It’s Not Nothing.

eddie diaz CARING eddie diaz THOUGHTFUL eddie diaz THERAPY BELIEVER eddie diaz GOOD FRIEND

i think eddie has been chomping at the bit to claim buck publicly and it was actually sweet torture that he finally had the opportunity in 9.13 but it was too dangerous to do more than go along with the existing assumption. and now buck is doing what he does worst aka pretending to be fine and eddie sees right through it but nobody's listening to him, and he gets so frustrated he says "jesus christ, they didn't believe you were in trouble in new mexico either, but at least they knew you were mine."

Which could mean nothing…

buck has been borderline obsessed with getting a sign from bobby since bobby's death. in 8x17, he is essentially begging for it when the earthquake happens (the same earthquake that leads to the building collapse which causes eddie to miss his flight to texas and decide to move back to LA). in 9x05, buck thought the snickerdoodles' missing ingredient was a sign from bobby, but it was just the squatter (which was very symbolic of buck feeling out of place after moving out of eddie's house). now in 9x12, buck finally got the sign he has been asking for. he realized bobby was absolutely sure that eddie would fight to come back home. to the 118. and to buck. bobby recruited eddie to be buck's partner in 2x01, and once again, bobby brought buck and eddie back together as partners in 9x12. only this time, it's from the grave. all along, buck has wanted a sign from bobby to show him how he is supposed to do this without bobby. and of course, every sign keeps pointing to eddie

also a lil reminder the crossover was written and filmed before 9x11 had even started being written (and also included none of our writers.)

yes of course it rocks that eddie spent $2,500 plus maddie's fee to avoid going on a date with some random woman but also can we take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symbolism of him choosing himself. and betting on himself. and placing value on himself without needing or wanting external validation after a whole lifetime of trying to live up to everyone else's expectations and beating himself up for not being who people want him to be #myeddie......

eddie diaz just spent $2,500 to not go on a date with a woman. let’s all just sit in that i think