Someone's Dad

So when Buck approached him an hour into their next shift, wary and exhausted, Eddie didn't look at him.

"Hey," Buck tried quietly and Eddie gave a flat hum. "Um, how- how was your days off?"

"Nothing impressive. Did some chores, finished that one movie I'd been meaning to. You know, the life of a single parent," Eddie snapped and Buck's breath hitched sharply.

Regret filled him immediately, Eddie looking up shocked. "Buck-" he cut off as Buck shook his head, smiling roughly before leaving just as fast as he had arrived.

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Eddie says something he doesn't mean when he finds out Buck is moving out. It spirals into a sexuality crisis, an "oh" moment, and a desperate hope that he can fix the fracture in his and Buck's bond