.
ravi indulges him anyway.
they hang out and the ONLY TOPIC!!!!!! buck discusses is eddie. including the game of quarters.
the story is about the lakers game he actually fucking took eddie to with the tickets that tommy gifted him.
ravi has endured for SO LONG that he props up buck's EX BOYFRIEND at the table and runs away.
buck sleeps with him in eddie's house in eddie's bed.
morning after, ex boyfriend suggests that he has a better chance with buck now that eddie, the competition, is gone for good.
buck is so upset at this implication that he 1. admits to having "feelings" for eddie 2. tells tommy that he was sleeping with him for sex alone, no feelings attached.
buck visits maddie and relays the story.
says that sleeping with tommy was a distraction from eddie being gone.
maddie asks him if he is in love with eddie.
because, and only because, eddie is straight.
says there is now a hole in his life where eddie used to be.
says he is not "pining after his straight best friend" despite "everyone wanting him to."
tommy and maddie both lightly suggested it.
