#buckweek2024

Buck couldn’t tell you what got him so upset. It had been a rough day at work and he was looking forward to this movie date all night. He had even brought a change of clothes with him so he could look nice and just head over to the theater. But he stood outside the theater for over an hour, long past their meeting time and well after the movie already started.

His calls and texts to Tommy went unanswered. Buck knew that Tommy was off work around the same time that he was, so why wasn’t he here? With the added frustration built up from Gerrard’s little digs all day towards him and everyone else, it was as if every insecurity that he had been working to get rid of finally came back.

He’s tired of you. He changed his mind. You’re not good enough.

Unfortunately, this is right when he felt a hand on his shoulder, causing Buck to jump. Turning to see Tommy, he was instantly annoyed instead of happy to see him.

“Hey, sorry I’m-”

“You know if you didn’t want to come, you could have texted me.” Buck blurted out, allowing the frustration that had built up speak for him. He knew deep down this was the wrong move, but it had already been a bad day.

“Evan, that’s not-”

“I know I can get to be too much, but I didn’t think it would be so quick.”

Tommy looked confused, but Buck could barely see that. “Gosh between work being so shitty lately and my own boyfriend being late, I guess nothing can go right.”

“Evan!” Tommy said sternly to get his attention. “Maybe you should take a walk before you say something you’ll regret, baby. You’re upset.”

Buck stopped for a moment, realizing he was right. But he was feeling like a brat right now and he just turned and walked away.

Behind him, Tommy sighed and pulled out his phone. Do I want to know what Gerrard did today?

Eddie just sent back an emoji with the mouth turned up sideways. Yeah, that would do it. Tommy sighed, watching as Buck walked away from him.

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Buck got about two blocks away before realizing how stupid he was being. It wasn’t Tommy’s fault he had a crappy day. Groaning in embarrassment, Buck turned to go back when he saw Tommy walking up to him with flowers in his hands. He hadn’t been holding flowers earlier.

“Where did you get those?”

“Flower shop across from the movies. I told the lady I was late to a date with my boyfriend and she gave me these.”

Buck huffed and shook his head. “It’s not your fault I was a shitty boyfriend to you.”

“No, it’s not. But I could have made sure my phone didn’t die before my shift ended so I could text you.”

Buck closed his eyes in embarrassment. “Which…you tried to tell me before I blew up at you.”

He could feel Tommy come closer, with the way the flower bag crinkled in his hands and how his hand was taken carefully in his strong ones.

“I heard today was a bad day. How about we go home, cuddle on the couch, and watch some Netflix?”

Buck looked back towards the theater. “But you were looking forward to that new psychological thriller you told me about.”

“And we can watch it another time. Right now, I want to take my boyfriend home and make him feel better.”

“First, I owe you an apology. I’m sorry I blew up at you. I was just tired and all of these nagging insecurities popped up. It's still not an excuse to do that to you.”

Tommy pressed his lips to Buck’s, giving him a moment to kiss back before pulling away. “And by the way, you were wrong. You will never be too much for me. To me, you’re perfect.”

Buck blushed at that, taking the flowers and plucking one out to hand to him. “Here. To make up for snapping at you.”

“I accept your apology.” Tommy stuck the flower in his ear, making Buck laugh. “Now, let’s go home, okay?”