#the 911 springsteen breakdown

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

If I hadn’t gotten up, I would’ve missed it.

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911edit #911 on abc #bobby nash #tvedit #tvgifs #* #9 1 1 #the thing is #bruce will talk about fatherhood and parenting #and make me die #and then i'll think about bruce and fatherhood #in the context of bobby nash and his journey and collapse on the ground #bobby nash and bruce springsteen is something that can be so personal

[briamichellewrites]

21

Elliot wanted to adopt a kitten but she needed to be eighteen years old, so she decided to wait. Brad asked her why she wanted a kitten after getting a puppy. She just wanted him to have a playmate while she was gone during the day and because she loved animals. After flying into Vegas, she visited Brad on the set of his new film, Oceans Twelve. It was a sequel to his previous film, Oceans Eleven, which had been filmed in 2001.

He hugged her and then introduced her to Casey Affleck, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Topher Grace, Bruce Willis, Eddie Izzard, and Andy García. Matt, Julia, and George were delighted to see her! Julia was visibly pregnant, which she was very happy about! Oh my god! They thought she had grown up since the last time they saw her. Could they ask why she got emancipated?

Yes. She explained that it was so she could get mental health treatment and have control over her medical care. Since she was a minor, she couldn’t talk to doctors or psychiatrists or make decisions for herself. She always needed parental approval. Even if it was for embarrassing female medical problems. That was why she did it. Because she was emancipated, she could have a mental breakdown and be able to advocate for herself. That made sense.

Has she had a mental breakdown? Occasionally. It wasn’t always sunshine and roses up there. They laughed.

“Have you had your fill of Vegas yet”, Brad joked.

“I think I could come back in a few years for my twenty-first birthday. I’ll probably get drunk and lose all my money gambling. I’ll make it a genuine Las Vegas experience. Maybe find a guy and get married to him.”

“With an Elvis impersonator”, Matt joked.

“Oh my god. How to Give My Dad a Heart Attack 101.”

They laughed. What was she going by? Was she female, or male? She was agender. It was for people who don’t want to label themselves as male or female or who don’t identify as male or female. They could call her whatever. She/her, he/him. It didn’t matter to her. There was a new term called gender fluid, where people switched between male and female but she was trying not to complicate things.

She was sometimes female, sometimes male, and sometimes a little bit of both. Her friends had a lot of fun giving her advice on how to dress like a guy. What did they tell her? Him? They told her to dress baggy, so she bought clothes that were a size bigger than what she bought in the juniors department. She had a good collection of flannels going. Her friend, Chester thought she would bring nineties grunge back in style.

He gave her some of his shirts because they were about the same size. Brad wanted to ask about Mike but not in front of everyone. He asked her that later in private.

“He’s in rehab.”

“Oh my god. Why? What happened?”

“He fainted due to stress. His brother found him unconscious at home and called 911. He agreed to go to rehab for anxiety and depression. His stress levels had been high since two years ago.”

“I apologized.”

“It’s going to take more than that. You asked but I’m not getting involved more than I already am.”

“Do you talk about me or Anna?”

No, they didn’t. He was still very angry about the affair and for two years, he had pushed it down. Until he collapsed. He wasn’t going to talk about it anymore. Thank you. As they walked back to everyone, he asked where her dog was. He was learning bad habits from Chester. Bruce was going to come back shirtless and drinking coffee. Bruce happened to hear his name, so he turned around. He came over to them in curiosity. Did she say, Bruce? No, her dog’s name was Bruce. Bruce Springsteen. Oh.

“I said that right when I noticed you. It just clicked that your name is also Bruce”, she said.

He shrugged while smiling. “It happens.”

Mike had slept like he hadn’t slept in years. His mind was clearer than before and he was able to process his thoughts and emotions. Coming to rehab was what he needed. He was surrounded by professionals, whose job was to help. During individual therapy, he could talk to someone who could understand what was going on in his head, even if they couldn’t relate to being cheated on. For two years, he had held on to anger. Now, he could talk about it.

During his downtime, he liked to sit by himself and draw whatever was in his head. Sometimes it was the band, sometimes it was cartoon characters and sometimes it was his friends and family. Art was his therapy and he was thankful he had gone back to it. He even drew Elliot as half male, half female. His therapist asked him about it. He had a former foster daughter, who had come out as agender.

She was very close with him and his ex-girlfriend. How old was she? She was sixteen. They fostered her between the ages of ten and twelve years old. She had come out of abuse and was very scared when she first moved in with them. For months, she would self-harm by hitting herself until she found that curling up in a ball was a better alternative. She was more receptive to him than his ex because her abuser had been female, so it took her longer to trust her. He thought of her as his daughter.

Was she placed into another home when she was twelve? No, her father found her. She was given a choice as to who she wanted to live with and she chose to go with him. That was very difficult, even though they respected her decision. Her father was an actor, so they traveled a lot.

Whenever she was in LA, she stayed with them to give her a break from late nights and early mornings. They loved having that time with her. Up until she was thirteen, a few years ago, she played with Barbies. It wasn’t just dressing them up and doing their hair, she would come up with elaborate stories for them. She had a huge imagination. What were her stories?

“Her favorite was an ongoing story of Barbie and her boyfriend, Brad, and how stupid he was. He would do idiotic things, like forgetting to feed the dogs. She had dogs that came with one of the dolls. He forgot to feed the dogs. Barbie would break up with him and then he would do something. She would take him back, only for him to do something stupid again.”

The therapist laughed. “She sounds like a sweetheart.”

“She is. She’s resilient, funny, and creative. There are not enough words to describe her.”

She had been with him when he first arrived. He missed her the most of all and she was one of the reasons why he was getting help. After his breakup, she moved in with him until they decided to have her emancipated from her father. She chose to do that for medical and mental health reasons. Because she was a minor, she couldn’t advocate for herself with medical or mental health professionals. She had to have an adult with her. That made sense.

After hanging out, the cast had to go back to work. Brad felt like things were back to normal, even though they weren’t. He still had to earn her trust back and repair the damage he had caused. But, it was a step in the right direction.

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[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

we were prisoners of love, a love in chains he was standin' in the door i was standin' in the rain with the same hot blood burning in our veins

"Adam Raised a Cain"

#911edit #911verse #9-1-1 #911 on fox #eddie diaz #eddiediazedit #ryan guzman #the 911 springsteen breakdown #tvedit #tvgifs #dailytvfilmgifs #dailytvedit #* #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #i just started thinking about him listening to darkness when he's angry at his dad #and i haven't stopped thinking about it since #the whole album i mean #on a cassette in a shitty pick up because he came across it one day #and yeah

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

i awoke and i imagined the hard things that pulled us apart will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts i got dressed and to that house i did ride from out on the road i could see its windows shining in light

Collected Quotes from Bruce Springsteen about his Father

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #eddie diaz #ramon diaz #eddiediazedit #ryan guzman #911verse #911edit #9-1-1 #911 on fox #9 1 1 spoilers #tvedit #tvgifs #* #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #there's a lot to be said about generational trauma #and fatherhood #and the relationships of fathers with their kids #and the efforts parents and children make to be part of each other's lives on new and firmer ground #first and last from the broadway performance of my father's house #middle two from a billboard article

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

furniture's out on the front porch music's up loud i dream of you in my arms i lose myself in the crowd

"Mary's Place"

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911edit #911verse #tvedit #tvgifs #911 on fox #9-1-1 #firefam #multi ep #* #9 1 1

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Bruce Springsteen Series

you're missing when i shut out the lights you're missing when i close my eyes you're missing when i see the sun rise you're missing

"You're Missing"

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #chimney han #kenneth choi #maddie buckley #jennifer love hewitt #911edit #911verse #911 on fox #9-1-1 #tvedit #tvgifs #* #9 1 1 #grief #cw suicide attempt #just to be safe

[sluttyhenley]

The first time he listens to it, it’s an accident. He doesn’t even know what it is. Every time after that? It’s on purpose. Deliberate. He can't stop coming back to it.

what it's like to live and die ↳ a five times fic

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911 fic #9-1-1 #911 on fox #eddie diaz #911 fan fiction #things i wrote #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #i wasn't even going to write this yet #oh there's some #buck x eddie #at the end #there's also some eddie x shannon #mentions of ana

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when one plus one equals three

buck/eddie | rated: teen and up | 3,600 words

 But when one plus one equals three, that's when your life changes and you see everything new. And these are days when you are visited by visions, when the world around you brings down the spirit, and you feel blessed to be alive. It is the essential equation of love. There is no love without one plus one equaling three.

-Bruce Springsteen

“I’m just saying, you know, what Eddie and I have is just as—” he waves his hand sort of vaguely, “It’s just as meaningful or- or- profound. Just because it’s not romantic, doesn’t make it less.”

Ravi nods. “Yeah, you know, there’s so much emphasis placed on romantic relationships, that we tend to value platonic friendships less.”

“See?” Buck points at Ravi. “Exactly! I’m placing more importance on my friendships!”

Or: there's nothing unusual about being in love with your best friend and making a family with him and his son.

read on AO3

#9 1 1 #911 fanfic #buck x eddie #buddie fanfic #things i wrote #the 911 springsteen breakdown #when one plus one equals three #ok listen this is #idk what this is but i wrote it #and maybe it's silly #idk #also #the goal was to finish this before the new season #and i managed that #just barely #but i did

[sluttyhenley]

share something saturday or whatever! (timezones so share something sunday i guess) tagged by @redbelles

He makes a turn that will take him out of town and away from his parents’ house as Springsteen wonders oh if dreams came true wouldn’t that be nice and Eddie doesn’t know. He doesn’t even know what he would have wanted his life to look like. He only knows what his parents expected of him, what his life looks like now. None of the rest of it matters.

tagging: anyone who wants to!!

#not me starting another fic #when I’m still editing the Freaking Hockey Fic #and still have to write another fic I committed myself to #but listen the Springsteen 911 breakdown is ongoing so #tag games #dash games #writing #my writing #9 1 1

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

my heart's dark but it's rising i'm pulling all the faith i can see from that black hole on the horizon

"Mary's Place"

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911edit #911verse #911 on fox #9-1-1 #tvedit #tvgifs #eddie diaz #ryan guzman #eddiediazedit #* #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #keep thinking i'm going to stop listening to bruce springsteen #and that keeps not happening #yes i did do another mary's place edit #no i am not normal about mary's place

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

born down in a dead man's town the first kick i took was when i hit the ground you end up like a dog that's been beat too much til you spend half your life just coverin' up

"Born in the U.S.A." (breakdown brought to you by this post)

#911edit #9-1-1 #911 on fox #eddie diaz #ryan guzman #eddiediazedit #tvedit #tvgifs #* #eddie begins #the 911 springsteen breakdown #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #also pls do listen to the live at walter kerr theatre version #it is so angry and unmistakably a protest #whereas the entire american public seems to have willfully misunderstood the album version #also does the combination of springsteen and 911 appeal to me only? #maybe so but that's not going to stop me

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

i got the radio on and i'm just killing time working all day in my daddy's garage driving all night chasing some mirage

"The Promised Land"

#911edit #911verse #9-1-1 #911 on fox #eddiediazedit #eddie diaz #ryan guzman #tvedit #tvgifs #* #the 911 springsteen breakdown #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #when you're listening to the promised land #and thinking about eddie a little too hard #and you hurt yourself #i was waiting for 5 x 13 to finish this #because i knew

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

Seven days, seven candles in my window, light your way my favorite record's on the turntable, i drop the needle and pray

"Mary's Place"

#9-1-1 #911edit #911verse #eddie diaz #eddiediazedit #ryan guzman #christopher diaz #tvedit #tvgifs #flashing gif #* #the 911 springsteen breakdown #9 1 1 #i have a normal amount of feelings about this guy #i will continue to make springsteen everyone's problem #was mamsellefreeman

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend tell me how do I begin again? my city's in ruins

"My City of Ruins"

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911verse #911edit #911 on fox #evan buckley #evanbucklyedit #oliver stark #tvgifs #tvedit #blood cw #flashing gif #* #i keep thinking i'm going to find the end of the springsteen spiral #and then i listen to the entirety of the rising album and the spiral continues #my city of ruins is the last song on that album

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

your burning wind fills my arms tonight sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life) sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (a dream of life)

"The Rising"

#the 911 springsteen breakdown #911edit #911verse #9-1-1 #911 on fox #evan buckley #eddie diaz #tvgifs #tvedit #blood cw #* #9 1 1 #i just think that i'm a good person #and i deserve the rising in 5 x 18 #i said what i said #i mean the whole song is about a firefighter

[sluttyhenley]

Bruce Springsteen Series

well i believe in the love that you gave me i believe in the faith that could save me i believe in the hope and i pray that some day it may raise me above these badlands

Badlands by Bruce Springsteen

#911edit #911foxedit #daily911 #9-1-1 #evan buckley #oliver stark #eddie diaz #bobby nash #henrietta wilson #buck x eddie #tvgifs #tvedit #9 1 1 #* #the 911 springsteen breakdown #me choosing the caption #there's so many options #this song is a) an absolute banger #and b) such a buck song #that it's not even funny #also it works because canonically #buck and bobby went to a springsteen concert together #also the time they used trapped by springsteen in the ep trapped #it was a weird cut but still