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    I’ve known Buck longer than you’ve been alive. He’s never taken you to the zoo or driven you to school or cooked you your favourite meal from scratch just because you asked. He’s never saved you from a tsunami. He’s never held you through nightmare after nightmare. He’s never come back from the dead because you told him to. He’s never sacrificed himself over and over and over to keep you safe. He’s never loved you like he loves me.

    Logically, Christopher knows there’s a reason Buck hasn’t done any of these things for Theo. He hasn’t been given the chance to. Yet.

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    Chris figures out his place in Buck’s life. He just has to yell at a child first.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    Buck tells Eddie that he can't be the first man he dates.

    Eddie listens.

    Buck responds appropriately.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    “And, um, how long have you been in love with me?”

    “Honestly? Probably for years.”

    Years, he watches Buck mouth the word. His eyes slip past Eddie, his expression turning slightly dazed as he tries to process this new information.

    “But I only realized it now.”

    Buck’s eyes flick back to him, eyebrows shooting up in surprise. “Now?”

    “Yeah, like, right now.” He looks down at the watch on his wrist, cocking his head back and forth. “About five minutes ago, give or take.”

    “You realized you’re in love with me while watching me wipe chocolate off Theo’s face?” Buck huffs out a laugh, looking down at the dirty wet wipe still clutched in his hands in disbelief.

    Or, Eddie realizes he's in love with Buck on a Wednesday afternoon. This is how that goes.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    “And so maybe you’re — you’re kind of like a penguin, you know? And I always liked penguins — they’re great, right? Who doesn’t like penguins? — but that was never me. I was something else. Like a cheetah, maybe. Do you — do you get what I’m saying?”

    And Buck…

    Buck absolutely does not get when Eddie’s saying.

    But now Eddie’s looking at him with these imploring eyes — golden brown and gleaming — and Buck doesn’t want to do anything to disrupt this groove he’s in, not when he’s talking about what he wants, about things that make him happy.

    So, “Yeah,” he says, and when Eddie smiles again, all relief, he knows it’s the right call.

    Or: Eddie comes out to Buck; Buck thinks he wants to go to the zoo.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    Theo plops himself onto the closed toilet seat, drowning in his Spider-Man robe while Eddie blow-dries his hair. He leans his face into Eddie’s stomach, humming to himself and fiddling with one of his bath toys that he’d rescued before being plucked from the water. The tub slowly drains, the bathroom is humid and nice-smelling, and there’s the weight of a toddler against him. Eddie isn’t just falling asleep, he can feel the stress of the day melting away.

    He sighs. Theo tips his chin to look at him and sighs back, flaring his nostrils like they’re two tigers communicating in chuffs.

    “I’m happy that you’re here, Eddie.”

    “Yeah,” Eddie says. He aims the blow dryer down the back of Theo’s robe, making him giggle. “Me too, kiddo.”

    or, Buck needs some help putting Theo to bed. Eddie has his back.

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    03 Jun 2026