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  1. Public Bookmark 59

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    Eddie rounds the corner, and sure enough, lying on the hardwood is Buck, forearm draped quite cinematically across his forehead in an Oh, Woe is Me imitation. His ungainly limbs are sprawled all across the floor—an aggrieved starfish.

    He looks up at Eddie from beneath furrowed brows. “I’ve been wounded,” he grumbles.

    “Oh, my God, Buck.” Eddie’s instantly on his knees. He’s pretty sure something pops on his way down. “What happened? Where does it hurt? Talk to me.” The line of questioning might be overkill, but he’s gathering clues.

    His eyes dart around the space and take stock of their surroundings, trying to ascertain the source of the injury. He spies a faint red spot on the dining room’s doorjamb. About four feet below it is Theo. One fist is pressed guiltily over the toddler’s mouth, and his bottom lip wobbles perilously. He’s twisting the toe of one of his Paw Patrol sneakers into the other.

    or: Buck runs face-first into a wall and Eddie cleans a wound.

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    10 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    If you follow the sound of silence throughout this home of history, you will land in the kitchen. You will bear witness to a performance between two men. They are covered in bruises and cuts. One of them winces, and attempts to hide it, every time he moves his arms. The other is laser focused on him, while trying to pretend he’s not. They don’t speak. They barely breathe.

    It’s a dance, a jerky one. Performed nightly on fresh legs. It’s new and unsure, yet old as time itself. To anyone watching, it’s unsettling. To them, it's existing.

    Now lean in and watch. Watch them. See what’s unsaid.

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    A quiet dance between Buck and Eddie

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    07 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 23

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    ‘’You’re fine. Theo’s fine,’’ Eddie starts softly. ‘’He’s with the strongest woman in the world who beat up Chimney and the Lees in mahjong at the age of six. Oh, and Athena is there.’’

    Eddie teases, mentioning Jee and Buck laughs lifting his head from Eddie’s neck and leaning it on his temple instead, swaying in the rhythm Eddie leads them.

    ‘’She got that from her uncle,’’ Buck teases.

    ‘’What, me?’’ Eddie says pinching Buck’s back. ‘’She did learn a couple of Spanish phrases from my telenovelas that I pray to God Maddie never looks up the meaning of.’’

    Buck snorts. ‘’I meant me, dumbass.’’

    Eddie kisses Buck’s temple and looks him in the eyes. ‘’I know. I just love seeing you all flustered when I call myself her uncle.’’

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    Or: Buck and Eddie dance on B shift colleague’s wedding. Inspired by Luke and Lorelai dancing on Liz’s wedding in Gilmore Girls. Soft, cute, fluffy 💕

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    06 Jul 2026

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    “Aw,” Harry says, smiling. “That’s adorable. Is it like—is it a thing? Do all of you keep pictures in your helmets?”

    A murmur of general consensus ripples through their group. Harry, apparently delighted by this new knowledge, demands to see everyone’s secret photos.

    “They’re kind of private,” Eddie says, crouched down to unlace his boots. He has a smudge of soot over his left cheek, and his hair has come loose from the gel, a lock of it curling over his brow. Buck likes him like this, just a little dishevelled.

     

    or, firefighters sometimes keep photographs of the people they love inside their helmets, to remember who they’re fighting to come home to. eddie’s isn’t what buck expects.

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    06 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 45

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    “We are not alright!” Theo exclaims, way too delighted considering the meaning of his words. “Eddie broke his nose!”
    From his spot on the floor, Eddie looks up at Buck and nods solemnly. Buck can't help but laugh at the sight, but Eddie does not break character for even a second.

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    04 Jul 2026