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  1. Rec 30

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    The realization goes something like this, as Eddie sits under a flapping rainbow pride flag in the bay of the firehouse and studies its colors.

    Red, like his cheeks when Buck smiles at him.

    Orange, like the juice he wishes he'd started drinking years ago.

    Yellow, like the color of Shannon's dress the day she died.

    Green, like the jealousy that strangles him when he thinks about losing Buck.

    Blue, like the color of the most beautiful eyes he knows.

    Violet, like the bruise blooming on Buck's left cheekbone. Right where Eddie wants to place his lips.

    And Eddie thinks, for the first time, that maybe he feels something approaching pride, or something adjacent to it at least, for himself.

    Or; In one Pride Month, Eddie meets an old friend, learns about himself, comes out to people who love him and learns to be proud (in roughly that order).

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    11 Jun 2026

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    “Hey, Diaz? Take it from someone who’s been there — it’s not as scary as you think it’ll be.”

    Eddie frowns. He glances at Buck, as if Buck has any idea what Tommy is talking about. “What’s not?”

    “I like to think I’m uniquely positioned to say it’s worth it.”

    Or, Buck is not in love with his best friend, and Eddie is super straight. For sure. Definitely.

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    06 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 84

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    Eddie always thought his soulmark felt less like a promise and more like a countdown.

    Two lines, dark against his skin.

    He learns to hide them. Learns not to hope. Learns not to imagine the person those words might belong to.

    Then Buck says the first line in the middle of a storm, casual and smiling and impossibly alive, and Eddie’s whole world narrows to one terrible truth.

    Buck is his soulmate.

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    What if Eddie realized Buck is his soulmate when he got struck by lightning and is the one to bring him back.

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    01 Jun 2026

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    “Does that say sweethearts?" Dad’s voice startles Chris from behind the couch, making him jump. “For me and Buck?”

    Chris dares to turn around and face him. He seems completely stunned, eyes wide open as he stares incredulously at the screen. “Yeah,” he replies with a swallow.

    “What—What does that mean?”

    Chris answers honestly. “It means you’re dating.”

    Dad furrows his brows. “What, why?”

    “You did that on your own,” Chris says. He does not mention that he changed Dad’s Mii’s dating options to include men as well, just to make this happen.

    OR: Too impatient to wait for them to get together in real life, Chris makes Buck and Eddie date in Tomodachi Life

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    26 May 2026

  5. Rec 41

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    When Arthur doesn't return back from the parley, Hosea decides to listen to that voice in the back of his head that tells him he should worry, much to Dutch's displeasure. He finds a fair number of the gang all too ready to help him tack down his oldest boy...and help him deal with the aftermath that follows.

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    22 May 2026