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"So shake it off, make some more bread."
And it works. And maybe it would work for Theo too — something to focus on, a task, instructions. Small hands kneading dough and making cookies and using the oven for something other than setting magazines on fire.
It works for Buck. If they are so alike, maybe it will work for Theo too.
[ or the one where baking brings tommy and buck back together ]
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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
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The Smosh cast is doing a charity livestream for the Trevor Project. Someone in the comments takes the gas leak bit literally. The 118 responds.
Buck paints something he won't explain. Chat loses its mind. Chanse has no regrets.Bookmarked by CraftyBynamite
21 Jun 2026
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After learning the truth about why he was born, Buck makes the most deliberate choice of his life: he applies to Asterbridge House, a private matchmaking service he’s been saving for since he was eighteen, because more than anything, he wants a spouse, children, and a home that lasts.
He does not expect to be matched with Tommy Kinard.
Tommy is older, steadier, richer, and far better at seeing through Buck than Buck is ready for. He listens carefully, kisses gently, and makes room for Buck exactly as he is, which would be easier to enjoy if Buck’s family didn’t think he was making a mistake. It would be easier still if Maddie wasn’t trying to fix his life for him, or if wanting something for himself didn’t feel so much like betraying everyone else’s expectations.
Somewhere between first dates, family betrayals, crossed lines, and one very bad fire, Buck has to figure out whether he can stop asking permission to want the life he actually wants — and whether Tommy might be a place to land.
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29 May 2026
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Eddie: I think your brother is flirting with me.
Maddie: He has been doing that for years.
Eddie: Oh.
Maddie: What are your feelings about that?
Eddie: Good. Great, even. Fantastic. Exhilarating.
Maddie: Do you want to elaborate further than just descriptive words?
Eddie: No thanks.
Maddie: You’re two birds of a fucking feather.
Or, a collection of messages between the 118 & co throughout the month of June post the season nine finale.
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13 May 2026