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Stay. Forever. (I think you should put your bag down, you should never leave) by BalancingTeaCups
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
24 Aug 2025
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Eddie is surprised by how much he loves having Buck as a roommate. Buck is just trying to survive the domesticity while working out Eddie's definitions of "straight" and "platonic."
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u/firedad • 1h agoI (M33, Straight) Just Accidentally Discovered That My Best Friend (M33, Bisexual) of 7 Years is In Love With Me. By stalking his Grindr... What do I do?
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Or, Buck runs from his feelings realization by dating, and Eddie's jealousy leads him down a path of self-discovery.
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See! All of that was normal. Expected. Unremarkable in the day in the life of two best friends whose favorite kid in the whole wide world was coming back!
Except Eddie was still smiling at his phone dazedly like the Cheshire Cat, so lost in joy, Joy, JOY, that the next thing Buck knew, Eddie was leaning in to kiss him briskly on the lips with an, "Alright, baby. Just lock up."
Buck froze. Dumbstruck as he stared after Eddie, who was distractedly rushing out the door.
"I'm sure Frank will set me straight. I'll be sure to let you know if I have any big revelations."
Or, Eddie has no idea he's shown his cards and Buck makes it his mission to get Eddie to allow himself to be happy.
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Cas' grace is on the fritz, again. Dean thinks he knows what's best for the angel, but maybe Cas isn't so helpless, after all.
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Wounds That Never Show by Phoenix_Waves (BalancingTeaCups)
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
19 Aug 2022
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"Draco wavered, conflicted. He had thought his deciding moment in the upcoming war would be whether or not he was actually able to kill Albus Dumbledore. Instead, it now seemed to all come down to whether or not he'd let an injured, addled brain Harry Potter wander off into muggle London alone."
When Draco witnesses Harry suffer an unthinkable fate at the hands of Death Eaters the summer before sixth year, all of his convictions are questioned as he steps in to save Harry's life. When they return to Hogwarts after the war, Harry and Draco both struggle to define themselves outside of the roles that everyone expects of them while helping each other heal from their respective traumas.
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I Now Pronounce You: Blonded for Life by Phoenix_Waves (BalancingTeaCups)
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
14 Apr 2022
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Hermione described Chaos Theory once and, ever since, Harry can't help but wonder if butterflies can have blonde hair?
Harry's life is right on track with how things were "supposed" to be. The 26-year-old has just been made Head Auror, his best mates are starting their family, and Hermione's even on track to become Minister for Magic one day. There's only one problem: nobody knows that his "happily-ever-after marriage" to his Quidditch star wife has actually gone to shite. When Ginny disappears and their skeletons come to light, Auror Harry Potter becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. Draco Malfoy's Auror pursuits were abandoned long ago along with their "partnership," but, when all else looks bleak, he just might be the only one who can help.
Draco Hearts Spice Girls and Harry Potter is a prequel that tells the undignified truths behind Draco's decision to give up his Auror pursuits, how exactly Harry got his reputation as "Auror Extraordinaire," and the tragic reason why they wound up the best partners they (technically) never had.
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A giggle bursts out of him before he can stop it. An actual, genuine giggle. It lands as more of a strangled, choking wheeze, given that he slaps his hand over his mouth to muffle it as it escapes.
He can recognize that it’s probably impolite to laugh in a moment like this. Unfortunately, it appears he has the giggles.
Or, it's really late, and Buck and Eddie have the giggles.
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- Part 8 of word prompts
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13 Sep 2025
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He’s so close. But Buck’s face sways even closer, eyes laser-focused on Eddie’s mouth, like he wants to ensure that what he whispers next make its way inside:
“The quiet, closeted catastrophe of Edmundo Diaz—performed nightly for an audience of none.”
Eddie flinches like the words hit skin. For a second, all the noise in his head goes silent, leaving gaping awareness and the awful, naked feeling of being seen.
“W-what—” Eddie’s voice cracks and he’s trying to frown, trying to be mad, but he feels exposed, so his words come out broken, quiet and confused. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
or: buck fights back during the kitchen scene in 8x17 and it sends eddie spiralling
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08 Sep 2025
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Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).
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- Part 9 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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20 Aug 2025
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Eddie Diaz lets himself have one night, just one night where he tastes joy before he moves to El Paso to get his son back- But Buck has to live with the consequences of it, can he turn this into something beautiful?
This is a fan comic, please be gentle, it’s my first time. -pushes hair behind ear-
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Bookmarked by BalancingTeaCups
16 Aug 2025
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“Eddie, I’m in love with you,” he says, heart thrumming in his chest, in his throat, in his mouth. He feels hot and cold and dizzy by turns.
“What?” asks Eddie faintly, barely even a question.
“I’m in love with you,” Buck says again. “I didn’t know, I didn’t mean to, but I am. I am.”
“You– Right, okay,” says Eddie, so visibly buffering that it makes Buck’s heart clench a little in his chest. Of course he’s in love with Eddie. How could he possibly have let himself pretend otherwise. “Wasn’t expecting this, bud,” says Eddie, and he sounds so shocked that Buck can’t help a wry smile. Of course Eddie’s surprised. They must be the only two people in existence who didn’t already know. “I– Buck, man, you know that I care about you, but…”
“I know,” he says gently to Eddie, because he did know, but that doesn't make this moment hurt any less.
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Post season 8, Buck confesses his feelings, Eddie lets him down as gently as he can, and they both try to figure out how to be just friends.
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Bookmarked by Phoenix_Waves (BalancingTeaCups)
19 Jun 2025