in an ocean of ashes

1. tell me the truth will disappear if i'm holding your hands by ryliversbuddie (@ryliversbuddie) (11.4k, Teen) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence; blood and injury details, medical procedure 

9x18 spec/fix it fic where buck is in the elevator with eddie and had to do a field transfusion 

Reccer says: the tension of the situation in the hospital was so well conveyed. the buck/eddie dynamic was so well written. the blood transfusion is done in a poetic way and is a red string of fate metaphor. and a third party feelings confession!

2. Table For Two In Manhattan by buckmeetsboy (12.6k, General) Warnings: grief/mourning 

Three years after Bobby's funeral, Eddie and Buck finally talk. 

Reccer says: it's an incredibly well-written, incredibly tender story about grief and love and the characterization of both Buck and Eddie is so on point. It made me cry and laugh and cry again.  

3. authentication by v_greyson (greyson) (@vgreysoncellars) (18k, Explicit) Warnings: none

Eddie judges Buck's taste in guys, which somehow leads to him picking guys out for Buck on night's out. In a chill and normal and platonic and straight way. 

Reccer says: funny and hot and heartfelt by turns 

4. glass on the pavement under my shoe by doitgently (@doitbuckley) (9.4k, Teen) Warnings: Near Death Experiences, Major Character Injury 

Buck takes a great big tumble. Like always, Eddie is right behind him. 

Reccer says: incredible whump with a really really excellent dark dry sense of humor that fits the tone perfectly. the character voices here are incredible.

5. how do I say what you already know by martianbarnes (@diazboys) (5.1k, Teen) Warnings: none

Buck asks Eddie to dinner. Eddie doesn't think much about it. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

6. listen (do you want to know a secret) by Minalover (@Minalover) (3.6k, General) Warnings: none

Buck throws a barbecue at Bobby's with some surprises 

Reccer says: absolutely adorable, bright and bubbly and sweet! 

7. ain't i fallen (in love) by headlightsoup (14.4k, Explicit) Warnings: Implied/referenced homophobia 

After the events of Mother's Boy, Buck and Eddie drive home together. Buck does his best to navigate his feelings. 

Reccer says: This is a really lovely character exploration with a bonus of hot sex. 

8.  the tortured poets department by colonoscopys (19k, Explicit) Warnings: None 

The first time Buck touched him, Eddie blew an ambulance up. (Ft. Witch!Eddie) 

Reccer says: I liked it!

9. I’m in a situation by rotisserie_marie_chicken (3.7k, General) Warnings: none

Buck calls Eddie when he gets into a situation just before Eddie’s move to El Paso. They (kind of) talk about it. 

Reccer says: There’s no rush to resolve the conflict. The fic is just okay with exploring their dynamic in a short slice of time and it’s a wonderful, angsty read. 

10. Little by little (move a little closer to me) by tyremarbles (@brratbuck) (12.3k, Teen) Warnings: none

5 times Eddie sneaks a taste of something Buck baked and 1 time Buck sneaks a taste of something instead 

Reccer says: I liked it!

11. Surprise Me by DJW760 (15.7k, General) Warnings: none

5 times Buck knows exactly what food to get Eddie, and the 1 time Eddie knows exactly what to get Buck 

Reccer says: I liked it!

12. you are so gorgeous it makes me so mad by bellabrady (5k, General) Warnings: none

Eddie is annoyed with Buck for being so very kissable but his drunk self isn't the best at phrasing things. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

13.   The Wedding Planner by xylodemon (@xylodemon) (15.3k, Explicit) Warnings: none

Buck starts accidentally planning his wedding with Eddie before they're dating. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

14. eau de vie by veil_nebula (@eddiesgayladder ) (4.6k, Explicit) Warnings: Undernegotiated Kink 

Eddie has an oral fixation, and Buck has an idea. 

Reccer says: excellent porn, and genuinely lovely prose while the boys fuck nasty 

15. forbearance by waterlanding (@exhausteddiaz) (5.7k, Explicit) Warnings: none

Buck forces himself to slow down, take a second. Replay the last five minutes in his head. He can look at this logically, assess the facts: he and Eddie had gone out. He and Eddie had a few drinks. He and Eddie had been shooting the shit and now he’s rifling through his nightstand, grabbing for a device that keeps your dick from getting hard. Because Buck said he’d show it. To Eddie. 

Reccer says: incredibly in-character sexual dynamics, and very very good and hot porn 

16. Elevator Pitch by floatyourboat1997 (@floatboats) (11.7k, Teen) Warnings: none

The fic where the 118 gets trapped in an elevator, and with too much free time on their hands, they treat it as an impromptu therapy sesh. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

17. light, dark, light again by fruitsdoesnotknow (@fruitsdontknow) (5.6k, Teen) Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings 

Eddie finds out that Buck used to have a crush on him. Past tense. He spirals about it. 

Reccer says: Deeply sweet, full of the fear of missed chances 

18. Hit and Run by Talls (@tallsinspace) (7.7k, Mature) Warnings: none

"You’re acting like you’re not going to have to miss me,” Buck says, pressing the bruise. “Like I’ll be able to come over whenever I want, crash at your place when I get too tired, like you’re not leaving the timezone.” “Yeah, well I’m trying to keep you in my life,” Eddie bites out, “and you’re acting like this is some kind of permanent goodbye.” “This is goodbye, Eddie,” Buck retorts, his jaw tense. “You’re leaving.”    

Reccer says: it's beautiful and aching and cathartic 

19. 800 Miles by facewithoutheart (@facewithoutheart) (1.9k, Teen) Warnings: brief and vague references to canonical suicide attempt 

Buck tells Maddie that he plans to move to Texas with Eddie. Maddie goes straight to Eddie about it. 

Reccer says: Maddie and Eddie is such an underrated and underrepresented dynamic, and this is a really perfect look at the two of them in a very difficult moment. 

20. the ghost you're dressed up as by MegsWrites (@megsvstheworld) (5.2k, Teen) Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings; car accidents, some depiction of blood and injury, minor character death, minor haunting, supernatural elements 

Eddie falls off a cliff and climbs a mountain. And finds a little help along the way. 

Reccer says: It's tender! I teared up reading this, I felt each of those 5k words, and it felt like a 9-1-1 episode! 

21. beautiful stranger by WabiSabiPapi (@bucksgreyhairs) (4.4k, Explicit) Warnings: Freak4Freak, Anonymous Sex, Spit Kink 

When Buck starts a fight in a bar, a stranger comes to his rescue. Buck brings him back to his hotel to patch him up. 

Reccer says: Amazing fic and so so so hot, with a nice twist at the end ;) 

22. vile prophecy (scrape it out of me) by literalmetaphor (@absolutelybifurious) (17.6k, Explicit) Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings; Mildly Dubious Consent, Passive Suicidality 

Eddie gets a pair of wings that may or may not be terminal. 

Reccer says: This is a really gorgeous exploration of Eddie's tendency towards self-sacrifice. The way Buck loves him is also so tender. 

23. Eddie Diaz Picks a Book by CourtepointeClementine, sunlight (@courtepointeclementine, @justonebigbee) (21.8k, Mature) Warnings: none

Eddie joins Maddie's bookclub and learns things about himself through reading. 

Reccer says: i loved the maddieddie friendship and watching eddie get excited about books. a fic for booklovers (and everyone else)! 

24. transference by waterlanding (@exhausteddiaz) (3k, Explicit) Warnings: none

Buck sleeps with Tommy to make Eddie jealous instead of adopting Blaze. Things go differently when Buck shows up as Freddie Fakeman to apologize. 

Reccer says: Small canon divergences in fics, especially ones hinged on sex, can be so tricky to navigate well, but this story nails it. It's hot, funny, believable, and close to canon but just different enough to keep the reader guessing. 

25. Answer me this by Graceful_Ashes (@graceful-ashes) (2.4k, Mature) Warnings: None

Buck likes to watch Jeopardy! And answer the clues. Eddie decides to test just how good he is at this...when he's a little preoccupied. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

26. they say history repeats itself (but this time it’s you) by kabnd (7.1k, Teen) Warnings: Panic Attacks, Car Accident 

Buck gets hit by a car, and he knows he’s going to be fine…but he knows Eddie won’t be, not when Buck is lying on the ground in a puddle of his blood like a bad recreation of the day that Shannon died 

Reccer says: for all the buckshannon parallel lovers out there 

27. Live or Die - Make Your Choice by Sassay (@Sassay) (4.1k, Explicit) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence      

Wrong place, wrong time - Buck and Eddie unintentionally fall into a saw trap of life and death. A choice needs to be made and sacrifice is the aim of the game. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

28. Trapped With This Love by Graceful_Ashes (@graceful-ashes) (2.5k, General) Warnings: none

Buck realises he has feelings for Eddie and begins avoiding him. Then they get trapped in a cave together and avoiding Eddie is no longer an option. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

29. Your Kiss Might Kill Me (So Won't You Kill Me) by morganofthefairies (9k, Explicit) Warnings: orgasm delay, D/s 

Buck had lightly explored submission with a previous partner, and he has a totally chill and normal reaction when Eddie offhandedly calls him a good boy on a call. 

Reccer says: sweet and hot and has a classic lil bi panic spiral 

30. christopher diaz and the plights of stan twitter by thesquinky (8.2k, Teen) Warnings: crack fic 

Chris is the youngest member of Hotshots stan twt, and famous Sanchez hater 

Reccer says: Hilarious, silly, deeply fun 

31. awakening at your hand by wontrewpeering (Trudemaethien) (4.6k, Explicit) Warnings: Mutual dubcon 

Eddie, home alone, jacks off in bed and goes to sleep without getting dressed. Buck gets off an exhausting shift and comes home to drop into bed. Two perfectly logical and innocent choices collide and change everything.    

Reccer says: I liked it!

32. Aftershocks by pansiesandposies (5.9k, Explicit) Warnings: none

Eddie finds out that Buck and Tommy slept together. He proceeds to be very normal and straight about the whole thing. 

Reccer says: It's fun and hot, but also full of aching feelings and their innate obsession with each other. 

33. the guy next door by madforyou (8.1k, Teen) Warnings: none

The odds of the universe dropping a naked man on your doorstep are low, but never zero. 

Reccer says: This fic is SO funny and SO well written! You're gonna love Eddie "disaster gay" Diaz internal monologue! 

34. I'm addicted to your [hugs] by passionfruitwriter (3.5k, General) Warnings: Mention of addiction [to hugs] 

"And now here Eddie is, hyping himself up to choose joy. The thing is that hugging isn’t something Buck and Eddie usually do. He can count on one, maybe two hands, how many times they’ve hugged in seven years. So he can’t just open his arms and have Buck come crawling into him. He must take different, more calculated measures. "   

Reccer says: It's fluffy, sweet, and feels like a hug! 

35. All About Eddie by Sintari (OriginalSintari) (@sintari) (1.1k, Teen) Warnings: none

Eddie keeps mentioning things he finds attractive in men. Buck hears this and spirals. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

36. (low) by rogerzsteven (@rogerzsteven) (3.6k, General) Warnings: none

Some days, after the lighting strike, Buck can’t get out of bed. Eddie helps take care of him when this happens. 

Reccer says: I liked it!

37. imagine being loved by me by montygreenn (20.5k, Teen) Warnings: none

Buck copes with unrequited love by maladaptive daydreaming, buying Eddie flowers, and lying to the farmers market vendor about his imaginary husband.