9-1-1 Like Most Queerbaits Make Me Feel Like Im Insane, Because Its So Obvious But If I Mention It To

started watching 911 and tbh at first I really was like "ah it can't be that bad!!" about buck and eddie. it is. it is that bad. what do you mean they had a textbook rivalry to best friends arc. what do you mean buck is basically a second dad to christopher. what do you mean he would get legal guardianship of christopher because no one would fight for christopher like him. what do you mean hes living in eddies house. what is going on. why has buck looked at eddie like that from day fucking one what the shit

Bobby: Today I realised I'm old.

Athena: What happened?

Bobby: I fell in the hall and instead of laughing, Buck came running to see if I was ok.

Athena:

Bobby: I saw fear in his eyes.

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is anyone else also doing ultimately fine + dying of stress + it’s not that bad + if i don’t wake up tomorrow hotter and better at every hobby its fucking over for me

Some wolfstar fluff I did a while ago, but never posted. I'm actually still really proud of this one! I usually struggle a lot with anatomy, but ESPECIALLY colour theory lol. And I know this piece right here sure as hell isn't perfect, but DAMN if I am not proud of it anyway! I tried, and I can see the results. And ain't that great? :D

Anyways, this was based on a tumblr post I saw on Pinterest at some point, but I am so not looking it up anymore. Yeurr.

I want to make a formal apology to everyone. I've previously claimed in jest that Batman and Superman have been weird about each other for 50 years. This was blatantly untrue and wild misinformation. They've actually been weird about each other for over 70 years.

I am eating DRYWALL AAAAAH

Further thoughts on Buddie following episodes 8x11.

I'm speculating here, but I think this episode was about setting up a coherent and satisfying narrative around Buck and Eddie's feelings for each other. Look. Buck's recently figured out he's bisexual. If he's going to end up dating Eddie, Eddie needs to come out too. But how do you get two main characters to come out as queer when they've only ever dated women before? That's a wildly convenient coincidence.

(Audiences hate convenient coincidences.)

Now Buck is insisting he's not interested in Eddie. Why isn't he interested in Eddie? Well, Eddie's straight. Okay, that's not really an answer. But it doesn't matter! Because Eddie's straight! Why does everyone think he's in love with his best friend? His best friend is straight!

Suddenly Eddie's sexuality is a question. Is Eddie straight? Why is that important to Buck? What would happen if he wasn't? Fandom has been asking these questions since day one and we've already got more than a few answers of our own. But now Eddie's sexuality is being made salient by the narrative. And we're being told, Buck is not in love with his straight best friend.

So, hypothetically: Eddie comes out as Not Straight. This is no longer a wildly convenient coincidence. It's a complication. (Audiences love complications). Because now Buck has to answer the question that we've just established he does not want to answer. Are you in love with your best friend?

They can also reverse the order. Have Buck answer that question and move on to What Now? In this case, Eddie coming out is now a resolution. (Audiences also love resolutions). I think this is the less interesting path but it's also possible.

Usually when I dissect narratives like this I think in terms of "what I would have done." This is not what I would have done. This is better than what I would have done, because I've never had to convince my audience that People Can Be Queer, Actually, Yes Even Him. I would not have thought to structure it this way. I didn't think to structure it this way, and I've given a lot of thought to how I would hypothetically structure a getting together arc that would be convincing to a mainstream audience. I've been thinking that the only options for Eddie coming out are either Buck is supportive and excited for him as a friend, or Buck is painfully hopeful because he's been pining. Way, way better: Eddie comes out and Buck, who's been insisting for months that just because he's queer doesn't mean he's in love with his best friend, immediately realises he's in love with his best friend. And spirals.

Bobby knew the whole time he was infected and took care of literally everyone and didn't say anything until everyone was safely out, I need this man to COME BACK so I can KILL HIM AGAIN you goddamn fucking CAPTAIN

People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter