#tracker au

not me thinking i'm funny by having both prompt number fives start off with them talking about light bulbs

@bucktommyfluffebruary

"Did your light bulbs blow out here too?" Tommy asked, grinning at Buck when he opened the apartment door. "Oh, fuck you," Buck said, laughing. "It's called ambience." "I like it," Tommy said, looking around the apartment. There were candles on the table, the counters, and the bookshelves that could be seen from the kitchen. Buck had spent a little too long organizing them so they weren't too close together or too hard to see — having a retired firefighter for a brother-in-law really reinforced the whole fire safety thing.

(Og ask is here)

So basically, in a world where you need to have a quirk to be a hero, it can be very difficult for those who are quirkless

In this culture of “quirk vs quirkless,” a new type of hero was born

The Tracker Hero

It all began with two infamous hackers, who went by Dansei and Tsuiseki, who hacked into a large human tracking ring and reported their every move to the police

After that, Tracker Heros became more and more prevalent

It was assumed that Dansei and Tsuiseki had some sort of computer related quirk, until it came out that both of them were quirkless

Suddenly, quirkless people had a new career option

New courses quickly opened up in hero schools across the country

One of the best of which was held at UA Hero Academy

Classes X, Y, and Z, (Z being the top class) was quickly enrolling students, and tracking was suddenly a very viable career for those so inclined

While tracker heros were not as popular as quirk heros, and didn’t make nearly as much money, you could still make a good living

Most tracker heros work in one of two places:

A hero agency, where they work along side pro heros, and are normally paid more than side kicks

Or a tracker agency, where “nonessential work” is outsourced. Trackers in these agencies also are free to work with police

Many pros are very close to their trackers, some even living in the guest room of the pros so that updates come as soon as possible

People are often trackers until they either die, quit, retire, or until they no longer are able to use up to date technology

(honestly i am so behind on these but i do have ideas and things written and i will be finishing them! for today, more tracker au for the anniversay of buck and tommy's first kiss and @bucktommyfluffebruary )

"So this is where you learned how to surf," Evan said, stretching out on the blanket he'd spread across the sand. "Should have realised what an East Coast guy you were."

Tommy snorted a laugh, reaching out and poking Evan's knee. "I appreciate that you refrained from saying—"

"I've heard it's as hated around here as saying Frisco."

"It's pretty close."

"So, Abby," Evan pushed his sunglasses up, looking over at Tommy curiously. "Was that actually a thing?"

here we go again!

@bucktommyfluffebruary

"You just can't get this kind of water pressure in a trailer," Buck told Tommy, sticking his head out of the shower and watching him from behind the curtain. "My shower is fine," Tommy said dryly, spitting toothpaste into the sink and watching him in the mirror. "Right, but can it fit two people?" Buck waited a beat. "That's what I thought," he said brightly, winking at Tommy and ducking back under the spray. "It sure doesn't get this hot, either— holy shit," Buck wheezed, startling when Tommy pulled the curtain back. "Warn a guy, falling in the shower is not on my bucket list."

these are my main brain worms at the moment but uh, there's some other stuff floating around too! if you want to see more of any of them, this was originally a make me write prompt so you can send the emoji and i'll yeet something else out at you. the links will bring up all of the posts that have that tag. masterpost for the drabbles because tumblr has a thing against that many links.

if you want to ask about anything, feel free to send an ask or comment on the post — i love to chat and i love it even more when someone wants to know about my weird little ideas. :)

🚁 - we're crashing that helicopter, folks (bucktommy post-breakup)

☎️ - that was us (abby and tommy former fiancés au, find it on ao3)

💰- we provide... emergencies (meet tommy's bff eliot spencer)

🏡- alcohol or alchemy (done, find it on ao3)

💯 - witching hour timeline masterpost (118 daily drabbles)

🐾 - tracker au (bucktommyfluffebruary)

🥞 - zen and the art of stealing helicopters (tommy and athena besties s8b au, find it on ao3)

his best friend chim and his wife maddie are tommy's support team. they find jobs, do research on the cases, liaise with contacts in town, and occasionally call the cops for tommy. the first time he needed a hand with some legal issues, maddie said she had it covered.

maddie's brother evan is — also part of the team. a lawyer who spent a few years travelling around the country, he has contacts all over and will help tommy out. for a price. he's still mad about that night last year where he and tommy hooked up and then tommy left for another job and ghosted him for a month, and evan holds it over tommy's head whenever possible.

karen is their tech guru. there isn't a code she can't crack or a program she can't write. tommy helped her out a few years ago and she's worked with him ever since, but she's not above offering surge prices if he needs her to work outside of normal hours. she's got a wife and kids to go home to.

"Loser buys breakfast," Buck offered, walking backwards to keep his eyes on Tommy. "Thanks for breakfast, Evan," Tommy winked at him. "We haven't even started. I could absolutely win this time." "You could, but the last three times you've defended coming in last so that, and I quote, you could check out a hot guy's ass." "Your ass is spectacular," Buck conceded. "Probably because I actually go running when I say I'm going to." "Running is not superior to other forms of working out." "Is that what we're calling you watching me lift weights?" "Maybe what happens after you lift weights." Buck looked Tommy up and down slowly, grinning widely when he finally met Tommy's gaze. Tommy put his hand against Buck's cheek, gently pushing him away. "Right, two mile loop. Get the stopwatch ready." "It's not actually a watch anymore, it's just a phone app." Buck corrected him. "One, two, three, go." Tommy said, saluting Buck sarcastically. He dodged around Buck and took off. "Hey! That's cheating, you didn't wait!" Buck hollered, chasing after him.