911 & 911 Lone Star First Kiss Week

For @911firstkissweek Day Seven prompt "Free Day". I started with Lena/Lucy, so it felt only appropriate to end with them, too! 1.6k, Gen (Read on Ao3)

Ravi passes Lucy her brisket tacos and digs into his fry shell beef tacos. Free food might be a perk to being stuck in the apartment. He grabs a napkin to wipe his mouth with and sips at his water before looking at her again. "So," he starts, "have you talked to Lena?"

"You mean to cancel?" Lucy returns. "I shot her a text while the doctor was getting my leg splinted and wrapped."

"But you've rescheduled, right?"

"I haven't gotten around to talking to her about it."

For some reason, the information seems to offend Ravi. "You're ghosting her?'

Lucy pauses mid-bite to scoff. "I'm not ghosting her."

Ravi nods and purses his lips. "Have you said anything to her since canceling?"

"I mean, no, but–"

It's late, but this is for @911firstkissweek Day Six prompt "Music AU". Madney, 2.4k, Gen (Read on Ao3)

As the rain falls, Chimney thinks back to all the romance films that he’s gorged himself on when he’s buzzed on wine with Karen.

In particular, he thinks about The Notebook, and how he can relate more to James Marsden than Ryan Gosling. Because there’s no way that Maddie is ever going to choose him.

"Thanks again for tonight," Maddie tells him from where they huddle together under his umbrella. Los Angeles is in a storm streak, so the rain has been making its attempt to leave them all feeling like incoming attractions to Sea World. "I was going to drive myself crazy at home alone. Or drive Buck crazy hovering over him."

"We all told him to stop stage diving." Chimney shakes his head. When most of their fans are young women more interested in mauling Buck than sharing him, things have the tendency to go wrong. He thought this flirty rivalry the guy has with Eddie Diaz was making him smarter.

Guess he's wrong.

Maddie's eyes lift to the heavens in exasperation. "There's our problem. He still doesn't know how to listen when he's told not to do something." 

As they pass under a street light, Chimney is struck again by how beautiful Maddie is. The light shining through the umbrella in a glow, the rain falling around them, it makes her look like an angel. Chimney wishes they were Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne, joyously kissing in their happiness. 

Pairing: Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV)

Summary: Eddie knew that was all too good to be true.

Or Buck’s estranged twin brother messes everything up in Buck and Eddie’s lives.

A/N: Written for @911firstkissweek. Day 5 - Prompt: Misunderstandings. 

WARNINGS: Angst and dubious consent due to identity issues, more to be added in future chapters (please reach out if you want to know more before reading)

Word Count: Chapter 1 - 1467

“I’m here”, Eddie announces as he lets himself inside Buck’s loft. “So is pizza.”

He puts down the warm boxes on the table, and the keys back in his pocket. Without waiting for Buck’s answer he heads to the kitchen and starts grabbing plates and glasses from the shelves. He smiles at the sound of footsteps behind him coming down the stairs, as he digs into the drawer for knives and forks.

“You weren’t answering the door so I let myself in, hope you don’t mind,” he says, finally turning around towards the living room. Buck’s standing way closer than he expected, half naked wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, his hair still damp from the shower.

“I don’t mind,” Buck says, smiling like he knows exactly the effect he has on Eddie in this instant.

But he shouldn’t know. Eddie’s been doing his best to conceal every bit of feelings he has for his best friend since the day he realized he wanted more, as Buck’s never showed any signs that he would want Eddie back.

For @911firstkissweek Day Five prompt "Coffee Shop AU" This also fills my "AU: Coffee Shop" square for @buddiebingo

Buck/Eddie, Gen, 3.9k (Read on Ao3)

"Order for Firefighter Diaz!"

Eddie knows that coffee runs have typically been deemed a Probie task. He did plenty of them when Bobby first recruited him to the 118. So, tradition dictates that it's supposed ot be Ravi getting them.

But Eddie gets to have a lot of nice things for himself. The things that make even his worst call days just a smidge better.

If anyone (Hen) is interrogating him for details, it's definitely the coffee he's referring to.

"I'm not in my gear, Buck," Eddie tells the barista when he approaches the counter.

Pairing: Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV)

Summary: Hanahaki + Soulmates AU

A/N: Unfinished, because work was too busy today but I wanted to share a piece of it anyway and I’ll definitely post the complete version in the coming days. Written for @911firstkissweek. Day 4 - Prompt : Soulmates AU.

Word Count: tbd

“Are you okay, man?”

Chim’s concerned voice makes Buck look away from the stove where he’s been on cooking duty, and towards the firehouse’s upstairs lounge where the team is sitting, scattered. His eyes follow Chim as he walks to Eddie and it takes Buck a minute to understand what’s going on. Focused on the onions he’s been grilling, shielded by the noise of the pan, he didn’t hear his friend coughing, and now as he leaves his post all he can see are the flowers at Eddie’s feet.

Dozens of flowers piling up on the floor as Eddie keeps coughing.

“Shit.” He knows what this is, they all do.

-

“Hanahaki,” the doctor says. 

The team is gathered outside Eddie’s hospital room, letting him rest with the help of whatever he got to calm the pain.

Hanahaki, the unrequited-love disease as rare as the broken heart syndrome but just as deadly. The team doesn’t need any more explanation, they all remember a scene they were called to that left them devastated, just like they all feel now.

“We stabilized him,” the doctor continues. “We’re treating the pain and we’ll do our best to keep him comfortable as long as possible. But it’s a matter of when not if, now.”

They stay in the waiting room for way too long, unable to leave their friend all alone. 

“I didn’t even know he was in love.” Hen’s the first to speak and her words echoe the thoughts buzzing through Buck’s mind.

“It must have been months, have you seen the amount of flowers? That’s not how it starts.” Chim says. 

Months of Eddie hiding this secret from everyone. From Buck, who tries to push away the resentment at the thought of Eddie keeping something that big from him. He can’t be selfish right now, not when Eddie’s life’s at stake.

“I don’t understand why he didn’t tell us,” he finally says.

“He probably didn’t want us to worry.” Bobby’s voice is calm and reassuring. “He knows there’s not much to do.”

“We all know,” Hen says, smiling sadly to Buck. “With all the research you did after that call we had.”

“Buck’s gotta Buck.” Chim jokes, trying to lighten the mood. It works, for a minute.

Buck remembers all the articles he read back then. He remembers the options, and the consequences.

For @911firstkissweek Day Four prompt "Soulmates AU". Madney, 2.5k, Gen (Read of Ao3)

"It's not fair to him, I guess," Maddie tells Eddie. "He's been a really good friend to me and exactly the rock I needed."

"I wouldn't say it's been unfair," Eddie argues carefully, "he's probably been aware of what you two are. Chimney's just the guy who second guesses himself and doesn't want to push when it's something that means a lot to him."

Maddie's been doing that too, hasn't she? Buck made a comment to them before that they were acting like they were in a relationship without taking that official step. She's been afraid to push and lose what they have, or mess it up with the wrong timing like Eddie's been afraid to do with her brother.

Being soulmates doesn't make everything into some fantastical relationship. They can still ruin things. Doubt is great at that.

Pairing: Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV)

Summary: What if they kissed at the beauty pageant?

A/N: Written for @911firstkissweek. Day 3 - Prompt :Episode Rewrite

Word Count: 596

“You smell like love,” Hen tells Athena and Buck shakes his head in agreement.

They’re surrounded by a party of the tiniest princesses Buck’s ever seen and he’s not sure what he’s supposed to do. A few feet away from him, Eddie’s lost in a forest of pink balloons and for a second Buck worries he won’t come back. He would miss Eddie so much if he didn’t come back. 

But Eddie’s introducing himself to the balloons so Buck trusts that his friend will find his way home. Everything around them feels like glitter and cotton candy and Buck wonders how Eddie’s lips taste.

For @911firstkissweek Day Three prompt "High School/College AU". Lena/Marjan, Gen, 2.4k (Read on Ao3)

Day 6 - Prompt 1: Eurovision Song Contest 

Okay this one is a little bit of crack, but Saturday 13th in Europe is Eurovision day so we jumped on the opportunity to share an unusual prompt!

If you don’t know about the Eurovision Song Contest, picture the Hunger Games but instead of tributes fighting to death every European country sends a singer/band fighting for, well, glory probably? Add Australia who’s like that strange neighbor who managed to get invited to the party and you let them stay because they brought nice food songs). There are sequins and fun songs, and sad songs, and everyone agrees there’s always too much ballads and not enough burning pianos.

So now, what could be your characters’ link to the event? Are they singers, or working on set? Do they watch every year with popcorn? Do they end up in the audience while traveling through Europe? 

How about taking the title of one of this year’s songs and using it as a starting point to your story?

Inspiration resources, if your mind needs a little boost  

What Wikipedia has to say about this  This year’s contestants ABBA inspired prompts

And for fun (and research) here’s the best Eurovision song that isn’t even an entry but will tell you everything you need to know about the show: Love Love Peace Peace

A last minute inspiration source as the wonderful @creativepromptsforwriting just shared a prompt list specific to the Eurovision! You can read it on her blog.

Pairing: Evan “Buck” Buckley/(female) Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV)

Summary: Months after the Diaz sisters accidentally read from their abuela’s old magic book, becoming the Charmed Ones and receiving witches powers they knew nothing about, Eddie’s starting to feel guilty hiding her secret from Buck. But it’s too risky telling him without knowing how he’d react.

Luckily her sisters have a plan. A perfect plan that absolutely cannot backfire. Or can it?

A/N: Written for @911firstkissweek. Day 2 - Prompt : Magic Universe AU.

Word Count: 2339

Speaking in unison, the Diaz sisters recite the spell while placing the herbs, the scrap of fabric and the strand of hair into the cauldron and repeating the words as the fire consumes the items.

They’re sitting in the grass in Abuela’s garden, bathed in the afternoon sunlight yet hidden from the neighbors by the growing trees around them. It’s been their favorite spot to practice casting spells since they discovered their powers, surrounded by nature.

“What now?” Adriana asks, looking at Eddie. “What does the Book of Shadows say?”

Eddie looks down at the Book still resting on her lap, still skeptical about this whole idea. “Wait, I guess? It just says the replica will reveal itself to the witch who summoned it and will leave once she thanks it for its help.”

“Well I hope it worked,” Sophia says, brushing strands of grass off of her and lying down on the ground. “I swear if I canceled my date with Leo for nothing…”

For @911firstkissweek Day Two prompt, "Magic AU".

Carlos/TK, 1.8k, Gen (Read on Ao3)

“And now you’re the one icing him out again for basically the same reason.”

TK almost smacks his drink over in his speed to look at her. “That’s not—“

Nancy rolls her eyes and leans into him. “Yes, you are,” she says firmly. “TK, being the Chosen One doesn’t come with some kind of relationship abstinence clause. Carlos is into you and you are definitely into him. That man is going to pick taking on the risks of being with you and you’re taking that choice from him because you’re still scared of your own heart getting hurt when it happens.”

“It’s not unreasonable to want to protect him or myself,” TK grumbles.