RC_McLachlan
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His mother blinked slowly. "I never should have answered the phone."
That didn't make sense, because their phone had been ringing off the hook all week and his mother was always the one to answer.
"I knew it was going to be bad," she said softly, slowly, almost like she was talking in her sleep. "I had the most horrible feeling in my gut when the phone rang. I've felt it before—I knew what it was. I should've just let the answering machine take it. I never should have picked up."
More than two decades later, when Buck's phone starts vibrating as he's ruining the lamination of another batch of would-be croissants, he understands what his mother had meant that day.
Every atom in his body is straining toward the phone, but he can't unlock his hands from the death grip they have on the rolling pin in order to reach for it.
Incoming call: T. Kinard
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After an injury, Buck loses five years, give or take a couple of months -- and now Tommy's husband looks at him like he's a stranger.
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07 Nov 2025
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By dawn there’s a statement from the chief’s office, announcing the successful rescue of the survivors of the Uno, without mentioning the 118 or Kinard. In fact it sounds like it was Chief Simpson’s plan all along.
Crisis averted, Melton thinks. Nobody is getting fired, and everything is going back to normal now.
Except that things do not go back to normal, because Kinard starts dating Buckley from the 118. Melton honestly doesn’t care about break room gossip or the LAFD rumor mill, but Buckley is kind of famous, and apparently his special brand of chaos is contagious.
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30 Oct 2025
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A Place Inside That Is So Hard To Reach by Harmlessvarietyofgardensnake
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14 Oct 2025
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“Thanks,” Tommy says softly, taking the records. “Sorry.”
“You keep saying that, but I don't know why,” Buck says, aiming for teasing and just sounding as concerned as he feels.
Tommy's lips press together, and he blinks right before his eyes get shiny. “My father died last week.”
Buck remembers the shocked, numb feeling that followed him for days after Bobby died. Weeks, really. But he knows Tommy had a complicated relationship with his dad, even though he rarely talked about it. Just like they rarely talked about anything.
“I'm sorry,” he says, even though it feels insufficient. “Did you eat today?”
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Buck runs into Tommy and helps him navigate the complications of grief and final arrangements.
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15 Oct 2025
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When Tommy was a kid he had a mirror at the end of his bed. After lights out, Tommy! his mom would remind him that if he peeked over the edge of his covers and chanced a look at his reflection in the dark, the devil would be there to look right back at him.
So say your prayers, she'd remind him from his doorway, and keep your eyes shut tight.
And Tommy did, even when his childhood became more menacing than any monster in the mirror could ever be.
His mom never gave him any guidance about what to do if the devil crawled out of the mirror, though.
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15 Oct 2025
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Five times Tommy has complicated feelings about his boyfriend's baking and one time he gives it a try himself
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05 Oct 2025