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Eddie’s terrified. The weight lodged in his chest has shifted to complete and utter panic. His skin is hot. His eyes are burning. There was once a time when he’d say, I do not panic, but even that was a lie. Eddie panics a lot, actually. But he’s been taught how to manage it, how to make himself Jello, how to bring himself back to reality.
But this reality is what’s panic-inducing, and he can’t Jello himself out of this one.
Because he’s not scared for himself. Eddie’s killed men before. More than four at a time. Eddie’s, objectively, been in worse situations than this. Eddie’s been shot and stabbed and buried.
But he’s never been in a situation like this, with a four-year-old who means the world to him, a four-year-old who’s Buck’s son.
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Or - Eddie takes Theo to the mall. The trip does NOT go as planned, when robbers infiltrate and they’re forced into a hostage situation.
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15 Oct 2026
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Three months after losing Bobby, two months after Eddie leaving for Texas, and one month after giving up on repairing what grief has already hollowed out, Buck signs the resignation letter before anyone can stop him.
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Another amnesia fic no one asked for
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09 Oct 2026
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“Usually people’s lives flash before their eyes, but yours has been sad.” A woman’s voice sounds from next to him, gentle and heavy with melancholy.
Buck realises with a sinking feeling that it’s over. He’s dead. He thinks he should be panicking about this, but the acceptance has washed over him in a tidal wave. Water has filled his body. He rocks in time with the tide.
“I know.” He swallows thickly, “But it's still mine. I still loved it.”
Oh, and he did. His chest aches with it. His life had so much pain but there was also so much joy.Or
What if Buck didn't wake up from his coma after being struck by lighting? What if, instead of his coma dream, he got to pick one last day to relive before he went?
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28 Jul 2026
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“Do none of you care about the children? It’s a bachelor auction, and you, my friend, are a bachelor. Abracadabra, put your name on the list.”
“I can’t,” Eddie repeats. He can’t. He cannot. “I’m not.”
“You’re not? Since when?” Chimney frowns. “Who?”
It’s not Eddie’s fault that, at that exact moment, Buck walks in. So it’s not his fault that he opens his mouth and says, “Buck.”
Or, Eddie trips and falls into a lightly fraudulent HR-disclosed "consensual romantic relationship" with his best friend. Really, if you think about it, it's a win-win.
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23 May 2026
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When Eddie finally confesses his love for Buck, instead of bringing them together, it breaks them.
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Eddie turned off the engine of his truck and took a deep breath. He looked toward the house that held so much of his hope and just as much of his fear. He was still unsure if this was the right thing to do, but he knew this was now or never. He was going to tell Buck that he was in love with him. That could never be the wrong thing to say.
What made Eddie doubt himself wasn’t even the fear of rejection, although even thinking about it made his heart sink. What made Eddie second-guess himself was the fact that Buck had a girlfriend.Bookmarked by spacebugs
20 May 2026