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#im going feral fully off the rails screaming
lesbiankinard · 3 years
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the new promo is making me Feel Things
The blaring sound of his phone ringing is what wakes Buck up. He feels around his bed for the device, it’s lost in the sheets from when he passed out a few hours earlier. When he finally grabs hold of it and manages to answer, it’s Bobby’s voice he hears.
“Buck, it’s Eddie, he’s collapsed and he’s been taken to hospital. You’re- you’re his emergency contact.”
Buck feels his blood run cold. Eddie is in hospital again, it’s only been five months since Buck watched him bleed out in the street. This can’t be happening.
“Buck..Buck, can you hear me?” oh, Bobby is still talking, but he hasn’t heard a word.
“Yeah, yeah, I’m here.” he replies, “I’m on my way.”
Before he hangs up Bobby tells him to take an Uber, knowing he won’t be in the right state of mind to drive.
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Buck remembers running through the halls of this hospital not too long ago, when Ana had called to say Eddie was awake. He can’t believe he’s running the same route again so soon.
He spots Bobby and comes to a sudden stop in front of him, “Bobby! How- is he, uh..”, he doesn’t want to finish that sentence, too afraid of the answer.
“He’s okay, Buck”, Bobby places a hand on his shoulder, “A panic attack.”
Bobby makes sure to look him in the eyes when he says “He’s really okay, Buck, see for yourself.” and then he’s being steered into a room.
-
Eddie looks small in the bed, but he’s alive, breathing and smiling.
“Hey, Buck”
“Hi, Eds.”
Buck moves towards him, sits in the chair next to the bed. The desire to reach out and grab Eddie’s hand is strong but they’re not- he can’t.
“At least I wasn’t shot this time, right?”, it’s an obvious attempt to lighten the mood and it’s so Eddie.
It’s Eddie reaching out, then, wiggling his fingers over the edge of the bed until Buck grabs hold.
“I’m okay, Buck. We’re okay.”
Sitting in this chair, holding Eddie’s hand, Buck believes him.
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