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    It's the control of his movement, the way his muscles move, how his hips roll, and his perfect posture. How he makes those quick steps and snaps of his hips look so easy, simple. And then he twirls around, the woman in his arms turning, so her back is to him, a strong forearm curled around her stomach, and Buck knows that tattoo—

    "Eddie?!"

    His brain short-circuits, and there are no more thoughts.

    Because Eddie is here. And Eddie is dancing with a beautiful woman.

    And Eddie is… perfect.

    Buck goes on a date at a salsa club, only to discover Eddie there, using his ballroom-dancing skills for stress relief. Needless to say, seeing Eddie dance fries Buck's brain.

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    06 Aug 2026

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    “I’m gay.”

    Okay, so…that wasn’t how Eddie planned on doing it. In his head he imagined easing them into it instead of just dropping that life-changing information then staring out the windshield as if the red traffic light in front of them is going to signal which way to take this conversation. Honestly, he had never been able to be so direct about his feelings before, so those two words surprised him probably as much as they surprised his son.

    (or, 5 times Eddie stumbles his way out of the closet, plus one time he gets it right)

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    01 Aug 2026

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    Bai Yutong is handling it.

    Ever since he was fifteen years old and realized that the horrible, sickening, aching feeling he got in his chest whenever he looked at his best friend wasn't a sign of early heart failure but instead a warning of something much worse, he's been handling it perfectly fine. With full maturity and dignity.

    He's the head of SCI. He's the best cop of his generation. He's the pinnacle of self-control and an expert at compartmentalization.

    But sometimes—Sometimes Zhan Yao doesn't make it easy.

    In fact, it's times like these he's convinced Zhan Yao is determined to make his life as difficult as humanly possible.

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    24 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 62

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    Yesterday morning Eddie kissed Buck out of the blue. Not just a little peck, he full on climbed into his lap and made out with him with zero warning or prompting.

    Which was fucking great.

    Only Eddie then left for a 24 hour shift without him, which gave Buck plenty of time to think. And to overthink.

    And to plan.

    Plan what he's going to do to his best friend when he walks through the door.

    And if Eddie begs for 'just the tip' to get them started?.... well it doesn't ever stay 'just the tip' for long, does it?

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    21 Jul 2026

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    No. Whatever it is, no. Eddie would like Buck to stop chasing whatever that thing is. Would like to grab the thought out of Buck’s concussed head and throw it out a window.

    Buck’s face drops into something serious, eyes wide. “You called me baby.”

    There it is. Out the window it did not go.

    “No, I didn’t,” Eddie says.

    Very smooth. Convincing.

    “You did.” Buck points at him, floppy and triumphant. “At the— the thing. With the— you said it. You called me baby.”

    “I didn’t say that.”

    “Eddie.” Buck is delighted. “I heard you. I was concussed, not deaf.”

    “I didn’t call you baby,” Eddie scoffs. “I called you a baby. Because you got a bump on the head and were crying about it.”

    “That’s not—” Buck starts.

    “You were being a baby,” Eddie continues, standing now, because a moving target is harder to hit. “I’m gonna go tell the others you’re awake.”

    “Eddie.”

    “Rest your head, bud.”

    Or,
    Eddie calls Buck baby by accident.

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    30 Jun 2026