I can't believe no one's asked this one I'm living for the concept
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Hiii anon! Tbf I think this has been the most requested one hehe I just haven't gotten around to the asks yet cause I was trying to get all the tsunami ones out first! So here are twenty-ish sentences of Times Between Us (a.k.a BobbyTommy fic)! I wanted to be all mysterious about the main point of this one, but you know what? I might as well put it out there and see what you guys think: - ⌛
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Tommy had desperately tried not to like their new Captain, especially after the man fired his best friend. But then Nash had come to the bar with them, and he had taken off his shirt, and Tommy had been a complete goner.
But he was, as he had done so many times before, ready to bury his poorly-aimed crush deep within his chest until it was gone. He had done it in high school, he had done it in the Army; it wouldn't hurt to do it one more time.
Then, in a difficult shift where they had lost a family to a building fire, the Captain had looked devastated, and Tommy's only intention had been to comfort him. But Bobby kissed him, and Tommy kissed back, and one thing led to another. And Tommy, despite himself, started to see a future there. He had allowed himself to dream.
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Now
Tommy hasn't seen Bobby (Captain Nash) in about eight years. He's thankful that the 118 and the 217 don't work the same calls very often, which means he doesn't need to run into the man who was the first and last person to break his heart.
He's heard through the grapevine, of course, the 118’s frankly unbelievable mishaps over the years, and he knows Bobby is in the middle of it all, always coming through like a goddamn hero (you used to think he was a hero too). And over the years, there have been many occasions where he thought about reaching out to him, letting him know the secret Tommy’s kept all this time, but he always stops himself. Bobby was very clear when he told Tommy he didn’t want any kind of commitment.
And then, of course, Tommy’s also heard that the man is happily married to a police sergeant, and he wishes he could be happy for him. But the thought that Bobby was willing to commit, just not to him, stings too much for his happiness to be sincere. That’s when Tommy decides he’ll keep his secret to himself, and let Bobby live his life away from him, just like he wanted.
Even so, the second Howie calls Tommy and tells him that Bobby is in trouble and they need a chopper, he is rushing to help. Because, as much as he tries to avoid thinking about it, the man is Mateo's other father, and Tommy will not let him die on a capsized cruise ship in the middle of a hurricane.
The second Bobby enters his chopper and looks at him, his eyes filled with an uncomfortable gratitude, Tommy feels his heart skip a beat. Because in his face, Tommy is seeing his son's eyes.
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Sooooo what do you think? Pls let me know because I'm nervous about putting this one out there hehe
(Special thanks to my LPTIS server lovelies who have been helping me build this fic and hear me yapping about it for almost two months now hehe)
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