kaleecat



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 41

    Tags
    Summary

    “Why do you let him call you Evan?”

    Buck and Eddie are currently sprawled out on their cots in the bunk room; Buck’s been mindlessly scrolling through Instagram for the last half hour and he’d thought Eddie was asleep, but apparently not.

    Buck sets his phone aside and sits up. “What?”

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    442
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    10
    Kudos:
    506
    Bookmarks:
    41
    Hits:
    3,290

    22 Jul 2025

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    One of the first things he does, when Hen and Chimney talk, when Hen realizes that she wants the job of Captain of the 118, is request a meeting with her. She accepts readily, though it takes a while to sit down and do it, but once he’s sitting on that chair in front of her desk, he’s at a loss for words. So many meetings here with Bobby, he sees him sitting in Hen’s place right now, and it almost pulls him under the tide of grief that never actually seems to ebb.

    Or: Buck talks to Hen about his future and he has someone to go home to at the end.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    15,795
    Chapters:
    7/7
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    213
    Kudos:
    850
    Bookmarks:
    171
    Hits:
    11,078

    21 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 26

    Tags
    Summary

    When Tommy accidentally submits Buck's joke application for Fire Captain, the two have to sneak into the Chief's Office to steal it back before anyone notices.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    5,068
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    38
    Kudos:
    176
    Bookmarks:
    26
    Hits:
    1,220

    20 Jul 2025

  4. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    "She had 9-1-1 talk her through a field tracheotomy.”
    Immediately, Buck’s free hand flies towards his throat. He’s only just grazed a patch of gauze before Hen catches his hand and pulls it away.
    “Abby… Is a great dispatcher, but she doesn’t have any field experience. Getting instructions over the phone and using a steak knife isn’t really a recipe for a good outcome.” Buck finally looks back over at Hen, and even in the dim light, he can see the tears forming at the corners of her eyes. “The good news is that she was able to open an airway and keep the oxygen flowing to your brain…”
    Hen trails off, and Buck gives her hand a little squeeze.
    “…The bad news is knife slipped, or she applied too much pressure, and the incision went much further than it should have.”
    ---
    Abby's hand slips when giving Buck a field tracheotomy, and he ends up losing his voice. Despite him thinking so, it's not the end of the world, especially when he meets his replacement.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    8,067
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    3
    Comments:
    26
    Kudos:
    775
    Bookmarks:
    140
    Hits:
    4,354

    17 Jul 2025

  5. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    There’s a nudge at his hand, a careful tap that finally makes him look up for the first time since they got there. Evan wipes his face hastily, trying to sniffle up the water in his eyes before anyone can see. He doesn’t want to cry, but sometimes he just can’t help it.

    Because that’s his brother. That’s his big brother, in a hospital bed, with dark smudges under his eyes and a really bad cough that keeps getting worse, but he’s smiling at Evan like it’s all going to be okay.

    All Evan heard was the machine. He counted the sounds, hoarded them, and wished he could just sit there and listen to the proof of his brother’s heart beating forever.

    Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep –

    ***

    Daniel needed more. More surgeries, more transfusions, more time. Evan couldn't give that to him, but maybe, years later, thanks to Eddie and Christopher and Bobby, he'll realize. He was always enough for Daniel.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    21,031
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    2
    Comments:
    149
    Kudos:
    1,352
    Bookmarks:
    460
    Hits:
    11,569

    16 Jul 2025