anyway thinking about increasingly hilarious scenarios in which eddie keeps ending up under the mistletoe with people at the 118 christmas party and buck is silently Seething about it. for no reason. like, eddie and hen end up under it on the way to the kitchen and it's lovely and wholesome and they give each other big cheek smooches and buck is stood there in the corner like 😠 and then not five minutes later, eddie is coming out of the kitchen while chim is going in and they get caught under the mistletoe. and they're both like 🤷🏽♂️ and a little tipsy and MWAH on the lips. and buck angrily stabs his cocktail stick into a cube of cheese. it's Not Fair. it should be him! and he's tried. he's TRIED. he keeps trying. practically barrells into eddie at one point to get under the mistletoe with him but they end up stumbling. and ravi. RAVI of all people. catches eddie. and ends up under the mistletoe with him instead. and ravi barks out a laugh and goes to kiss eddie's cheek but eddie goes to do the same and they accidentally end up kissing on the Lips and everyone is laughing. except buck who is googling how to make voodoo dolls. and eventually maddie comes over to him like, are you okay? and buck's like 😠 i'm fine. and maddie's like, buck. and buck's like, What? and maddie's like, evan. and buck's like, i'm Not! because he's not in love with eddie. and maddie's like, i didn't say anything. and buck says, it's never gonna be Me. and he means under the mistletoe. it's never gonna be him under the mistletoe with eddie. that's all. that's all he means, maddie! and maddie's like, this is Ridiculous. so she goes to get eddie but she bumps into him right under the mistletoe. oh No. and eddie laughs and gently kisses her cheek. and buck is going to kill everyone in this room and then himself. and he knows he’s being Stupid! he knows! it doesn't mean anything! but it's everyone but him. so he huffs and he goes outside for some Air. and after a few moments he hears someone join him. and he's like, i'm not in the mood, maddie! and eddie's like, try again. and buck's like, oh. hey. i uh. sorry. you uh. having a good night? and eddie's like, sure. are you? and buck's like, sure. and eddie leans next to him on the porch. shoulders pressing together. and eddie's like, you know, you're the only one it didn't get. and buck's like, what? and eddie's like, the mistletoe. feel like i've kissed everyone except you. and buck's like, you didn't kiss athena. and eddie's like, no i did, think you were in the bathroom. and buck's like 😠 and eddie laughs. he Laughs. and buck's sooooo annoyed, but he knows it's stupid. so he tries to play it lighthearted. says, who was the best kisser? and eddie laughs, bumps their shoulders. then says, can't rank them yet. wouldn't be a fair assessment. i'm missing one. and buck for one truly stupid moment is like, what? who? and eddie rolls his eyes. and buck feels his chest liquefy. says, oh, haha. right. and eddie holds up the mistletoe. was he holding that the whole time? says, gotta make it fair, right? and buck's like, right. ignores the way his entire body feels like it’s trying to escape him. says, right, okay. and kisses him. on the cheek. normal. and eddie says softly, no. and buck's like, no? and eddie just cups his cheek and kisses him. kisses him. eddie is kissing him. on the Mouth. and buck makes a sound that. Well he was aiming for confusion maybe? but it comes out more like a soft sigh. a soft moan, even. and he grips one hand on eddie's hip, reaches the other up to eddie's face. and eddie makes a sound too. not dissimilar to the one buck made. and he opens his mouth against buck's. and then they're Kissing. breathlessly. desperately. and they stumble a bit, and eddie laughs again. into buck's mouth. and buck says, eddie. and eddie says, hmm. a solid number two. and buck says, what? and eddie teases, chim's was better. and buck says, shut up. and eddie says, it's okay. i'll give you another shot. so buck kisses him this time.