I was tagged by the lovely @themoostking so here we are <33
this is a snippet from part two of the sa fic because it’s the only wip i currently like. also i cannot count.
“I’m sorry,” Buck murmurs, head buried in his hands. “I- you didn’t have to-”
“I didn’t,” Eddie cuts in gently. “I wanted to.”
Buck forces his face out of his hands, craning his neck to look at Eddie. “We slept on the couch.”
The corner of Eddie’s mouth pulls up and something in Buck’s chest cracks, warmth blooming. “Yeah,” he chuckles softly, “I didn’t wanna wake you by carrying you to the bed.”
“I didn’t want to leave you alone, either.” Buck’s heart aches. Eddie’s expression shifts, his eyebrows pulling together slightly “Was- was that- was it okay?”
“Yeah,” Buck says in a rush, eyes widening. “Yeah, yeah. No. Don’t- don’t worry. I just- I feel bad you slept on my couch- with me- like- I- yeah.”
Eddie shrugs one shoulder, seemingly unfazed by Buck’s stammering. His expression turns somber. “I scared you, didn’t I?” Buck opens his mouth to protest, but Eddie doesn’t give him a chance. “When you woke up. You were pleading.”
“I-” Buck’s mouth is horribly dry as he looks away, looks down. “I didn’t- I didn’t realize it was you.”
When he risks a glance up at the resounding silence, he finds something unnerving in the darkness of Eddie’s eyes, in the tensity of his clenched jaw.
“You should shower,” is all he says, “I’ll make breakfast.”
“Oh, like I haven’t suffered enough, now you wanna give me food poisoning?” Buck jokes on instinct, falling back into the coping mechanism like the arms of an old friend.
