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    It’s almost like — like Buck’s holding a possible thing in his hands, fragile and fledgling, born too early. It’s not the first time he’s felt this way, with Eddie. It’s happened before, mostly in kitchens.

    “Did that guy tell you the name of the suite he put us in?”

    The corner of Eddie’s mouth lifts. There, Buck supposes, is his answer.

    “Yeah. Honeymooners, huh? Should we tell him about our disaster of a trip?”

    His stomach lurches. God. Eddie’s taking this in stride; Buck should be thankful for it. Instead, he’s afraid he’ll be sick all over their shoes.

    or: a pining buck has to navigate the Emotional Saw Trap that is the road trip back from new mexico. eddie, quite literally, comes along for the ride.

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    24 May 2026

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    “I’ve been thinking,” Pete says, once he knows Ray’s awake. “We ought to get married.”

    Ray smiles, slow and sweet and Pete can feel it against the side of his neck where Ray’s nestled into him. What Pete said, it's a joke until its not. Until Ray looks up at him with those big brown eyes.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    There wasn’t ever supposed to be an after.

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    Pete wishes for Ray Garraty to live.

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    20 Mar 2026

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    shakespeare wishes he could have wrote this

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    “I love you, Pete,” Ray shouted over the din of the crowd.

    Peter registered how sweet it was that Ray wanted those to be his last words, but only partially. He was too busy planning a way to make sure they weren’t.

    A gun was levelled at Ray’s head. Peter threw himself fully on top of him.

    “Wait,” he screamed, so desperate to be heard. By the gunman. By the crowd. By the Major. “Wait! I’ve won, right? Three warnings, he’s a dead man, I’ve won?”

    The crowd quietened a little. He had the Major’s attention. 

    “I want my wish!” Peter continued. “I’ve won, you have to grant me one wish. Don’t shoot Ray.”

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    Pete tries his luck at cashing in on his wish a little early. As a result he gets a home and a family and a boyfriend who's recovering from two gunshot wounds to the stomach.

    *The first ~800 words of this fic are fairly movie-specific, but I don't see why die-hard book lovers wouldn't enjoy the latter part of the fic if they're willing to stick it out.

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    02 Nov 2025

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    When Ray tells the story, he'll tell it like this: he wakes up, he starts walking. He walks right back to Pete.

    Of course, it’s not that simple.

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    02 Nov 2025