Taylor Lorenzâ first book was great and we the people of tumblr WERE included in it which was cool but it did make me think about how easily online communities can shutter or change so ANYWAY all that to say my ig is in my bio if any mutuals/ friends are so inclined to follow
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eddie diaz is the kind of guy who'd figure out he's in love with his best friend, immediately decide that he can't possibly admit this to anyone, and then try to stealthily get advice on how to proceed from said best friend without admitting why he needs it.
he's trying to woo buck with advice buck gave him while under the impression eddie is pursuing someone else. this is going GREAT (not).
eventually buck asks how it's going with this mystery person and eddie is like NOT GREAT. >:(
and buck, so, so earnestly and sincerely, tells him, well, whoever they are they're an idiot (eddie has been deliberately fudging the pronouns in his quest for advice. buck is NOT thinking about it), you're a catch.
so eddie finally reaches his breaking point and yells, IT'S YOU, OKAY, YOU'RE THE IDIOT, and huh, it turns out that's all he had to do to get buck to kiss him stupid(er).
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation/Collins has burned to the ground. The entire community is nothing but ashes after being quickly consumed by wildfires. They did not have any support from emergency services, and no one offered aid. The community saved themselves by escaping into boats because no one came.
Mishkeegogamang and Cat Lake have lost power. Families are ending up in shelters with nothing. Armstrong, Lac La Croix, Whitesand, Gull Bay, Lac des Mille Lacs are currently in the fires path and all members are being evacuated.
All this loss, all this devastation, and it was entirely preventable.
After steadily underfunding wildland firefighting and purposefully excluding Indigenous wildland firefighters and Indigenous wildfire organizations from wildfire operations, firefighter training, decisionmaking, and resource exchanges, in 2025, Doug Ford slashed the forest firefighting budget.
It's hard to ignore his decision to cut funding and leave us out of adequate fire training (even though we've lived with forest fires for thousands of yearsâfar longer than settlers have been in Canadaâand made sure fires like the ones we're all seeing today were prevented through kinisitotÄn) when, despite making up less than 5% of the population, we account for 42% percent of all wildfire evacuations in Canada.
And when we are successfully evacuated, we face discrimination and racismâlike Kashechewanâbecause it's always been easier to blame us than it is to blame the true culprit: denialism, corportate greed, and colonization.
The people of Collins and every other impacted community deserve better.
Right now, the AFN is currently accepting donations to help Collins First Nation. If you're able to, please consider donating.
ONWA (Ontario Native Women's Association) is another great place to donate to. They have outreach vans going to motels and inns and offering food, water, resources, and cultural support to those impacted by the wildfires.
Other places to consider donating to are Mikinakoos Emergency Fund, Red Cross, True North Aid, Indigenous Climate Action. You can also send donations directly to Whitesand First Nation via e-transfer ([email protected]) and they request that you add your full name in the e-transfer comment section to receive a tax receipt.
*Before sending money, verify that the appeal appears on an official First Nation, Tribal Council or registered charity channel.
If you can't offer financial support, please consider donating items of need. Moontime Connections is currently accepting drop-off donations. If you live in the Thunder Bay area, Namaygoosisagagun Health Office is also taking in donations! They can also bemailed to Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre at 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5P8.
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no no no put me back in the loop I almost did it perfect please put me back just a few more tries and I think I could really nail it please put me back
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Canon divergence asks one simple question: what if things had gone differently? This week's recs explore the moments, decisions, and turning points that changed everything for Buck and Eddie.
(click here for previous lists!)
30 fic recs under the cut:
1. And The Heart I Know I'm Breaking Is My Own by this_is_moony_lovegood (22.6k, Teen)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive WarningsÂ
After the call to the Bachelor mansion, Buck applies to be a contestant on the show. Eddie has to sit back and watch as Buck falls in love on live television.Â
Reccer says: it was such a fun idea and i just eat up anything in the friends to fiances tag lolÂ
2. A Guide to Playing Matchmaker for Your Boyfriend by sammyunhinged (52.8k, Mature)
Warnings: none
what if Buck dated Ravi instead of Tommy. Or a Ravi pov where Buck and Ravi date but it's buddie endgame  Â
Reccer says: I love the Ravi backstory in this fic and honestly the Ravi/Buck relationship is done well and both of them know the relationship has an end date.Â
3. the pain will leave you once it's done teaching you by fruitsdoesnotknow (@fruitsdontknow) (43k, Mature)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings; GriefÂ
"When Daniel Buckley lives a little longer, Evan Buckley dies a little more. And this is how Eddie Diaz saves him, a little later on."
Eddie as an ER nurse, and Buck even more reckless and a whole lot sadder. Â Â
Reccer says: this fic devastated me in the best possible way. such a beautifully written exploration on grief and the ways it fucks you up. gorgeous gorgeous.Â
4. Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars (@cal-daisies-and-briars) (27.3k, Teen)
Warnings: It's tagged as "Major Character Death" but it's only temporary since Eddie and everyone else who was Marvel-style blipped comes backÂ
Instead of being shot by a sniper that day, Eddie vanishes from thin airâalong with 25% of Earth's population. Five years later, he and everyone else reappear. Eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly.Â
Reccer says: I've read over a hundred of Cal's works and I have to say, this one is my favorite. It is so heart-wrenching and visceral. So delightful and enlightening. As always, expert prose. I get emotional just thinking about it. An absolute must-read!! đÂ
5. drench yourself in words unspoken by foxwatson (@eddiediazes) (26.1k, Teen)
Warnings: none
the one where everything in canon is the same, except eddie diaz is secretly a bestselling romance author, and nobody knows. Yet.Â
Reccer says: genuinely love everything about this fic, it could be silly with a premise like that but instead it's incredibly heartfelt and just. works.Â
6. We blossom and ask no reason by lamardeuse (@lamardeuse) (5.8k, Mature)
Warnings: none
Eddie works in his tĂo's flower shop and jumps in to help when a car crash happens outside. That's how he meets the 118, and specifically Buck.Â
Reccer says: A cute Flower Shop AU still firmly within the canon universe, with a fun different first meeting.Â
7. Echoes of Your Name by sirencalls (@usersiren) (9.7k, Explicit)
Warnings: none
Eddie tries an audio porn site and finds he really likes this one guy's files. After he joins the 118 and listens to a new upload by him, he suddenly realizes it's Buck.Â
Reccer says: Audio porn is a form you seldom encounter in fics, and it was fun to have Eddie being obsessed with Buck's voice and the way he talks in bed before they even meet!Â
8. you make the world taste better by farfromthstars (@doeeyeseddie) (11.7k, Teen)
Warnings: none
Newly arrived in LA, Eddie signs up for a parent/child cooking class, and the instructor is more than he could have hoped for.Â
Reccer says: Just so cute, with Eddie, Chris, and Buck bonding before Eddie even joins the 118, and then some shenanigans while the 118 don't know that Eddie and Buck already know each other!Â
9. Say You Were Made To Be Mine by ElvenSorceress (@elvensorceress) (11.6k, Teen)
Warnings: none
On Valentine's day 2018, Eddie saves a man from choking in the middle of a restaurant. After, he notices his hands are full of colour, a sign that he's met and touched one of his soulmates.Â
Reccer says: Lovely soulmate AU that includes platonic soulmates, something I sorely miss in many other AU:s! And a fun spin on what if Eddie was the one who saved Buck with a tracheotomy. Â
10. i'd marry you with paper rings by thatbuddie (@thatbuddie) (20.3k, Teen)
Warnings: none
Five times Buck and Eddie don't get engaged and one time they do (and one time they get married)Â
Reccer says: A lovely walk through their friendship with "yes I'll marry you"-jokes that start becoming more and more real as their relationship deepens!Â
11. darling, the future is better than yesterday by rarakiplin (28.7k, Teen)
Warnings: none
After Eddie says he's leaving the 118 in 5x10, Buck wakes up in three different realities: in El Paso meeting an Eddie who's just found out he's going to be a father, in present day meeting an Eddie who never moved to LA, and in a future where he and Eddie are married and have adopted a daughter. This prompts him to think more about his relationship with Taylor.Â
Reccer says: Absolutely fantastic what-if scenarios of Buck meeting Eddie at different points in his life, finding he can be what Eddie needs even when they're strangers and making him consider the places they keep in each other's lives.Â
12. i did, i did, i do  by hattalove (@hattalove) (4.3k, Teen)
Warnings: none
In the weeks after meeting each other Buck and Eddie fell in love, got together, broke up, and forgot to fall out of love. When Eddie kisses Buck's hair right as he's loaded out of the ambulance after getting hurt, it all comes crashing back for Buck, and he doesn't know if he can try to forget it all again.Â
Reccer says: Delicious, delicious pining!Â
13. i want your midnights by allyasavedtheday (@littlespoonevan) (36.3k, Teen)
Warnings: noneÂ
To make some extra cash, Eddie rents out his spare room right around the time Buck, after Maddie's prodding, decides to move out of Abby's apartment. What if you were roommates and coworkers and you realized just how much you like being close to each other all the time.Â
Reccer says: Super sweet, following their budding relationship and them being even more in each other's business due to living together!Â
14. ripples all the way down by iriswests (@fcntasmas) (57.2k, Mature)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive WarningsÂ
Buck struggles with his jealousy over Ana and lets Maddie set him up on a date with a guy, which to his surprise goes really well, but only complicates his feelings. Meanwhile Christopher engages in some parent trapping and Eddie keeps looking at Buck like he's waiting for him to say something specific.Â
Reccer says: Wonderful post-S4 story of Buck trying to figure out how to move on from his feelings while Christopher is doing his best to pull Buck back in. While the fic is Buck POV, both Buck and Eddie struggle with jealousy over the other's partner and pining for each other.Â
15. I Didn't Know I Was Lonely 'Til I Saw Your Face by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania) (10.5k, Teen)
Warnings: none
Total strangers Buck and Eddie meet in a therapy waiting room and decide to go to couple's therapy together to wiggle out of the therapy requirements their captains have put on them.Â
Reccer says: Incredibly fun take on a different first meeting and getting to know each other through what the therapist drags out of youÂ
16. Close My Eyes and Stumble (Right Into Your Love) by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania) (21.6k, Mature)
Warnings: none
Instead of joining the LAFD Eddie takes a job at dispatch. Or, an S1 rewrite where Eddie is the dispatcher Buck keeps talking to.Â
Reccer says: Just such a fun take on Buck and Eddie getting to know each other over the phone and how S1 might slightly change with Eddie taking Abby's place.Â
17. Something Dumb to Do by glorious_spoon (@glorious-spoon) (8.5k, Explicit)
Warnings: none
After being stood up by a date again, Buck comments it's a shame he and Eddie can't just date each other. Eddie indulges his train of thought, but what was supposed to be a hypothetical suddenly leaves them standing on shaky ground as they both contemplate trying it out for real.Â
Reccer says: Stupid4stupid in the best way possible, when you realize hey your best friend actually is really hot and maybe you do want to do something about it!Â
18. A Dad in the Loft is Worth Two in the House by PJO_Connoiseur (154.8k, Explicit)
Warnings: none
Eddie stops running away from his grief and himself, Chris demands communication and vulnerability from his dad, and Buck grapples with the family of it all.Â
Reccer says: I liked it!
19. Darling, So It Goes (Some Things Are Meant To Be) by thetalee (@thetalee) (811.1k, Mature)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive WarningsÂ
canon-divergent established buddie au starting from s3 and extending to a full series rewrite  Â
Reccer says: I liked it!
20. nesting season by twoslicetoast (@dampbuck) (22.9k, Explicit)
Warnings: none
Post 9x13 - âGod created the world in seven days. It only takes Eddie six to surreptitiously move into Buckâs house.âÂ
Reccer says: nesting eddie diaz is so important to meÂ
21. Caught Between (A Dream And A Movie Scene) Â by LibbyWrites (14.3k, Mature)
Warnings: none
divergent from 8x11: â Buck wakes up the morning after going for drinks with Ravi on a random bus to who knows where, with a hangover from hell and no memory of what happened.âÂ
Reccer says: I liked it!
22. minestra maritata by damnit_aoidee (@damnit-buck) (1.6k, Teen)
Warnings: referenced drug addiction/recoveryÂ
eddie asks buck on a date while they're cooking togetherÂ
Reccer says: I liked it!
23. would you lie with me and just forget the world by colonoscopys (@colonoscopys) (45.6k, Explicit)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive WarningsÂ
AU where buck and eddie were childhood friends and re-unite as adults.Â
Reccer says: i've read this fic sooooo many times!! i love the author's take on eddie's childhood and love how well it explores buck and eddie discovering their sexualities together and the inevitable fallout from that. their adult reunion is so so sweet, too. the fic feels so in character and true to the show despite it being such a divergence from the canon.Â
24. i don't swim and you're not in love by hattalove (@hattalove) (32.3k, Teen)
Warnings: none
eddie cooks, chris domesticates a slug, and buck tries to figure out why he hates his best friend's girlfriend. to everyone's immense shock and surprise, it goes badly.Â
Reccer says: this is a sweet and aching look at what it means for buddie when one of them finds someone else, in this case ana, and trying to find the line of their friendship as a resultÂ
25. Muscle Memory by Daisies_and_Briars (@cal-daisies-and-briars) (40k, Teen)
Warnings: none
Natalia and Buck break up, and then Buck's greatest fear comes true - everyone he loves has forgotten him entirely.Â
Reccer says: this is a brutal and incisive look at buck's character, his deepest fears, how he would handle obliteration, and how much the 118 love himÂ
26. the patron saint of the lost causes by chromatophorica (32k, Mature)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings; alcoholism and discussions around addiction/recoveryÂ
so this is actually a two part series, not a fic, but it's a post lawsuit arc au where buck and bobby have a different path to rebuilding their relationshipÂ
Reccer says: this is a really lovely interrogation of trying to renegotiate relationships given the realities of the damage from the lawsuitÂ
27. Finding You by Sabs (@memequeme) (16.7k, Teen)
Warnings: none
Buck and Eddie develop a spontaneous soulbond, something they only realise when Eddie leaves for TexasÂ
Reccer says: so beautifully written, such a cathartic look at how much buddie love each other, and what they would do for each other       Â
28. paving hell with energy by Elgney (52.5k, Explicit)
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings; some non consensual touchingÂ
Just before Eddie moves to El Paso, Buck and Maddie get kidnapped. Eddie spirals.Â
Reccer says: elgney is so good at thorny and engaging fics - this one really helps Eddie cut the Gordian knot of his s8 emotions around chris and texas and buck in a really compelling wayÂ
29. on the run from a losing game by evanfixes (hymbeaux) (@evanfixes) (77.8k, Explicit)
Warnings: major character injuryÂ
Buck breaks up with Tommy in a panic early on, not wanting to ruin Tommy's friendship with Eddie, and starts dating a different firefighter across town and tries to hide it from Eddie.Â
Reccer says: dramatic, cathartic, a real tour de forceÂ
30. Tomorrow I'll Be Brave (You Make Me Brave) by serenelystrange (18.9k, Teen)
Warnings: food insecurity, mentions of past survival sexÂ
different first meeting au - buck is homeless when he first arrives in LA, and meets Bobby when he helps him with an orange tree adjacent accident in his own yardÂ
Reccer says: a really lovely character study in how they would grow and change with a different meeting   Â
yeah this is a good song but youre gonna have to sit through five minutes of bullshit first. and the worst part is that the bullshit has artistic significance that i am yet to understand. fuck off
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When Evan Buckleyâeveryone calls me Buckâraces into a burning building for the first time, Bobby watches the shadows retreat from his face and settle into burning determination and excitement, damn the flames in front of him; this kid blazes hotter, brighter.
Faster.
Itâs like introducing oxygen to house fire. The starving flames shoot up and start to crawl towards the source of their fuel, up and out. Each patient Buck carries out and sets at the foot of the ambulance is like an open window on the ground floor.
Itâs good, the passion, the drive, itâs good. Thatâs what Bobby says to himself as the kid grows. Gets his shield. Settles in.
The shadows flicker back and forth every so often.
Now, Bobbyâs a legacy firefighter, but you donât have to be to know that the fuel eventually runs out and eventually youâre standing in a smoking pile of rubble, or not standing at all. He canât put his finger on it thoughâthe way Buck seeks out the heat, but not the praise; the fire, but not the glory. Thereâs just something about how he carries himself.
âYouâd think a kid that cocky would stick around for the cameras,â Hen comments as she packs up the ambulance at the end of a long shift. Buck, sooty and gleefully exhausted, lets Chimney herd him towards the showers like a misbehaving sheep while the rest of A-Shift shucks their gear and collapses into bunks. He came back in the engine with the rest of them, dodging reporters in favor of dogging Bobbyâs heels.
âHm,â is all Bobby says.
Itâs late, one night, when Buck finds him sitting at the loft table doing the meal planning for the next month. He wanders upstairs with bleary eyes and nabs an apple from the bowl on the island before plopping down on an armchair, sprawling coltish legs over one arm and crunching sloppily on his prize.
Bobby marks down Granny Smiths on the grocery list and returns to plotting out the weekly protein dishes. Spaghetti and meatballs, by request, falls in the middle of the week; he can put chicken on either end, fish on a Friday maybeâŚheâs cross checking what they already have in the freezer when Buck comes up behind him and peers over his shoulder.
âWhatcha doing?â He takes another slurping bite of his apple and leans over to squint at the calendar array on the table.
Bobby has an idea.
âIâm writing a menu for next month. Got any requests?â He toes out one of the chairs and Buck takes the invitation, sliding into the seat and grabbing at one of the notepads Bobby uses to write down recipe ideas.
See, Bobbyâs got a theory. Most guys, the fire station is their âhome away from home.â Sure they love the job, you have to in order to do itâif youâre good at itâbut this isnât the place they come to land, itâs not where they start or end.
Buckâs a bit different. Maybe Bobby wouldnât go as far as to say the fire station is his home butâwell, maybe that is a fair assessment. Wherever he does come from itâs not worth saying. Maybe itâs too cold. Maybe thatâs why he runs towards fire. Heâs no firebug, god forbid, heâs a heat seeker.
Thankfully, thereâs more than one way to run into a fire.
Bobby flips to a blank page on his note pad and starts writing. Eggs. Bacon. Pancakes, blueberries or chocolate chip. After that they can move on to lunch foodsâHen loves paninis, and Chimney will never turn down a club. Heâll have to ask Buck if there are any soups he likes, but for now theyâll start with a tomato bisque.
After all, the hearth is the heart of the home.
The next day, Buck joins him at the blue-burning gas stove and learns to make eggs with shallots. He burns the whole pan.