in my mind palace, season 9 eddie nde goes like this: they’re on a call and something unchill happens — the details aren’t important, but it’s something that causes eddie and a civilian they’re rescuing to both be hurt. buck is closer to the civilian and goes immediately into first responder mode, putting pressure on their bleeding wound while waiting for parameddie to come do his thing. instead, eddie makes a pained sound that buck has never heard him make, and he looks up to see eddie is also bleeding badly (from his stomach, for maximum dramatic effect.) eddie collapses and buck automatically moves like he’s going to go to eddie when the civilian under his hands grunts and reminds him he’s on the job, his responsibility is keeping this person alive. but eddie is on the ground, hands on his stomach, putting as much pressure on the wound as he can but the angle is bad and he’s getting weaker and weaker. buck looks frantically between eddie and the civilian. between his duty, the one he was born to do, and the love of his life (which he’s just realized this very second) bleeding out five feet away.
he locks eyes with eddie, and eddie knows what he’s about to do. and he says, “buck. don’t you dare.” but unfortunately for him that’s about the time he starts to cough up blood, and buck closes his eyes real tight, then looks at the civilian and says, “i’m so sorry, k-keep pressure on this, i’m sorry, i’m sorry—” and races over to eddie, putting his hands over eddie’s on his stomach, both of them trying to staunch the blood but there’s so much. and eddie’s so mad he’s literally spitting, cussing buck out between gasps and coughing fits, telling buck to leave him, telling buck he’ll be fine, telling buck if he doesn’t go do his job right now he’ll never speak to him again. and buck snaps, “i am doing my job eddie, stop talking and focus on breathing.” eddie doesn’t listen and keeps trying to push him away, but buck ignores him and he doesn’t even feel bad, not right now at least, not when eddie is this pale. buck starts digging through eddie’s medical bag one handed, asking him what he needs for a field transfusion because even though he’s not a medic he knows eddie’s losing too much blood and they can’t afford to wait for help. but eddie’s just shaking his head and he’s fading, his eyes fluttering closed, and buck grabs eddie’s face and makes him open his eyes, getting blood all over his neck and jaw. and eddie does because it’s buck that’s asking him, buck that’s begging him to stay awake. and buck’s voice is hoarse when he says, “eddie, i-i’ve never done this before, i need you to talk me through this. please, don’t—don’t leave me. don’t make me do this alone.” and eddie’s still furious and he can barely keep his eyes open but he nods weakly, and bucks hands are shaking so badly as he pierces eddie’s skin with the needle, and then his own, but he manages with eddie’s soft instructions. eddie’s delirious from blood loss and without thinking says, “you’re doing so good, that’s it, good job baby,” which makes buck twitch so bad he almost rips the tube in half. but he recovers and then he’s watching his own blood flow into eddie, and it’s his blood that’s bringing color back to eddie’s face, flooding into eddie’s cheeks. they both stare at the dark red tube connecting them, completely silent but for their shared heavy breaths, until eddie smiles and catches buck’s eye. and he’s all red and beautiful when he says, “you’re makin’ me blush, you fucking idiot.” and buck laughs, all watery with tears in his eyes, and presses his lips to eddie’s forehead, just for a moment before he realizes what he’s doing. he tries to pull away but eddie grabs him by the neck with his bloody hand and pulls him close, pressing their foreheads together hard enough to hurt, and breathes, “thank you bud.”
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