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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    Eddie groaned theatrically, rolling his eyes toward Theo. "I've been bested by a four year old warlord. Tell my story."

    Theo giggled, rocking forward until his forehead bonked against Eddie's chin. "You're silly," he declared, then promptly shoved the green Lego into Eddie's mouth like a sacrament.

    Buck's laugh cut off abruptly as Eddie spluttered, spitting the brick into his palm with a wet plop. “What the—Theo," Buck scolded halfheartedly, dragging a giggling Theo off Eddie's chest by the back of his shirt. "We don't feed Legos to the Diaz."

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    Keeping a four year old entertained during dinner prep requires a very specific skillset. Fortunately, Buck and Eddie are excellent at improvised palaeontology, Lego brand awareness, and aggressive negotiations with inanimate green blocks.

    A story of mac & cheese, strawberry jelly, and being exactly where you are meant to be.

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    16 Jul 2026

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    Eddie makes little cooing noises in his throat, letting them rumble in his chest. It used to work with Christopher, the vibrations lulling him to sleep, and Eddie’s hoping it works here too. He keeps his body as relaxed as possible, completely in contrast to Theo’s tense little bundle of bones, letting Theo cry on his chest. His sobs don’t lessen, but they get a little less louder with every second. “Okay, honey. You’re okay.”

    Theo’s sobs taper off to hiccups as Eddie walks them through the house—three laps of the living room, twice round the kitchen, and all throughout the guest bedroom—buying Buck just a little more time. He talks about everything and nothing—Christopher’s latest project that Eddie does not understand, the new kid at Jee’s school, the latest recipe Bobby’s been teaching Eddie to surprise Buck, Athena’s surprise party next week, Pepa’s latest boyfriend. He talks and talks, walking up and down the house with Theo, scratching his hair the whole time.

    It works. Miraculously, it works.

    —eddie calms theo down.

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    13 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 33

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    Everyone has gone home. Well, everyone but Eddie and Chris. It's not that they're not still showing up. They are. But they have lives that need attending. It's just that…Eddie and Chris are here. They're living here. Chris has taken up residence in the guest room, Eddie the couch. They have suitcases for Christ's sake; they're doing laundry!

    Or: Buck and Chris talk in the morning before Eddie has to go to work and Maddie comes to watch Buck.

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    28 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 45

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    “I’m sorry,” Eddie says, hand unmoving now and simply resting on top of Buck’s ribs. That he can handle. He’s still shaking, body vibrating from his head to his toes, and Buck’s so cold he tries to grab on the covers and pull them up, but fails. Maybe he’s not strong enough. “Let me do it,” Eddie offers, already doing it and bringing the blankets all the way to his face, covering his own legs in the process. “Here.” It helps a little bit, and maybe it’s the weight of the blankets on top of him, but Buck could swear that the shaking is going down now.

     

    Eddie is so close, too, that Buck can feel his body heat. He’s the only one who gets into bed with him; everyone else sticks to the chair or even just stays in the living room and leaves him to sleep on his own. Buck doesn’t have a preference for any; it’s not like he can’t sleep without having someone in the room with him, but for some reason, having Eddie in bed with him is more comforting than he thought it would be.

    OR: glimpse of one of the nights Eddie spent with Buck during his detoxing.

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    27 Mar 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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    19 Mar 2026