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i see you, i feel you (i'm sorry that i took so long to get here) by Iover_of_mine (I_almost_do) for tidesreach
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
07 Jul 2026
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“Your family is adorable,” she says with a smile, before turning her attention to the drawer to get Eddie’s change.
“Oh,” he breathes, blinking a couple of times, “thank you.”
It’s the only reaction that feels correct. That is his family. Unconventional, maybe, but real in every way that matters.
“How long have you been married?” She asks, finally handing him the change, and his brain comes to a screeching halt as he looks at her properly.
Hailey, as per the name tag pinned next to a little rainbow flag, who can’t be more than a few months older than Chris, thinks he’s married to Buck.
He doesn’t know exactly what to do.
“We’re,” he tries, before clearing his throat, “we’re not married.”
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Eddie just wanted to buy some ice cream.Bookmarked by xistentialqueer
10 Jul 2026
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Coming out is a scary prospect. Especially when you're thirty four, chronically emotionally repressed, and in no uncertain terms deeply in love with your best friend (i.e. the intended recipient of said coming out). And it's with that in mind that Eddie gives himself a rare moment of grace, accepting that maybe it was the colossal weight of this emotional distress, and not his own personal failure that led him to develop his worst idea yet - a practice run.
Or; Eddie practices coming out with his new favorite four-year-old. It doesn't go well, or maybe it goes a little too well.
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10 Jul 2026
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“Hey, Spider-Man!” Eddie says, groaning dramatically as he picks Theo up. “You ready for the big game today?”
“If I score a goal, I get a kitty!”
Eddie’s laugh filters down the hall like music to Buck’s ears. “Is that so? I think we should go see what your Buck says about that. Chris, would you mind setting the table?”
“Yeah, I got it,” Chris replies in his usual teenage monotony.
Buck chuckles to himself and flops back against the pillows, just staring up at the whirring ceiling fan for a moment as his chest fills with contentment. He was wrong earlier; it does get better. Having all of his boys together under the same roof is the happiest Buck can get; he’s sure of it.
The sound of socked feet approaches until there’s another presence in the doorway.
“Rise and shine, Buckley, it’s game day."
Or: It's Theo's first soccer game of the children of queer parents' league that Hen and Karen recommended. Except Buck doesn't exactly mention this to Eddie beforehand. Cue: Rainbows, fluff, and promises of a kitty.
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09 Jul 2026
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Denny comes over to Buck’s with a question - why does Orpheus always turn back? This leads to Buck reflecting on love within his own life.
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09 Jul 2026
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“She said she wasn’t worried about us breaking up.”
Oh. Well. That was pretty definitively a thing that people said about partners who were together romantically.
“Say something,” Buck instructed.
“What?”
“Anything,” Buck said, his voice wavering on the word. Which was—it was weird, right? Why was Buck so shaken by a throwaway comment?
Or maybe the better question was why wasn’t Eddie? If either of them was going to get freaked out by the assumption that he was dating a man, it would make more sense for it to be Eddie, who was straight, and not Buck, who had, in fact, already dated men.
“Aren’t you going to be late for your shift?”
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Buck and Eddie get shaken up by a comment from Theo’s social worker, and then by a magnitude 7 earthquake; it turns out, some disasters are better than others.
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09 Jul 2026