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"If — if I'm not going back to the firehouse," Buck swallows nervously, his eyes shifting away from Eddie. "Then we're going to drift apart. Me — from. All of you."
"That's not true," Eddie says as he switches to the chair adjacent to Buck — sitting across from him feels much too far away.
"It's not like you guys'll do it on purpose, it's just … that's what happens."
Eddie shakes his head, eyebrows furrowing in distaste, but before he can verbalize any of the denials and rebuttals that are percolating, Buck continues.
"It's okay, Eddie. I'm used to it."
Buck gets bad news and instead of retreating, he goes to Eddie.
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09 Jun 2026
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“What, so you’re allowed to ask me how I'm doing but I can’t ask you?”
Eddie laughs, staring at his coffee. “It’s not that, I just…I mean, it’s different, for you.”
“And it’s different for you. Sure, I’m his sister, but you’re his…”
Maddie hesitates for only a second, but his gaze snaps up to her, and she breaks off before she can decide how to complete that sentence.
“Best friend,” he finishes. It sounds insufficient even to his own ears.
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09 Jun 2026
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so close to heaven above by bluedynamite
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
06 Jun 2026
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“You chased me around the universe to ensure I paid the price.”
Blade turns his face away, finding that the fire burning in Dan Heng’s eyes is too much, even for him. A cold gaze, after all, will always burn the brightest.
“And now,” Dan Heng’s voice trembles, one breath away from anger. “You’re telling me to stay back?”
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Blade feels that there's no need to drag anyone else into his end. Dan Heng disagrees. Contains spoilers for Version 4.3.
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09 Jun 2026
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eddie, emerging and exposed by comewithmeforarest (idontreallylikebutterflies)
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
06 May 2025
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“I’m not in love with you,” Buck blurts out.
Eddie stays quiet, for a few seconds. Then, he just says, “Do you want to try that again? Maybe be normal this time?”
Buck knows he’s going violently red. He’s so glad Eddie’s still making sure he’s not injured and he doesn’t have to look up at him, though he can tell he’s mostly amused. He stumbles a bit over his words, when he says, “Uh. I’m proud of you?”
Eddie's coming out doesn't go as smoothly as Buck thinks it should have. He doesn't understand why he's so upset about it.
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09 Jun 2026
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“You okay?” Buck asks, and Eddie blinks, lets out the breath that had gotten caught in his throat.
“Yeah,” he says, even though – no, not really. “Sorry, just – a surprise, I guess. Hearing from him.”
Which is weird, come to think of it, because they used to be close. Closer than anything, as close as – well, as close as him and Buck, but in a different way. In a way that felt frantic and clinging and desperate, something to hold onto while they were being shot at.
Eddie hears from an old army buddy; it brings a few things to the surface.
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09 Jun 2026