Basically a Fangirl

the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be apart of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.

thinking about evan buckley. evan buckley who fought to protect the dignity of the man who catfished and humiliated him. evan buckley who extended grace to the intruder who secretly lived in his attic and made a mockery of his grief. evan buckley who did everything in his power to not hurt the woman who tortured and abducted him and chose to empathize with her pain instead. who chose to donate his sperm even though it broke his heart to come face to face with a child that was biologically his but still gave him away to his parents with a smile on his face. who found out his parents hid a secret dead brother from him and the very first thing he told them was condolences for their loss. who carried his sister with him through every new state he crossed for three years without a response back. who spends hours talking to his baby nephew and coloring with his niece. who took harry under his wing in the absence of bobby. who his best friend knew he wouldn't have to ask permission to become legal guardian of his son because he could never doubt how much he loves christopher. who was willing to die or live a life in captivity if it meant eddie and chris would be safe and together. evan buckley who loves baking for his loved ones and knitting with old ladies and wearing clothes with hearts on them. My Good Friend Evan Buckley.