Favorite Buddie Moments Per Episode: 2x17 Careful What You Wish For
Season 7 Canon? The Growing Relationship of Buddie in Season 6.
Alright, we are starting with my opinions on Buddie going canon for Season 7 of 911. I think that the writers have been setting up the possibility of Buck and Eddie exploring a romantic relationship since Season 6B. I will explain starting with the lightning strike.
In a Flash: Buck gets struck by lightning in this episode and Eddie seemingly tries to pull him up but has to let him down into Bobby's arms.
The first thing to digest here is Eddie trying to pull him up when it would be easier to let him down. The slight hesitation of Eddie pulling him before putting him down is peculiar. He is more than likely trying this because he wants to save Buck himself. By trying to save Buck himself he is trying to get Buck as close to himself as possible so he can help him. He has to remember that he trusts his team enough to save Buck when he starts to let him down.
If you have seen Grey's Anatomy or any other medical show you might recognize this. For example in Grey's Anatomy when Derek pulls Meredith out of the water he doesn't call for another doctor or EMS worker to assist him in the ambulance, he gives her CPR himself. This a sort of 'technique' TV and movie writers use a lot to show the relationship between the characters. One character feels they need to help the other themself to be in control.
This could be written off as completely platonic, which in hindsight, may have been the intention behind it while being written. It is hard to say for this particular moment, but this is the beginning of the writers hinting towards something for the future.
Another significant event is when Eddie takes over compressions and gets Buck's heart to start again. The way to interpret this is a cliche. It alludes to Buck's heart starting to beat for Eddie. When the ER doctors take over, they say they will do their best.
A quick analysis of the body language of everyone in the room: Hen, Bobby, and Chim have their shoulders down and eyes wide. This is portraying fear and uncertainty. Everyone's stance is somewhat similar, but Eddie is the most forward in the room. He again wants to be involved in saving Buck. Eddie's body language is somewhat different from everyone else's. His shoulders are very slightly raised his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes are squinted. He is not only worried he is angry.
When Buck is wheeled out of view, Eddie lets out a breath and his shoulders seem to fall and relax. As Eddie walks toward Chim to give him a hug, his head is down and his breath is hitched and he starts to cry. This shows that he felt like he had to be strong for Buck. He is not allowing himself to fully break down.
In Another Life: In this episode, Buck is in a coma while healing from the lightning strike. He has a comatose dream about what his life would be like if Daniel had never died.
This episode was a very interesting turn from Eddie and Buck's dynamics. In this episode, Buck realizes his effect on the world through some sort of multi-verse/dimension-type dream. After talking about Bobby suffering from alcoholism, his mind shifts to Eddie. He asks Chim and Hen about Eddie, and they call him "angry guy" because he lost Christopher to a custody battle with his grandparents. Buck's tone of voice shifts when he finds out Christopher is no longer around, and he starts to lean forward to encourage Hen and Chim to speak. Buck's eyebrows furrow, and his face scrunched together. This shows curiosity yet anger before Buck is even aware of what has happened to Christopher. He turns his head as he listens to the story, so he can listen better. This shows his attentiveness to the Diaz family and how much they mean to him. When he hears something bad has happened, he becomes noticeably uncomfortable. This is when he realizes that Eddie needs him just as much as he needs Eddie. Without Buck, Eddie would have lost Christopher--the most important thing to him.
The key point of this episode was how Eddie was not in Buck's coma dream. We did just talk about his revelation that Eddie needed him, but why not show him at all? It is hard to say why because there could be infinite reasons. Is it possible that if Eddie had been in the coma dream Buck wouldn't want to leave? Maybe his subconscious refused to let him see Eddie for fear that he wouldn't want to wake up. If Eddie had been okay in his coma dream, would Buck have stayed?
What is even more curious is the lack of contact that Eddie makes with Buck. Throughout 911 we see a lot of shoulder taps and hugs between them, which are ruled as platonic, so it is weird to not see anything in this episode. Once Buck is in the hospital bed Eddie purposefully keeps his distance. Christopher does not. Christopher goes up to him and touches his arm and tells him he is going to wake up, but Eddie stays silent. His body language is very obviously upset and fearful of what is to come for Buck. He avoids looking directly at Buck in the hospital bed but still sits in support.
When Buck is awake and the 118 comes into the room, Christopher hugs Buck, and Eddie doesn't do anything. Everyone else in the 118 hugged or physically connected with him, so why wouldn't his best friend? He is still afraid to lose him.
Recovery: Despite most of this episode centering around Bobby, Eddie and Buck both make appearances. Maddie sends a schedule to Buck's friends and family to keep an eye on Buck throughout the day. Once Buck learns this he goes to Eddie's house.
The second Buck opens the door he puts his hand out to grab Eddie's attention. This may be seen as a rude gesture or a play to control a situation, however, Eddie looks less offended and more confused. This is not something we see Buck do often (be rude with his body language), so as his eyes shift focus to something else it would be obvious to assume he is processing what just happened. Buck walks in and goes straight to Eddie's couch.
The Couch Theory Unfolds: The couch theory is a theory that was confirmed by the writers and by Oliver Stark. The theory says Buck has less of a material view of couches and more of a personal view. Buck mentions that his last 3 couches came with girlfriends, which Eddie tells him should be the other way around. Buck places a single chair in front of the TV and calls it his couch. After he is struck by lightning, Buck's mother buys him a couch. While trying to get comfortable on this couch he is constantly interrupted by the doorbell.
The significance of Buck not only going straight to Eddie's couch but passing out on his couch is not recognized by either character. Buck passes out almost immediately showing his exhaustion, but more than anything shows his comfort. No matter what couch you have, couches are not the most comfortable thing to sleep on, especially dressed in jeans and sitting upright.
When Buck wakes up he looks curious but not shocked. If you put yourself in his situation, wouldn't you be shocked if you woke up on your best friend's couch? He gets up and meets Eddie in the kitchen. The way Eddie asks him if he still wants a bear and Buck has no problem asking him for water instead shows his level of comfort in his house. He doesn't use please or any other term of politeness because he knows he doesn't have to. Yet he still thanks Eddie for pouring it for him.
While making Christopher's lunch, Eddie looks down on Buck multiple times. He is assessing Buck's body language and telling him to go ahead and speak. While speaking about Eddie getting shot, Buck tilts his head multiple times to listen to Eddie better and keeps his arms crossed in a position of comfort.
All of these points show the growing relationship between Buck and Eddie happening off-screen. They are completely comfortable around each other and can read each other like a book. This is starting to blur the lines between their bromance and an actual romance. The feeling you could obtain from these scenes is a domestic type. If the scene was reshot and Buck and Eddie had hugged or made physical contact, any outsider watching would assume they were dating.
Mixed Feelings: The title of this episode alone is ironic if you think in terms of Buck and Eddie. We see the same domestic-type situation we saw in the last episode. Buck, Eddie, and Christopher sitting at a table together doing math homework.
Buck's body language in this scene is relaxed and pushed forward. He engages with Eddie and Chris carelessly and naturally. Eddie's body language is more upright but still relaxed. He looks at his phone, but he still engages with Buck. Something to note about their interaction is the inability to hold eye contact. Their eyes shift around the room while talking more than once. This may be a direct choice of the actors or an unconscious choice. Finally, Buck smiles in adoration as Eddie plays with Christopher, but he only looks at Eddie while he smiles and not between the two. Normally while you look at someone in adoration you would look at the child and not the parent.
While playing poker, Captain Mehta mentions how after people get struck by lighting they can develop new abilities. Buck immediately looks to Eddie for approval before settling down when she mentions counting. It was interesting to see because Eddie immediately folds to take the attention off Buck. After he folds, Buck looks down and smiles before continuing. He almost shows a feeling of fluster or of timidness while looking down. While Buck plays, Eddie stands off to the side and looks fondly at Buck. After he wins, Buck once again looks to Eddie for approval on how they want their winnings, and Eddie's smile grows.
Eddie's body language in this scene is protective yet admiring as he stands over Buck. He stands directly behind Buck, but a few feet behind. His face while looking at Buck turns into a half smile, but when Buck looks at him turns into a full smile. He looks at Buck multiple times through the scene, in a protective manner. He is trying to make sure he is alright--as they are doing something illegal.
The irony in the title of this episode is that mixed feelings are not obvious in Buck and Eddie's storyline for this episode. The significance is 911 is very good at making their titles match every storyline. Like in Recovery, Buck is recovering physically and Bobby's storyline is about his friend in AA--a recovery program--who died. So why do mixed feelings not make sense for Eddie and Buck? The reason may be underlying and not direct. The fondness of both characters in the episode may be mixed feelings.
We see these feelings of fondness in earlier seasons, but things may be finally shifting from platonic to romantic fondness.
Performance Anxiety-Pay It Forward: These episodes all have the same theme in common: Eddie and Buck re-emerge into the dating scene. Eddie gets set up by his aunt, while Buck meets a death doula at a scene.
The crazy thing about these relationships is how similar they are. Eddie gets set up by his aunt and things don't really work out, so they pretend they didn't click. Then Eddie meets Marisol at a scene and they meet again at a hardware store. Buck meets Natalia (the death doula) at a scene where she admits she is attracted to how Buck died for 3 minutes. She does not appear until Love Is In the Air.
Not only are these relationships similar at face value, but they also start to develop very close to each other. What would be the point in making Buck and Eddie date at the same time? To get people to talk about it. The writers know that Buddie shippers wanted Buck and Eddie together at the end of Season 6, and they could have positioned it that way, but they didn't. If the writers have any intent in making Buddie happen, they have just sent up the perfect storyline.
Buck and Eddie are dating separate people, but their relationships are missing something. They're missing the domestic, protective, fond feeling that the two of them are shown to have together in the past few episodes.
Not to mention that the number of scenes between Buck and Eddie in these five episodes is significantly less than we saw in the three before it. If the writers wanted to start setting up a relationship between the two, it would be at the start of season seven. The themes being set up are what usually happens at the start of a romantic interest in characters.
Domestic: They start hanging out more and feeling more comfortable and free to be themselves around the other.
Protective: They want the other to be okay, no matter the situation, so they feel the need to help and protect the other themself if they have to.
Fondness: The relaxed faces while looking at the other are a sign on TV of love. The smile while the other is not looking. Normally smiles are meant for when someone else is looking, so smiling while they are not means they are smiling for themself.
It would be easy for the writers to continue to play off these feelings as platonic, but why would they set up these scenes between them just to rule them as platonic in the end? We won't know until next season, but it is more than fun to speculate.
A/N: I know this was long as fuck (especially for my first post) so if you are reading this ur awesome! Anyways let me know in the comments if u disagree or agree with what I said or if I missed anything super big. The psychology stuff is what I have read from a book on body language and dark psychology. Hopefully, that was accurate. Have a good day and I am sorry about any misspellings.
Over the last few months I've been working on a macheresin hockey au fic and now it's finally finished and the first chapter is posted! Here's the cover art I drew for it :))
I will be doing more spot illustrations throughout the fic, so keep an eye out for those!
my piece for the top gun endless summer exchange :) the prompt was maverick, the daggers, and karaoke!
for @starrybouquet, ily! hope u enjoy!
He didn’t think he’d ever get tired of those noises.
“Yeah,” Buck said between kisses. “But you have to admit I was a bit of a brat.”
Eddie nipped at Buck’s lip and tugged Buck closer so he could skate his hands to the small of his back.
“Such a brat.” Eddie growled as he pressed kiss after kiss from the corner of Buck’s mouth to his jaw to the spot on his throat that made Buck shiver all over.
Complete fic with a new chapter every day!
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Rated: M | Multi-Chapter | Chapter Ten
❛ 𝙒𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣' 𝙄'𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 ❜
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🌟🚀 🚪Stargate & Top Gun (AU)🌟🚀 🚪[Part 9]
I finally get to share @enthyrea's art that I specifically commissioned for the @endlesssummerexchange story that I enjoyed writing SO MUCH.
Chase_acow, I hope you enjoy both the art and the story. ❤️
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🔥 ⚽ 🐓 Doctor Mother Goose Bradshaw & Doctor Rooster Bradshaw AU 🐓⚽️🔥
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AU in which Nick Bradshaw never went the RIO road, instead he became a Navy doctor and his first ever patient was one fighter pilot Pete Maverick Mitchell.
Friendship at first sight. When Mav ended up at the hospital because of his shenanigans, he got lectured by Dr. Mother Goose every. single. time.
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At some point, the good doctor got to listen to a loopy Mav's impassioned speeches about a blonde ice cube.
He met said blonde pilot who once came to visit Mav with flowers.
Well, he was pushed into Mav's room, rather rudely, by his giant of a RIO.
"Huh. Blonde Ice Cube, I presume?"
"It's Mister Iceman to you doctor!"
"Oh. And you are?"
"Free for a coffee right now. I think it best to leave these two alone."
Thia is how Doctor Mother Goose met Hulking Guy. Instant meet-cute.
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Many years later, his son Bradley became a doctor. Chief Dr Bradshaw loved to dump his idiot best friend into Dr Bradshaw's care.
"What did you do AGAIN, Mav?!".
Then Mav tried to justify himself but it's hard to resist Baby Goose's sad brown eyes. So, he always tried to be on his best behaviour. Only for his favourite godson though.
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Of course one of Mav's precious Daggers had to be hospitalised because of a training accident.
Jake Hangman Seresin thought for a moment the accident was way more serious 'cause wasn't he seeing double?
"Wow. Are there two Dr. Mc Steamy & Dreamy Moustache? Wow. Lucky me. Coyote. Do you see that?! Wow. Do you do house visits in case I have a problem later? Yes or Yes?"
"OMG. Don't flirt with my father!"
"But you don't mind my flirting with you, I hope?"
"Nope. He doesn't mind. And he's single."
"OMG. DAD. Don't pimp me?!"
"Ah. You do your best Navy fighter pilot a great service. Much appreciated Older Dr Sexy."
"Uh-huh. I'm out of here. You got it, son?"
"Ooooooh. Dad and son? Nice."
"Oh my god."
"Jake's fine for you, Sugar."
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[Art Commission drawn by the very talented @enthyrea 💖]
thank you for commissioning me<3 this is such a cute AU!!!
Texarkana is a sleepy town that is split between both Texas and Arkansas. Over the spring of 1946, a ruthless serial killer held the citizens of Texarkana in a state of perpetual fear. Even to this day, even the thought of the “Texarkana Moonlight Murders” sends a chill down the spine of the residents. This elusive killer predominantly targeted young couples parked on lovers’ lanes; their final attack, however, was committed against a middle-aged couple in their own farmhouse. Despite an abundance of theories and suspects, the identity of the “Phantom Killer” still remains unknown.
It all began on the night of February 22, 1946, when Jimmy Hollis, 24, and his girlfriend, Mary Jeanne Larey, 19, were parked in a secluded corner on a lonely road just off Richmond Road in Texarkana. The young couple had spent the evening at the cinema and decided they would stop down the lovers’ lane for some alone time before Jimmy dropped Mary back home. Out of the darkness, a man wearing a white cloth mask – presumably a pillowcase with eye holes – appeared at the car window and shone a flashlight into their eyes.
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞:
Chipper's Top Gun Sketch Book!
In which he captured Goose, in his natural habitat, getting third wheeled by Icemav, poor fella
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Bonus: alt version with Chipper's notes!
"Sleeping cats" 1991 (Chipper's Sketchbook)
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