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[Private message between Buck Noris and FrEddie Mercury]

Buck: u got there ok?

Eddie: Yeah
Thank you, really
The cookies were delicious

Buck: cant believe u only thanking my cooking abilities

Eddie: Ha ha.
Seriously tho, I’m gonna miss you a lot

Buck: me too :( 
whos gonna listen to my rambling tangents now :(

Eddie: I’m sure the team don't mind

Buck: but they are not you 

Eddie: What if you didn't have to? Stop telling me, I mean

Buck: im not following

Eddie: Let’s say, for every week im here you send me the most interesting topic you hyperfixated on 
That way we just have another excuse to not miss each other

Read at 2:38 am

Eddie: If thats what you want, of course

Buck: yeah, id rly like that

Week 1

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Chris: is it true?

Buck: is what true?

Chris: that you are in his will
if smth happens to dad i go to you

Read at 2:43pm

[Private message between Buck Noris and FrEddie Mercury]

Buck: fyi
Chirs is asking me abt your will

Eddie: Yeah…

Buck: why does it sounds like he found out rather then u told him

Eddie: Cause thats what happened 

Buck: how Eddie???????
dont tell me he just read it somewhere

Eddie: Got into an argument with my parents
I now realize he heard from his room
We weren't exactly whispering

Buck: wow fuck?
ok
thats…

Eddie: I know
Not great

Buck: id say not ideal
i swear some day ill get into a fit with them

Eddie: Pls don't
Everything is already too complicated
Can you handle the conversation?

Buck: yeah sure
wait hes messaging me
kinda left him on read

Eddie: Go answer my son, Buck

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Chris: buck????

Buck: yeah buddy
it's true

Chris: why didnt u tell me?

Buck: it didn't feel like it was my place to tell u tbh
and honestly i thought u knew for a while after i found out
but then i asked your dad and he said he’d tell u when you were older
which i kinda disagreed a bit but i understood his reasoning

Chris: wait 
after u found out???

Buck: yeah?
it was like, a year after the well 
when he got shot

Chris: HE DIDN'T EVEN CONSULT U??????????

Buck: Chris, wait, its not like that
i saw his point

Chris: what if u didnt want me?
id have to be stuck with my grandparents???

Buck: Chris, buddy, with all due respect, thats nonsense
You know I'd take you in a heartbeat, right?

Chris: … really?

Buck: of course Chris
you are one of my favourite people on the whole universe
and your dad knew that when he put me in his will

Chris: okay ig

Buck: okay?

Chris: yeah

Buck: hey, Chris? 

Chris: hm

Buck: he really is trying, u know? 
give him a chance 

Chris: sigh
whatever mom

Read at 2:58pm

[118 - gc]

Hen: Buck can u please tone it down, we’re trying to concentrate here! I’m almost beating Chim

Chim: Yeah buck cry less loudly
Wait
You are NOT beating me 

Bobby: Why is Buck crying? - Bobby Nash

Eddie: Buck is crying???
What happened?
Is he ok?? 

Read at 3:04 pm

Eddie: Guys????
I’m gonna call him

Missed call

Missed call

- Buck sent a screenshot - 

Buck: hey guys
ravi here
i grabbed his phone when he showed me chris called him mom and started crying

Chim: Hey buck i don’t think

Hen: Shhhhh

Chim: What

Ravi: don’t spoil it for him chim!!?!

Eddie: Oh my God, he called you mom?????

Chim: Not you too Edmundo 

Buck: i’m fine now

Hen: I doubt it 

Buck: i’ll ignore that
Eddie those were happy tears 
don’t worry

Eddie: okay <3

Buck: <3

[conspirationists gc]

Chim: Okay maybe eddie really is queer

Ravi: fork found in kitchen 

Hen: What does that even mean probie 

Chim: Wait, I know this one!
It means something obvious 

Hen: How do you know that and i don’t 

Maddie: He’s been learning a lot of gen z lingo now that Alberts back 

Ravi: hows my pookie doin btw

Chim: Good i guess? 
Ask him yourself since you are spending SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER 
I didnt introduce you two for you to monopolize him >:(
And what does pookie mean????

Ravi: jeez chill dude
only buck gets me :(

May: its an endearing way to call someone chim

Ravi: only buck n may get me :(

Maddie: Back to MY brother 
What brought this on? 

- Hen sent a screenshot - 

Josh: Oh for fucks sake 

Ravi: i think it’s cute 

Karen: You say that cause u have only been here for the past couple of years
I’ve known this morons for a while now

Ravi: i’ve always loved the reconciliation trope 

Maddie: Reconciliation? Did they fight?

Hen: Not that I know of
What do you mean Ravi?

Ravi: aren’t they divorced?

Hen: WHAT???

Josh: Now this is GOLDEN, I’m sending it to Linda

May: way ahead of u

Chim: And yall say IM the obtuse one 

Maddie: Okay now what made you think that

Ravi: really?
well now some interactions with buck make sense
and answering, maddie, the whole ana introduction fiasco
i may have some explaining to do to b shift tho

Maddie: You know what, i see it

[Twitter]

@probieravi: stumbled upon piping hot tea

→ @maytheodsbeinurfavour: how is it hot??? its solid ice u just dumb

    → @probieravi: y u mean to me pookie thought we had pan-lesbian alliance going for us :( 

    → @firehose: what kind of tea u guys talking abt? real tea or gossip

        → @maytheodsbeinurfavour: ravi spilled real tea, just teasing him abt it dw

            → @firehose: okay :D 

→ @probieravi: nice save

[Private message between Work Kid and Wish was my Dad]

Bobby: You really ok kid? - Bobby Nash

Buck: yeah, just got a bit emotional
i mean Eddie just left 
and Chris been gone for so long

Bobby: But he is coming back. - Bobby Nash

Buck: i know its just…
it happened before
i think im projecting

Bobby: Have you talked to your therapist? - Bobby Nash

Buck: already scheduled 
also u dont have to sign ur messages pops

Bobby: Ah, May did warn me about that. 
I am proud of you. 
- Bobby Nash

Buck: thanks pops
- Buck

[Twitter]

@firehose: [attached screenshot of Buck signing his message]  i <3 indulging my dads shenanigans :) 

→ @maytheodsbeinurfavour: cant believe he still signing, i showed him how to deactivate this feature (cute tho

    → @firehose: oh no he writes it manually, on every message

        → @maytheodsbeinurfavour: what

            → @firehose: hes worse then Eddie

[Private message between Buck Noris and FrEddie Mercury]

Buck: so yeah thats how it went

Eddie: Wow
That explains a lot the cold shoulder

Buck: sorry :( 

Eddie: Hey, it's not your fault
Thank you for talking to him

Buck: is the least i can do from here

Eddie: Hey, where is it?

Buck: where is what

Eddie: My fun/weird/probably wont like to learn fact of the week?

Buck: OH
YEAH
my tangent 
…
u really wanna do this?

Eddie: If I didnt I wouldn't ask Buck
You know that man

Buck: okay
so
did u know there are sharks living in a submerged crater in an
get this
ACTIVE VOLCANO

Eddie: What
How

Buck: thats what the science community is trying to find out
cause the water is like 
super hot and super acid and shit
theyve been there since 2015
there are SO MANY THEORIES!!!

Eddie: Wanna FaceTime and tell me all about it?

Buck: ……
yes please

FaceTime incoming call at 9:27 pm

FaceTime call ended at 12:36 am

[Twitter]

@firehose: fuck my gay life.

→ @probieravi: ouch, pookie goin thru it

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Week 2

[Private message between Buckling Buck and Teddie Bear]

Eddie: Hey, we had a late night talk yesterday
I ended the call as soon as I heard you snore
Which you do. 
Don’t even try to deny it, ask everybody at work
Even Chris agrees with me
One of the only things he does nowadays 
Anyway, I know for a fact you have an early shift today
So I guess
I don’t know
I’m messaging to wish you good morning, and a “q-word” shift
Don't forget to take your meds, the ADHD ones specially, and pack some painkillers
I saw it’ll probably rain there today, I know how your leg aches when it does
I guess that's it, have a good week!

Sent at 1:45am

Read at 7:03am

[Twitter]

@firehose: FUCK ME

@firehose: FUCK MY PATHETIC BI LIFE

@firehose: i cannot do this anymore

@firehose: if i dont tell someone soon i might actually literally explode

@firehose: sis i hope u have a clean slate for breakfast

[Private message between Buck <3 and Maddie <3]

Buck: maddie
maddie
maddie
madie
maddde
maddi
mad
mads

Maddie: OH MY GOD EVAN
WHAT. DO. YOU. WANT.

Buck: dont government-name me :( 

Maddie: Maybe don’t make my phone try to auto-destruct it self out of the table and I’ll consider
Wait
You are not in danger are u

Buck: not physically???????

Maddie: Now what does that mean

Buck: can we meet for breakfast before our shifts?? 
its kinda important

Maddie: Like right now?

Buck: yes
pls maddie
ill implode
u will have to collect my pieces 
from my walls
which im climbing up rn

Maddie: Okay okay
I’ll try to organize here with Howie

Buck: oh thank fuck
ur the best of the bests ever

Maddie: Yeah yeah i know >:)
Can we do Denny’s near yours in like, 30?
I’m craving their chocolate chip banana pancakes since this dawn

Buck: hey if u’ll hear me i’ll buy u and my little monarch whatever u want

Maddie: Monarch? Really Buck?

Buck: what??!??
we dont know the gender yet
cant misgender them by calling prince or princess or whatever they identify as
i’ll be there in 20 and order
so when u arrive the food will be ther already

Maddie: Have I told you I love you today?

Buck: nop! but i’ll take it XD
k bye

Maddie: Wait!!!!
I don’t even get a crumb of this big world crushing conversation???!

Buck: oh yeah
i'm in love with eddie
anyway see u soon bye
lov u 

Maddie: WHAT
BUCK
WHAT

[conspirationists gc]

Maddie: ATTENTION
ATTENTION
THE TIME HAS COME

Karen: Girl what the hell
How could you just say that and disappear 

Ravi: no she onto smth
the balance has been altered 

Chimney: She’s going out to have breakfast with buck
Unexpected breakfast
Unexpected like, he called in the middle of a crisis breakfast

Josh: I think we got it Chim

Chimney: Don’t interrupt my wallowing Josh
My beautiful wife left me to fend for myself with our hangry almost 5 yo daughter 

Ravi: yall think this has to do w anything w his tweets

Athena: I’ll need some context, you know just you and May have that twitter social.

Hen: Omg Thena hiiiiii

Athena: Hello Hen. =)

May: ngl kinda forgot u were here mom
anyways

- May sent a screenshot -

Karen: Oh its definitely that

Hen: Did she say anything to you chim?

Josh: Like at all before she left?

Athena: @Chimney ?

Chimney: I was trying to convince jee to eak her fruits jesus
No she didnt 
She just grabbed her bag and left
But i did hear her scream from her car before living 

Ravi: eak

May: eak

Chimney: Oh ffs

Karen: Guess we’ll just have to wait

[Twitter]

@firehose: god how i do feel better 

@firehose: life is beautiful

Posted at 8:47 am

@firehose: im gonna kms

@firehose: thers no fucking way im going to deal with this

@firehose: i need to buy mor sugar

@firehose: if anyone kids need cookies for bake sales im offering my services

→ @firehose: who am i kidding i’ll just call suzie

     → @maytheodsbeinurfavour: whos suzie

          → @firehose: president mom of PTA @ chris’s school

               → @probieravi: uhm…

                    → @firehose: OH FUCK MY LIFE

@firehose: its like my sexuality crises all over again

→ @firehose: but like 297635678912x worse

     → @thetaylorkelly: th dm me king

          → @firehose: word

[Direct Message between @firehose and @thetaylorkelly still on Twitter]

@thetaylorkelly: wait so u had a sexuality crisis?

@firehose: yeah a man kissed me

@thetaylorkelly: omg eddie kissed u???????

@firehose: what
no, it was tommy

@thetaylorkelly: whos tommy

@firehose: my ex 
its a whole thing

@thetaylorkelly: i have time
spill!

@firehose: jus so u know
im only telling you this bcs its already been aired on the news
so we kinda stole a chopper to go search for bobby and athena’s missing cruise in the middle of a tropical storm

@thetaylorkelly: dude. i. was. the. one. reporting. it. 

@firehose: oh
anyways tommy was the pilot, hen and chim knew him he used to work at the station
he got close to eddie
like really close
which n=bothered me
i went to play basketball with them to get his attention

@thetaylorkelly: u hate basketball

@firehose: exactly my point
keep up
he went to my house, kissed me and it just clicked u know

@thetaylorkelly: been there
nathalia says hi btw

@firehose: i’ll never get over the fact u two are dating 
like i knew u were bi
im not biphobic
is just
two of my exes???????????????

@thetaylorkelly: yeah yeah u fumbled a baddie get over it
but now you are freaking out bcs……?

@firehose: because i realised im deeply in love with my best friend

@thetaylorkelly: HA
called it

@firehose: what
HOW

@thetaylorkelly: not that hard to notice - nathalia

@firehose: I JUS REALISED IT

@thetaylorkelly: u are just oblivious 

@firehose: this conversation ends now
i have a shift and i cannot think a second more

@thetaylorkelly: hey just one last thing
were u really trying to get Tommy’s attention?

@firehose: yeah?!

@thetaylorkelly: … u sure it wasn’t eddie’s…?

@firehose: OH FUCK OFF

[conspirationists gc]

Josh: You guys are NOT gonna believe this…

Karen: WHAT

Hen: WHAT

Chimney: WHAT

Athena: What.

May: WHAT

Ravi: what

May: u cut the chain dude :/

Chimney: Yeah ravi not cool

Ravi: athena did it first???!!???!

Hen: She can

Maddie: IT HAPPENED 
IT FINALLY HAPPENED
1 OUT OF 2 FEELINGS REALIZATION BABY

- Maddie sent a screenshot -

Hen: OH MY GOD

Ravi: TRATRATRATRBOOMATRATRATRA FIREWORKS TRATRATRATRATRA TRATRA TRABOOOOOOM POOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW POUUUULLLLL BOOOM POW POW BOOM UPUPAPULFIIILLLPUUUUUPOWPOWPOWPOWPAPAPAPATRATRATRATRATRA

May: TRATRATRATRBOOMATRATRATRA FIREWORKS TRATRATRATRATRA TRATRA TRABOOOOOOM POOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW POUUUULLLLL BOOOM POW POW BOOM UPUPAPULFIIILLLPUUUUUPOWPOWPOWPOWPAPAPAPATRATRATRATRATRA

Athena: What is the meaning of these letters?

May: fireworks onomatopoeia mom

Athena: Oh, I see.
Boom.

Chimney: Wait why does josh knows before all of us
Why does he know it before me

Josh: I read it in my tarot cards this morning

Maddie: He didn't even let me properly park before asking

Josh: HEY!
You could have kept it between us!

Maddie: And upset my husband? 
Not a chance

Chimney: God i love my wife

Maddie: Love you too baby <3
Now, Hen, pls make sure he won't get alone with buck
As much as i love u Howie, you won't resist asking questions
And he didn't clearly ask me to keep it between us
Hence me telling you guys
But he deserves to tell us at his own pace
So lets pretend that didn't happen 

Hen: On it
Great shift everyone!

[Private message between Chris <3 and dad]

Eddie: Thank you Chris, really, for giving me a chance to explain myself
Please let me know when you get to your tia safely
I love you

Read at 5:00pm

Chris: hey dad
i jus wanna say im sorry
i reacted badly to the will thing
specially when i found out buck didnt know at first
im actually rly glad u chose him
jus got surprised i think

Eddie: Its ok, really
I was wrong in not telling you too
In all fairness, Evan was surprised as well
But he would never deny you
Ever

Chris: thas cute n all
but
whos evan????
i thought id go to buck??

Eddie: Oh
Oh wow 
Hahahahahaha
I cant believe this

Chris: what

Eddie: Chris, Buck is Evan

Chris: no hes not

Eddie: Yes he is
Thats his government name

Read ate 6:09pm

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Chris: your name is EVAN?/?!!!?!!?!??!?!

Buck: …yes?
sorry i dont understand 

Chris: what the fuck
what the fuc

Buck: i’ll tell ur dad ur cursing

Chris: atp worth it
WHAT THE FUCK BUCK
what do you mean your name is evan
EVAN
what kinda name even is that
it doesnt suit u at all
WHY DIDNT U TELL ME

Buck: i know it doesnt, thats why i go by buck
and i thought u knew?????

Chris: HOW WOULD I KNOW

Buck: omg u really didnt???

Chris: NO
DAD ONLY CALLS U BUCK
actually everyone only calls u buck, even bisabuela

Buck: tommy used to call me evan pretty frequently, dont u remember?

Chris: i thought it was a pet name

Buck: you thought evan was a pet name?

Chris: idk
he was old, like ancient old
old people have weird pet names 

Buck: well dont get upset
apparently up until the will not even ur dad knew
and we were already friends for a year

Chris: how did he found out

- Buck sent a screenshot - 

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[Private message between Eddie and Maddie, from 2019]

Eddie: Hey, Maddie

Maddie: Hi Eddie!

Eddie: I’m filling out some paperwork and I need Bucks full name
But his phone died apparently
Would you tell me please?

Maddie: God, i always tell him to charge before going out, he NEVER listens

Eddie: Tell me about it

Maddie: Evan Philip Buckley

Eddie: What

Maddie: What do you mean what

Eddie: Where is the ‘Buck?’

Maddie: Eddie, buck is a nickname
Do you know that?
Is important to me that you know that

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Chris: oh my god

Buck: yep

Chris: how many people know this

Buck: me, maddie, eddie and now u, im pretty sure

Chris: permission to use this as blackmail

Buck: permission granted >:)

Chris: buck u are the absolute best

Buck: go torment your father and say hi to your bisabuela for me

Chris: i will

[Private message between Chris <3 and dad]

Chris: i know what you did

Eddie: ?

- Chris sent a screenshot - 

Eddie: Oh God

Chris: thats what i thought
i’ll get ready to bed

Eddie: Ok Chris!
Have a great night!
Talk tomorrow?

Chris: yeah, we can

Eddie: Perfect! I’ll pick you up at Tia Sofia
I love you! <3 <3 <3

Chris: lov u too dad

[Private message between Buckling Buck and Teddie Bear]

Eddie: BUCK!
BUCK OH MY GOD!

Missed call

Missed call

Eddie: BUCK!
HE SAID I LOVE YOU BACK

Buck: WHAT
OMG EDDIE
I TOLD YOU
IM SO HAPPY OMG
TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
i was in the shower, give me 5 min to get dressed and i’ll call you

Eddie: Okay!! 
I can't believe this is happening 

FaceTime incoming call at 7:15 pm

FaceTime call ended at 10:48 pm

Eddie: Hey!
I forgot to ask you
What's the fact of the week?

Buck: oh
you remembered 

Eddie: Of course I did!

I wanna hear you talk about your interests

Buck: oh
okay
well, recently a humpback anglerfish was sighted for like
potentially the first-time in broad daylight

Eddie: What kinda fish is that?

Buck: its a deep-sea fish!

Eddie: Oh so we continue with the ocean theme?

Buck: i guess so, thats what brought me to this article anyway

Eddie: And i'm guessing this fish don't usually come to the top?

Buck: NO! thats why is so interesting
but researchers say she probably was super sick for her to act like that

Eddie: Her?

Buck: yeah its a female
tell abt her to chris!! i forwarded him the link, u can bond over it!!!!!

Eddie: God

Buck: what

Eddie: I’ll share it with him
You really are something, Buck

Buck: oh, uhm
i’ll go to bed now eds, babysitting jee in the morning haha
gn, miss u <3

Eddie: I miss you too
Good night <3

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Week 3

[cabin number 6 gc]

Buck: what are your ideas for mothers day present for athena

Harry: well…

May: no

Buck: smth reasonable harry

Harry: how do u even know if i’ll suggest something not reasonable????

May: last years suggestion.

Harry: i still think that watch is a good idea!

May: it was over 10k

Harry: and?

May: i'm living of tutoring classes and being a barista

Buck: nothing over 700 pls im still paying bobby’s birthday present 

Harry: then i have none

May: obviously 

Buck: okay lets brainstorm

Harry: something to wear?

Buck: hmm idk, they arent going out that much now with the house n all that

May: true, and we did give her that last year

Buck: how abt a spa day voucher or smth like beauty day?

Harry: hmm she DID complain abt being stressed 

May: i vote spa day

Harry: veto

Buck: gr8! 
may can u do this research on where/best prices? we just got called

May: sure
hey
can u get me on campus after ur shift? my car is in the autoshop for some repairs 

Buck: will do

May:....

Buck: what

May: can we get coffee too…..

Harry: hey not fair!!! i want in :(

May: ur in florida

Harry: again, and?

May: sucks to suck ;p

Buck: yes we can may
i’ll doordash u smth harry 

Harry: YAY!

May: ur the best buck <33333

[Reddit]

r/ComingOutSupport

by BradTorenceHater

HELP: how do i (14M) tell my father (33M) its ok to be a late bloomer gay and painfully in love with his best friend (30M) without necessarily yanking him out of the closet???

i had absolutely no idea where else to run to for opinions, so i figured this r/ could help??? pls keep in mind i, OP 14M, am FOURTEEN when answering. 

this story needs a bit of context. me and my dad (33M) are originally from a latino family in texas. this is important to understand why things turned out this way. long story short: my mom got pregnant with me barely out of high school, they married and when i was born my dad got deployed to Afghanistan. he joined the military to provide cause im special needs (CP) and took two tours. After that my mom left us to take care of my gramma and my dad couldnt take my grandparents anymore, so we moved to LA, where he became a first-responder and consequently acquired a family. with that, comes his (and mine) best friend (30M) - we’ll call him luck.

luck and my dad started a bit rough but after pulling a live grenade from a guy’s leg and blowing up an ambulance they were inseparable. luck tells me what really did the magic was him taking me and my dad home after they worked through an earthquake, but im not sure i believe him. since then, luck has been in our lives constantly. we’ve been through a lot together: tsunami, near-death experiences due to their jobs, again, me and luck a fucking tsunami but specially my mom passing away. my dad was pretty draught - admittedly so was i - and luck was our rock, always there, always reliable. they both dated other people but none of the relationships lasted (and now i see why probably) and he never left our side. luck, i learned recently, is even my godfather - my dad wrote in his will that if something is to ever happen to him, luck is my legal guardian, which i found pretty cool given that i already considered him my second dad - not that i’ll ever tell him that, it’d be cringe. 

fast forward to last year, luck started to date again, a man (252254658M). they both knew this guy from before, apparently friends. luck came out as a bisexual soon after and tbh i was not that thrilled, but not bcs of him coming out, the problem was his now ex (YPIEEEE) boyfriend (47M). i’ll call him the plague. i thought of giving him a dinosaur name (bcs hes like. OLD old.) but that would be a disrespect to the former chickens that walked on earth so i’ll stick to the plague. meanwhile my dad is dating too, ‘flower’ (29F). now i dont know much but apparently dad and her walked in on luck and the plague on a date (that my dad didnt know was a date) and the plague tried to out luck to my dad???? rly messed up. for a reason i dont understand they kept dating.

my dad and flower were solid too, or so I thought. one night in september, me, flower and her nephew go out to see the new quiet place movie and when we got back to my house my dad is hugging a doppelganger of my dead mother, and that confused me a lot. let me tell yall, i was enraged - he apparently was cheating on flower with this woman (luck said it was an emotional affair, i did some research and it constitutes as cheating according to google) and hiding it from everyone, even luck, he found out when she was dropping smth from dads where they work and luck was the one who received her, it was a whole thing. long story short, to spite my dad and idk cause him the same pain ig?? i called my grandparents and asked to take me with them back to texas. i know it was extremely heat of the moment decision i regretted as soon as the airplane landed. but still. my dad was seeing a doppelganger of my very dead mother. considering all things i dont think i blew it out of proportion. 

all said and done, its been months (somewhere in the middle the plague broke up with luck thank god) and im still in texas and almost everything is awful. i get to see my bisabuela and cousins but thats it. my dad and i barely spoke and im starting to see why he was so against me coming and staying with my grandparents. i wouldnt say they are bad people but they arent good either, including the masked ableism and slightly homophobic comments regarding luck (they were NOT happy to find out he is my legal guardian). amidst it all, my dad moved to texas to try to spend more time with me which, hello????? thats NOT what i wanted. I WANNA GO BACK HOME!!! all my life is in LA, and he just abandoned everything behind???? 

we had a pretty big fight abt this, and now things seem to be going in the right direction. he assured me we would come back, and last week we started planning it! we are talking and i mean, we still need to work a LOT on what happened but for now im content with his effort. seeing him being vulnerable def helps. 

that (finally) leads us here: my dad and i share his tablet sometimes and he is not good with technology, despite various attempts of teaching him otherwise. imagine my surprise when i open up google and, lo and behold, he didnt erase his search history. contents of said history: ‘i think im in love with my best friend but he is a guy and so am i’; ‘am i gay test’; ‘i think i might be gay but dated woman’; ‘comphet meaning’; ‘catholic guilt and homosexuality’; ‘is there an age to come out’; ‘how to come out homophobic parents’ and finally my favourite one ‘how do i come out to my son without him hating me’. 

i wanna preface this by saying i would NEVER hate my dad. he did some questionable things? yeah, hes still the best. ig what i look for here is advice on how tell him i wont hate him if he likes luck w/o saying i accidentally violated his privacy. should i do smth? should i let him come to me? i dont know if i could handle that honestly, this is a major development but my dad is SLOW. now that i really think about it every woman-decision he made kinda makes sense. 

TLDR: i saw my dad’s search history asking google on how to come out to his son (me!) and i want to let him know its ok to smooch guys too. i just want him to be happy and give the LA women peace.

EDIT: ty for all the replies. im placing a bet too. there’s way too much money on the line not to. and ig i’ll talk to my dad as well

Relevant comments:

AlligatorBites replied: wow. just. wow. 

Skipp replied: I think u should just tell him the truth abt accidentally seeing what you saw. He’ll appreciate that and it will be another step on your conciliation. Just make sure to show your support and love. He’s gonna need it if he talks to his parents. 

DenialIsARiver replied : ah, the best friend curse

→ BradTorenceHater: wym

    → DenialIsARiver: its kinda rite of passage to gay ppl, be in love w their best friends

Catfish replied : OP, do u know if ‘luck’ feels the same?

→ BradTorenceHater: i, as of now, have been informed there’s even a bet going for years now on when they’ll end up together so ig the chances are pretty high.

Gayslifestyle replied : I wish my son gave me the pull. It would have saved us years and waves of money on therapy. 

FallBack replied : Show him your support OP! From what I've read it seems like his parents are not helping the situation. You can be only fourteen, but I'm sure the opinion he values the most is yours so having your approval will change things. 

→ BradTorenceHater: i didnt rly see it this way. ty

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie]

Eddie: Buck

Read at 5:34pm

Buck: sorry we just got called

Eddie: No worries!
Hey, I was wondering, you use reddit a lot right?

Buck: uh
yeah
y

Eddie: Do you think it helps you?

Buck: what

Eddie: You use it for your research dives don’t you?

Buck: oh
OH
YES I DO
thats totally the only use
it does help tho

Eddie: Ok…
I was wondering if you could help me set up an acc
Google is not helping me with Chris’s school papers

Buck: sure thing
later tonight ok? 

Eddie: Totally, talk to you later :) 

Buck: later eddie!

[Reddit]

r/Gay

by Eddiebodywantsome

How do I (33M) come out to my son (14M) and tell him I’m desperately in love with his other father figure, my best friend (30M)?

Hello there! This is my first time using Reddit, so please be patient with me. I tried using Google for this but it wasn't of much help. I remembered my said best friend sometimes uses this app for research so I thought I'd give it a try. 

I think maybe a bit of context will help? I’m a latino man (33M) born and raised in Texas, from a very traditional catholic household, went to two military tours and, as of now, am a firefighter like my best friend, B (30M). A couple of years ago, me and my son C (14M) moved to LA after my late wife abandoned us to try a start-over. We (me and my late wife) did try to reconnect once in LA, but she asked for a divorce and soon after died. Since then I have been in a few relationships with women but none of them lasted and I guess now I know why, but the path to where I am now was hard. I guess I started questioning because B is recently out as a Bisexual. I didn’t know coming out later in life was a thing, but I’m getting off the rails.

Something happened that created an edge between me and my son, causing him to move back with his grandparents, in Texas, temporarily. I messed up big time, had sort of a midlife crisis involving a priest suggesting I needed to pick juice over water and allow myself to be happy and ending up with me realising I was very much gay and very much in love with B. Before you ask, I unfortunately only hope for him to feel the same, but have no idea of his feelings. 

B has been a constant in my and C’s life from the moment we met. As I mentioned, our jobs put us in life or death situations and God knows how many of those we endured by each other's side. That brought us impossibly close to the point I wrote my will in case anything happens to me, C will be taken care of by B, being his legal guardian. They are a pair I could never imagine to separate. B has been in more milestones than even his mother, so that’s saying something. Seeing them, I see a future I can actually grasp and feel complete. I can’t imagine anyone else for me, he is it. He is C’s other father and my life-partner and I could not ask for more.

Back to the present, I came to Texas to make amends with C and bring him back (realised the ‘in love with my best friend’ part here over a stupid message from B last week, actually). I feel like this - coming out to him - is a huge step to getting back his trust but I have no idea how, specially in my very homophobic parents house. In LA, we have a very open and inclusive atmosphere, an amazingly accepting family and I never encouraged discriminating behaviour from C, but I’m afraid maybe my parents have made his mind in somethings this months he wasn’t with me. He was not really excited about B’s ex boyfriend and I’m not really sure why. I guess that’s why I’m anxious. 

So, please, do any of you have tips? I’m afraid C especially wont like me being in love with B part. B is way too important for him and in an off chance we end up together and I mess up again, C would, this time, never forgive me if B were to leave (even though I don’t think that would ever be a possibility).

EDIT: Yes! I learned how to do this! Thank you all for the loving replies. Turns out I’m not that great with technology and my son actually read my search history on Google. So, that was a fun conversation. Everything is good! You were right about him, I don’t know why I was so afraid. You also encouraged me to talk to B. I’m still a bit nervous but as soon as we are back in LA I’ll shoot my shot. Thank you again! All of you.

Relevant comments:

Kaleidoscope replied: wow.my dude, this B sounds like a real hotshot. he just agreed to be your kids godparent? when was this?

→ Eddiebodywantsome: Oh I only told him a year after I changed my will. And roughly one year after we first met I think?

    → SupperGraphicUltraModernGirl: don’t u need his consent

         → Eddiebodywantsome: My lawyer said he could refuse but I knew he wouldn't so, no

             → Kaleidoscope: yeah he’s totally into you

WasItCasual replied: I dealt with late realising. I hope you get your man.

QueerLove replied: I’ve been in your shoes and let me tell you, it wasn't easy. My kids didn't take it very well at first because I was still married to their mother, but I guess what helped was showing them how hard it was for me being myself raised in a homophobic household. I also assured how much I loved their mother, it just took me sometime to realise it was in a different way. This helped them a lot to make sense of things.

→ Eddiebodywantsome: How are you now?

    → QueerLove: One of them lives with me and my fiance, the other one sends me ‘I love you’ messages everyday. 

         → Eddiebodywantsome: This is really comforting, thank you

KneeDeep replied : shout out to the priest! big ally

[conspirationists gc]

May: god he is insufferable 

Maddie: Told u

Chim: What happened 

May: HOW do u guys handle this everyday

Hen: It's worse now that he is aware 

Ravi: wait whats happening

Athena: May went out for coffee with Buck 

Ravi: ah

May: yeah. he cant stop talking abt eddie

Karen: Ow, I kinda feel sad for him

May: i was too in the beginning 
its been 45 minutes

Chim: Don't worry you’ll get used to it 

Ravi: hes a widow show some respect

Albert: But Eddie isn’t dead???

Ravi: dont worry kitten is a meme

Albert: Oh
Okay :D

Chim: Now what are u doing here
Also do not call my brother kitten in front of me panikkar
Ever.
Again.

[Reddit]

r/TrueOffMyChest

by user71238053118

i fell in love with my straight best friend

disclosure: this is a throw away account bcs he recently asked me if reddit was a good research source and panicked. i’m also not entirely telling our story, just my perspective of things. im here to vent for fucks sake.

i’ll call him dusk because that fits him. staring into his beautiful brown cow eyes brings me the same feeling you get when watching the sunset on a warm spring day. the sky turning into constellations but yet full of color and light. that warmth is what he feels like.

dusk and i didn't exactly see eye to eye at first. the animosity lasted a total of 12h. now i see i wasn't envious. i desired him without even knowing what i wanted. took me only seven years and him moving 800 miles away for me to notice. and i tried to hide this feelings but, if im being honest, thats what kept me going for so long. 

im in love with dusk not only because of hes looks, or his son, or his qualities. i love him wholly, specially his flaws, because i can see how he is human through them. dusk will deny till his death bed, but he is one of the most sensitive people i've ever met. he lets me be vulnerable around him, he lets me feel the emotions my heart cant handle alone and not only don't judge me for it (which is a big thing given my past) but he feels it with me.

i guess i can see now, looking back, how i ended up here. every one of our comas, we were there for each other, holding our unconscious hand and vibrating for every - difficult - breath we took because that meant we were alive, doing everything in our power to come back home. at least one of us had to come back to him, didn't we? we are not expendable, even if we act like it. at least that’s what dusk told me when he put me in his will to take care of the most important person in our lives in case the unimaginable happens.

i say unimaginable because i truly cannot imagine living in a world without dusk. my life would never be the same. even if we just stay as friends.

i love him, and i don’t know what to do. 

i love him, and i’d do anything to just keep him in my life

as long as he’ll have me, i’ll be there, however he allows me to be

i’m always afraid of crossing the line 

but at the same time that is all i can think about

i love him, and i regret letting him go

i love him, and it pains me to recognise that i could never find it in me to hold him back

i love him and he doesn’t love me - not the same way i do anyway

dusk feels like home.

and i spent years trying to find my place. until i met him.

i met my home and i watched it crumble around me and i couldn't do anything. 

so i guess this is an open letter to you, dusk, my love. i know your heart will never be mine, but know it that mine will forever be yours to do as you see fit. i wouldn't have it any other way.

Relevant comments:

DissolveMe replied: ah, the queer curse of falling for the straight best friend

→ user71238053118: it sucks.

    → DissolveMe: hang in there buddy

Fitzpleasure replied : this is so beautiful and so painful at the same time, im so sorry

TaroCardsNeverLie replied: he put YOU on his will???

→ user71238053118: yeah

     → TaroCardsNeverLie : are you sure hes straight

          → user71238053118: 100%

               → TaroCardsNeverLie: u know… denial is a river…

                    → user71238053118: ??? what does doechii has to do with this?

Bloodflood replied: your raw emotion… just wow

DontPanikkProbiesHere replied: irl oomf going thru it fr 
also your analogies will never be not funny to me

→ user71238053118: i cant BELIEVE ur here
WHAT ARE U DOING HERE

    → DontPanikkProbiesHere: hey, im chronically online and a sucker for reddit stories where did u think id be
+ u kinda went viral on tiktok

         → user71238053118: WHAT

[private message between Work Kid and Wish was my Dad]

Buck: hey pops, can i maybe come over for dinner?

Bobby: Hey, kid!
Of course, you know you are always welcome.
Is everything ok? - Bobby Nash

Buck: i know but i’ll always ask
mnot trying to pull a may

Bobby: Ah, don’t remind me of that unfortunate event. 
You haven’t answered though. - Bobby Nash

Buck: not yet
but i think i’ll be
just kinda need to vent with u and thena
maybe hear some parent advice?

Bobby: You know we are always here for you. - Bobby Nash

Buck: i’ll bring wine, anything more u need?

Bobby: No, thank you. 
I have it covered. - Bobby Nash

Buck: ty pops, really
see you soon <3

Bobby: <3 - Bobby Nash

[Reddit]

r/legaladvice

by FightingFires118

Is it legal to meddle with my son’s dating life when there is a bet going and they are both my employees? 

Hello everyone! I was wondering if any of you could help me with this situation. I don’t usually write on this application, only read, but I ought to give it a try.

I am a captain of a fire station and my said son is one of my employees. He is not actually my son, but I consider him as such, just as my wife. We had our fair share of arguments in his probationary year, but we have outgrown our differences and he really changed to one of the most incredible people I have been given the opportunity to know. One of the other people is his best friend and work partner. He entered briefly after my son was not a probationary firefighter anymore. They bickered for all of one shift and became inseparable ever since. This was roughly seven years ago.

Now comes the tricky part: everyone around them sees how they love each other, except them. And, because of that ‘evidence’, a pool bet was set since their first year as work partners, firstly with our coworkers inner circle but it only grew from there, with more people entering as the years passed. And we just… let it keep going. I think the prize is now around almost 10,000 dollars. At this point, we are all just hoping they realise their feelings because it is becoming ridiculous. 

My son recently came out as a bisexual, and, apparently, came to the conclusion he is in love with his best friend (he has yet to confide this information to me). I fear his best friend is not that far. And I feel to some extent it is because of me they will eventually get together. So I believe what I’m asking here is to know if this ‘meddling’ I’ve done over the years can legally interfere with the bet? Does this impede me in case I win? 

Relevant comments:

HomeschooledGirl replied: i have so many questions

→ FightingFires118: I am happy to answer. 

BrokenGlass replied: is it legal? yes. is it morally correct? not sure

SocialSuicide replied: How exactly did u meddle?

→ FightingFires118: I intentionally paired them up in some situations (although they do work amazingly together so it wasn’t detrimental to their job), had thoughtful conversations with both, and other things in the workspace.

     → SocialSuicide: So, you just gave orders

          → FightingFires118: Yes, essentially. 

               → SocialSuicide: I think ur good

TeenageDream replied : TEN GRAND ARE YOU KIDDING ME

→ FightingFires118: No, I am not. It’s been seven years with monthly updates. 

ItsSergeantForYou replied: Oh, honey. 

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie]

FaceTime incoming call at 10:09 pm

FaceTime call ended at 12:06 am

Eddie: Hey, thank you for the reddit help
There are parent support groups to help with complicated assignments 
My mind is blown

Buck: HAHAHAHA
yeah
it can be pretty overwhelming tho
has it’s dark sides
so be careful 

Eddie: I swear I’ll
Now, where’s my fact?

Buck: this one comes from another country!
i had my fare share of problems translating it
i though spanish and portuguese were basically the same language

Eddie: Big mistake

Buck: yeah i’ve learned that the hard way

Eddie: Portuguese has some false friends
And more grammar rules
Where is the article form?

Buck: its actually a news page, from Brazil
apparently some capuchin monkeys in Minas Gerais have reached the chipped stone stage of evolution

Eddie: What

Buck: ikr
theyre using sharp rocks to open nuts
in a bipedal position

Eddie: None of the words you just said exist in the bible

Buck: now where did U learn that phrase??????

Eddie: Who do you think taught me 

Buck: god i love that kid

Eddie: Me too
Big time

Buck: hey
i think im gonna pass out any second now 
so
gn 
talk to u later kay? <3

Eddie: Okay, my love
Goodnight <3

Buck: WHAT
WHAT
EDDIE
WHAT

Read at 12:28am

Chapter Text

Week 4

Monday

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie]

Buck: eddie thats not funny
what do you mean
oh my god
u slept 
i
god
i cant

Sent at 12:37am

[Twitter]

@firehose: what the fuk

@firehose: what the actual fuck

@firehose: probie u better be awake

[Private message between Buck with the chainsaw and Probie]

Buck: what do u mean i went viral
pls be awake

Ravi: somehow i am
lucky you
so
u know those minecraft videos with stories from reddit……

Buck: no
no
no
fuck
no

Ravi: yes
the one i watched got like 1.2M views

Buck: fuck my gay life
you know who watches that videos???????

Ravi: imma guess
chris?

Buck: FUCKING CHRIS

Ravi: ohhh u are so screwed

Buck: do u think he’ll know its me??????????

Ravi: well i did
and he’s rly intelligent
too much for his age actually
kinda scares me tbh

Buck: FUCK MY LIFE
do you think if i ask theyll take it down

Ravi: i mean some might
but is more than one acc so…..

Buck: FUCK MY STUPID GAY LIFE

[Twitter]

@firehose: im gonna kms

@firehose: nevermind he called me my love

@firehose: oh my god

@firehose: he called me my love

→ @firehose: i cant believe this is happening

     → @thetaylorkelly: fucking finally

          → @firehose: HELLO?:???????????

@firehose: holy shit i have a shift in 6 hours and i CANT SLEEP

@firehose: well there goes my night

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Chris: hey
jus so u know
dads phone is dead
and he broke his charger

Buck: he?

Chris: maybe it was a conjunction

Buck: chris.

Chris: UGH.
fine
i broke it 
but it wasnt intentional or anything

Buck: ik
im sure he doesnt care

Chris: i sure hope so

Buck: thx for the heads up tho ;)

Chris: ur welcome

Buck: <3 <3 <3

Tuesday

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Chris: btw
jus wanted to say
ur welcome

Buck: what

Chris: ur welcome

Buck: ???
u are not making any sense
what for????

Chris: ull see
u owe me now

Buck: im 7 and im afraid of christopher diaz

Chris: grown ass man mind u
whatever mom

Buck: CHRIS

Read at 12:39pm

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie]

Eddie: Oh God
Oh God
Delete
Delete
How do I delete it?????
FUCK I DELETED IT TO MYSELF
I SLEPT OK
HOLDING MY PHONE
MY HANDS SLIPPED 

Buck: YOUR HAND SLIPPED N YOUR PHONE ACCIDENTALLY CALLED ME MY LOVE????

Eddie: ………
Yes?

Buck: EDDIE 

Eddie: OK FINE I WROTE IT

Buck: ok
fine
im fine
im totally normal

Eddie: Is this bad? 

Buck: is this bad he asks 

Eddie: …
Well?

Buck: do you mean it?

Eddie: What?

Buck: what did you mean by it

Eddie: What do you mean what did I mean

Buck: i mean

Eddie: Buck?

Read at 8:49pm

[Private message between Cap and Son in law - to be]

Bobby: Eddie, will you please stop texting Buck at the moment?
We were called to a fire.
I had to take away his cellphone.
- Bobby Nash

Eddie: What the hell
He is texting me while on a call???

Bobby: That seems to be the case, yes.
Unless you are not ‘Spageddie’ on his phone.
Do you know another 'Spageddie'?
What is Spageddie?
- Bobby Nash

Eddie: No, that is me
Sorry cap
Thought he was free
And is my name mixed with spaghetti
His name on my phone is Buckberry
Food themed this week

Bobby: Ah, I see.
Haha.
Well, he is not. Actually he is now assigned to bathroom duty. 
He does seem anxious though. Is everything ok between you two?
- Bobby Nash

Eddie: You didn't read the messages?

Bobby: No, I don’t want to invade my son’s private life.
- Bobby Nash

Eddie: We are good cap
At least I hope so

Bobby: Ok, I believe you wouldn't be the cause of anything bad to him.
Do I need to confiscate his cellphone or will you two behave?
- Bobby Nash

Eddie: We’ll behave sir
Scouts honor

Bobby: Okay then.
- Bobby Nash

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie]

Eddie: Are you dumb?

Read at 9:32pm

Wednesday 

[Private message between Buckberry and Spageddie, past midnight]

Buck: god that took way longer than i thought
doesn't matter
the shift is over
anyway
i meant
do you really feel this way about me
do you really consider me 
like
love interest wise
non platonic?

Eddie: Well
Guess there’s no hiding now 
A lot happened on my drive from LA to El Paso
A lot of realisations
And feelings
Good feelings
Most of them included you 
To be honest I’ve written this so many times
Never got the guts to actually send it
I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty scared
Scared of what this feelings mean for me
It's all so new
But at the same time so certain
I cannot imagine my life without you
Anyway you might want me in it
Platonically or non platonically 
I actually hope for the last one
So, again
Is this bad? 

Buck: omg 
oh my god
GOD
i cant believe we are doing this over text
srsly
what the fuck
what the fuck

Eddie: ?

Buck: i love you too

Eddie: Wait
you love me?

Buck: OF COURSE I DO YOU IDIOT
how could i not
you are literally the love of my life
eddie i swear 
you are it for me
i dont rly know when 
to be honest maybe it was since our second shift together
i deeply, relentlessly and endlessly love you edmundo gabriel diaz
i wake up and it aches knowing you are not by my side
ive made the life of our friends miserable ever since it downed on me what i felt for you
but trust me none of them are more miserable than me

Eddie: I had no idea

Buck: its ok
until yesterday i though u were straight so
we are both 
oblivious????
i guess
taylor called me that

Eddie: Pls don’t mention your ex while we are saying we love each other

Buck: copy that

Eddie: God
I love you so much 

Buck: u know what
fuck it
i’ll be on the next flight to el paso

Eddie: NO
I’LL GO TO LA
I mean
We will go to LA

Buck: what
what do you mean

Eddie: We are going back
For real
It was supposed to be a surprise 
But well
Given the circumstances 
I guess I can let you on, on this one

Buck: you
eddie
baby
you are not joking right?

Eddie: Baby?
I can get used to that

Buck: edmundo

Eddie: Okay okay
I am not
Chris never wanted me to move
We just need to finish his transfer
I’ve offered to stay here until he finishes the school year
You know what he said?

Buck: WHAT

Eddie: ‘Fuck no dad are you nuts?’
He cussed.
CUSSED.

Buck: they grow up so fast

Eddie: So he is going to finish one history assignment I guess
And we wrap it up here
Heading to LA next week

Buck: A WHOLE WEEK
I CANT WAIT THIS LONG
ill come down to be with you guys
im sure bobby wont care

Eddie: Come on sweetheart
We have just endured a month

Buck: well that was before i knew u had it for me too!!!!!!!
sue me
i wanna kiss my boyfriend senseless after he confessed to me
>:(

Eddie: Oh 
So that's where we stand

Buck: oh
i thought
never mind
of course you wanna take things slowly
thats a new development for you
getting used to
im sorry
forget i said anything

Eddie: NO
THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT

Buck: its not?

Eddie: NO
I just thought
Well
Seven year situationship you know
Maybe…

Buck: maybe what

Eddie: I’m embarrassed to say it

Buck: baby
pls
come on
nothing you could say can shock me more

Eddie: I thought that maybe we were past boyfriends already
You know
With everything we already have been through

Read at 7:35am

[Private message between Eddie and Maddie]

Maddie: Eddie Diaz

Eddie: Maddie Buckley

Maddie: Why did my brother barged into my humble abode
During my beauty sleep hours
Talking like a mad man
What did you do

Eddie: Oh so that's where he is
Why do you think it has to do with me
And why is he not answering me?

Maddie: Because
The only word I can make sense of what he is saying is your name
You broke my brother
You broke my brother and you will pay for it
For my much needed beauty sleep
Because, you know, I'm pregnant 
Fix him!
Also, I think he let his phone in his car

Eddie: Of course he did

[Private message between My Love and loml]

Eddie: And just so you know
I can think a thing or two more than kissing you senseless that I’d like to do
;)

Read at 8:12am

[Private message between Eddie and Maddie]

Maddie: Okay whatever you did you fully broke him now

Eddie: Why

Maddie: He hit my trash can Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!
Going on reverse!!!!!!!!!
Annnnnd now he is living
What the fuck???

Eddie: Oh wow
Good to know I have this kind of power

Maddie: …Sure
I’ll be mailing you the fine
You’ll pay for it

Eddie: Honestly?
Worth it

Thursday

[conspirationists gc]

Maddie: Okay those two are up to something

Hen: How would you know?

Ravi: nah let her talk
the balance has returned 
i can feel it

Maddie: The weirdest thing happened yesterday
Buck came to my house unannounced 
Blabbing his mouth away like he always does
But it was completely incoherent 
Bcs he was saying things so fast

Chimney: Stupidly fast i heard it

Maddie: The only thing understandable?
Eddie.

Chimney: Really? i thought it was maddie

Maddie: There may have been a maddie in the middle

Ravi: rly similar names

Maddie: And that's not even the worst part

Chimney: THAT MANIAC HIT OUR DUMPSTER WITH HIS CAR

Maddie: And this is what Eddie told me

- Maddie sent a screenshot -

Josh: WHAT

Athena: Buck hit a what now?

Karen: Thena I love you but pls this is a interesting development

May: oh they soooooo figured it out

Albert: Figured out?

Ravi: yes babes 

Albert: What?

Hen: Well that's actually a great question
What do you guys think they figured
Like did they tell each other

Karen: I think so
I mean look at this messages
Buck hit a goddamn dumpster!

Athena: As someone with the law enforcement I feel like I should not be part of this conversation.

Maddie: Pls don't arrest my brother Athena

May: yeah mom hes like ur son too

Athena: I’ll pretend I read nothing if yall never talk about it again.

Ravi: yall?

Athena: No cap.

May: oh mom thats not

Ravi: SHHHHHH

Friday

[Private message between My Love and loml]

- Eddie sent a photo (of him and Chris packing) -

Buck: god i love you guys so much
cant wait to see you both :( 

Eddie : Soon enough we’ll be there hon
Don’t worry kitten

Buck: okay <3 yay <3
i hope chris is excited to see me 

Eddie: Rest assured he is
Buzzing with excitement 
Although he said he ‘misses the zoo more’ in LA

Buck : i can take that
tell him the giraffes had a calf!!!
ill take him next next week

Eddie: Calf?
Never mind. 
Asked Chris and he said ‘a baby giraffe dad’ rolling his eyes with a teenager sass.
He gets that from you, u know

Buck: you flatter me
god i miss him so much i could die

Eddie: Pls don't
We do owe him a new PS5 at our house though

Buck: first of
our house?

Eddie: Oh
Sorry 
I just assumed that you would move in with us

Buck: is that something that you want?

Eddie: Is that something that YOU want?

Buck: of course baby
the loft never felt like home
you guys do
always

Eddie: Oh honey :( <3
We are thrilled to have the part that was missing from our lives down here back

Buck: remind me why i cant ask bobby for a few days off to go there and come with you guys?

Eddie: Because we promised to surprise them 

Buck: i have a feeling they might already know

Eddie: But not the extent

Buck: fair enough
now
why the ps5
NOT THAT IM AGAINST IT

Eddie: Well
He DID kinda bring us together

Buck: how
aside from babytraping me into this relationship

Eddie: He showed me this tiktok thing? 
The one with the jumping in a squared world

Buck: oh god
kill me
kill me now

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris <3]

Buck: you did not.

Chris: ur welcome

Buck: i am mortified

Chris: and wifed up whats ur complain

Buck: did you really have to?

Chris: buck
u know better than anyone
my dad is smooth as a brick
so.

Buck: still
thats really embarrassing

Chris: if it makes u feel any better
he kept listening with this weird dopey eyes
gross

Buck: did he really?
<3

Chris: u deserve each other.

Buck: so
this ps5…

Chris: i found the post.
its the ps5 plus ps+ if u want my silence

Buck: goddammit 
u get that bargaining from your dad

Chris: shrugs
i get the best from each of you

[Private message between My Love and loml]

Buck: HE CALLED ME DAD
:( <3 <3 <3

- Buck sent a screenshot -

Eddie: You are too easy
And wrapped around his finger

Buck: can you blame me?

Eddie: Never
He’s not wrong you know
You really are his dad

Buck: i dont mean to overstep eddie

Eddie: You are not
I know you have this insecurities
But he was the one who called you that
Believe him

Buck: ok
i will

Eddie: <3

Buck: <3

Saturday

[Private message between My Love and loml]

Eddie: Buck.
Did you really send our kid a cannibalism article???

[Private message between (my) Buck and Chris (son) <3]

Buck: traitor

Chris: <3 love you <3 

[Private message between My Love and loml]

Buck: ok now dont be mad

Eddie: Give me a good reason why

Buck: well in my defense he said it was for some history project

Eddie: It was.
His teacher told me a kid got up and threw up in the trash

Buck: WHICH ONE

Eddie: Really?

Buck: EDDIE IM DEAD SERIOUS
3 MIN AND 17 SECONDS SERIOUS

Eddie: Dont joke about that

Buck: sorry sweetheart

Eddie: Some Trevor I think?

Buck: HA
never liked him 
serves him right

Eddie: Buck this is a 14 year old kid

Buck: and???
ask Chris!
he cheated of Lizzies test!

Eddie: We are getting off track

Buck: you know u can always suck it up as the fact of the week

Eddie: Cannibalism?

Buck: not ANY cannibalism
european cannibalism from their ‘reids’ (aka colonisation), looting egyptians tombs!
it was believed that it could serve as medicine to illnesses raging from headaches to epilepsy
MANY used this for like CENTURIES
it peaked during 16 and 17th tho
royalty, clergy, scholars, u name it
well not the workers but u get it
some were not fond of this practice
but the majority were and consumed remedies containing human bones, blood and fat

Eddie: Wow
Just
Wow
Somehow, this deep dive research really fits you

Buck: pls have my babies

Eddie: Thats not biologically possible

Buck: so you hate me

Eddie: Buck

Buck: my boyfriend hates me :( 

Eddie: Sigh
I’ll find a way.

Buck: <3 YAY <3

Sunday

[Private message between My Love and loml]

Eddie: We’ll be home in 20, love

Buck: ill be there <3

Chapter Text

[Christopher Diaz created the group chat ‘Buckley-Diaz Household’]

Chris: fucking finally 

Eddie and Buck are typing…

oh shi
my b

Buck: CHRISTOPHER

Eddie: Christopher Diaz
You know we don’t swear in this household.

Chris: yeah yeah sorry i jus got excited u got ur shit together 

Eddie and Buck are typing…

sorry for saying shit again

Buck: so… this gc…

Chris: dad told me to create it cause he didnt know how to 

Buck: obviously 

Eddie: How have this become my life is beyond me, really

Chris: u love us

Buck: yeah, you do eddie!

Eddie: I do
Big time
I’ll go out for groceries, Chris make sure to get your stuff set up
You too, Buck

Buck: already did XD

Eddie: In my room right?

Buck: well i certainly hope so, i cant be your FIANCE and sleep on the couch
would you really let chris’s DAD living in the living room???

Chris: you are never living this down are you

Buck: nope!

Eddie: God
I really do love you both so much

[Private message between fiancé <3 and Future Husband]

Buck: miss u
pls come back
where is my fiancé
im deeply in need of love and affection

Eddie: Baby i left like 10 minutes ago

Buck: ok and?
dont u know im like tinker bell at this point?

Eddie: The fairy?

Buck: exactly like the fairy
i could die without attention!

Eddie: You are insufferable

Buck: and yet you decided to stop at the middle of your comeback to buy a ring and propose to me the moment you stepped in our house

Eddie: I couldn't make you wait anymore

Buck: i still cant believe it
it feels like im dreaming and i really hope for not to be a coma one this time

Eddie: It’s not
I really am back, and want to marry you

Buck: i cant wait to tell bobby

Eddie: Why don't you send an invite for him and Athena to have dinner with us tomorrow?
That way we can explain things and I can be back before the next A-Shift shift

Buck: u have no idea how much this means to me sweetheart
thank u

Eddie: Of course baby, they are your parents
Anything for you

[private message between Work Kid and Wish was my Dad]

Buck: hey pops!

Bobby: Kid! How are you?
- Bobby Nash

Buck: im good!
hby

Bobby: I don't know what this means but I supposed you asked about me too.
I am good.
Cooking a steak. :)
- Bobby Nash

Buck: yeah it does means something like this
send me the recipe later!!

Bobby: Will do.
-Bobby Nash

Buck: sooooooo

Bobby: Is there something you want to say?
- Bobby Nash

Buck: would u and thena be up for dinner tomorrow?

Bobby: I would have to check in with her but I guess we are free.
Is there any specific reason?
- Bobby Nash

Buck: there is
really special
nothing bad i promise

Bobby: We will be there then.
Although where is ‘there’? Your house?
- Bobby Nash

Buck: its at eddie’s

Bobby: Ah.
I see.
We look forward to it, then.
- Bobby Nash

Buck: me too pops
love you!

Bobby: Love you too.
See you tomorrow.
- Bobby Nash

[118 - a-shift gc]

Eddie Diaz was added by Bobby Nash

- Bobby sent a pdf.file - 

Bobby : Have this form filed and on my desk by Monday and you are good to go, boys.
Congratulations again.
- Bobby Nash

Chimney: What is happening?

Hen: Are those relationships forms?

Ravi: oh this is gold

Hen: Wait EDDIE YOU ARE BACK?

Chimney: THE RELATIONSHIP FORMS ARE FOR WHO????

Ravi: buck ur awfully quiet

Bobby: Yes, they are Declaration of Engagement forms, Hen.
Otherwise HR would be disappointed.
They are for Buck and Eddie, Chimney.
- Bobby Nash

Chimney: WHAT THE FUCK
WHAT THE FUCK

Hen: ENGAGEMENT?

Eddie: … Surprise?

Buck: would u look at that i actually need to go!

Hen: YOU GET BACK HERE BUCKLEY

Chimney: I need to call Maddie

[Private message between Buck <3 and Maddie <3]

Buck: soooooo am i still on your ‘people i hate to love’ list?

Maddie: You know you are.

Buck: great!
bcs i want u to be my maid of honour/best woman

Maddie: Nop, you will not make me cry right now
I JUST stopped damnit 

Buck: love you too
see you at the courthouse sunday byeeee

Maddie: SUNDAY?!

Buck: thats what u get for betting on us for years!!!!
thank god my kid won

[conspirationists gc]

Ravi: soooo that happened

May: what happened?

- Ravi sent a screenshot -

May: WHAT THE FUCK

Karen: HENRIETTA WILSON WHY DIDNT YOU CALL ME?

Josh: Wow. about damn time.

Albert: I’m happy they are together now :D
I have been waiting since I was roommates with Buck 

Ravi: damn babe thats som TIME

Athena: They told me yesterday. Losers.

Hen: I bet maddie is freaking out right now

Chimney: Oh you bet
Shes yelling at buck on the phone right now
Something about cant possibly plan a wedding in four days you idiot’

Josh: Talking about bets…

May: omg yeah who won???????

Ravi: about that.
i fear we might have been played

reddit link

[Reddit]

r/ financestudents

by BradTorenceHater

ADVICE: i need to apply/save my earnings from a bet. im looking for advice on how i should divide the money to gain more on the long run

so, reddit, this is the story on how i - single handedly mind you - got my dads together and earned a bunch of money out of it. roughly 10K. 

if you want a bigger context, thats your problem, im focusing on my win in this post. but i guess you can find something here, here, here and here.

my (14M) dad (33M) and his best friend luck (30M) after YEARS APPARENTLY of dopey gross yearning finally got together. their friends, co-workers, our family in general had a bet going on when they would realise and u know, actually be together as a couple, they were this oblivious. i, very smartly, joined the bet and WON.

so what if i had some inside knowledge? everyone had! i just pushed them a bit more into the right direction! its not my fault the others didnt connect the dots i did!

it wasnt rly that hard. on the posts i linked here i just had to report the comments that tried to link them, so they didnt know they were being played. aside from bribing one of the participants of the bet (the chronically online one) to keep quiet with a part of the total from the bet. not gonna lie, i did see this post going viral but this just enhanced my scheme and helped me so. yeah.

THATS the rundown! now, i have 10k and i wanna see what your reflections are. im thinking of at least 60% of it to go to my college fund (there is a biology program at USF with courses towards zoology id really like to attend). the rest im torn between spending on a summer program with the San Diego Zoo or actually on my dads wedding. i kinda feel bad earning this much because of them and not sharing. i love them really much and i am possibly the happiest person with this union after everything and id like to show them that. 

so, what should i do? 

TLDR: earned 10k, should i spend it on my parents wedding or on a trip?

UPDATE: talked to my dads, summer program it is :D 

Relevant comments: 

FallenFruit replied : dude. DUDE.

→ BradTorenceHater: crazy huh

StonedAtTheNailSalon replied : ITS YOU

→ BradTorenceHater: its me ig?

Bloodflood replied: god im so happy that guy got together with dusk

→ BradTorenceHater: oh TRUST me he is too. its annoying. 

ItsSergeantForYou replied : Your parents know you love them, they will be happy if you spend the money with the zoo trip, kid. 

→ BradTorenceHater: thx grams!

     → ItsSergeantForYou: Do not call me that ever again. 

DontPanikkProbiesHere replied: UVE BEEN DELETING MY COMMENTS???????????

→ BradTorenceHater: i had to.

     → DontPanikkProbiesHere: NO YOU DIDNT

         → BradTorenceHater: sucks to suck ;p

              → DontPanikkProbiesHere: oh you are SO GETTING SNITCHED

                  → BradTorenceHater: try that and you are never seeing your end of the deal

                      → DontPanikkProbiesHere: you are EVIL

[conspirationists gc]

Ravi added Christopher to the groupchat

Chris: ill be taking my money through venmo thank u very much

Maddie: You sneaky little genius
I’m mad but Im also weirdly proud

Chris: thanks aunt maddie <3

Maddie: Oh God
I have a nephew now :( <3

Karen: This is going to be a problem
No Buckley resists the christopher diaz charm

Ravi: yall are giving him too much power

Athena: As they should.
Not to forget you ALSO gave him this power.
He blackmailed you nonetheless…

Ravi: im 7 and afraid of christopher diaz

Chimney: DAMN IT I WAS SO CLOSE
Can’t believe my dumpster died for this
We will be holding a memorial for it.
I hope you all attend it.

Chris: ill donate some of my earnings to the cause
rip dumpie

May: rip dumpie

Ravi: rip dumpie

Albert: rip dumpie

Athena: RIP dumpster.

[wedding planning for dumb and dumber group chat was created]

- Maddie sent a screenshot - 

Athena: This is going to be a long week.

Hen: Tell me about it

Maddie: I hate them.

May: i second that

Eddie: Why am I here?

Athena: Do you really think clipboard Buck would be a good idea with such short notice?

Eddie: So, who’s house tonight?

Karen: I’ll set the wine glasses…

[private message between Work Kid and Wish was my Dad]

Buck: hey, bobby

Bobby: Oh no. You never call me Bobby.
What happened?
- Bobby Nash

Buck: its nothing
i just
nevermind

Bobby: No, please, go on.
- Bobby Nash

Buck: I just would really like if you would walk me down the aisle on sunday
but like i dont wanna make you uncomfortable or anything
sorry
is this dumb?

Bobby: God, kid.
You really are something aren't you.
It is not dumb at all.
I would be honoured. 
- Bobby Nash

Buck: really?

Bobby: Really.
- Bobby Nash

Buck: ok, cool
thank you dad

Bobby: I’m really proud of you, kid.
- Bobby Nash

[twitter]

@firehose: ironic how my dad makes me cry not even trying

→ @maytheodsbeinurfavour: shit bad cry? did u talk to philip?

    → @firehose: NO! good cry, it was bobby. philip was never rly my dad

         → @maytheodsbeinurfavour: damn right. ps: he’s crying over here too

              → @firehose: :( <3

[Private message between Chris <3 and dad]

Eddie: Hey, Chris

Chris: yeah dad?

Eddie: God I can’t believe I’m actually asking this

Chris: YES I REALLY WANT A DOG

Eddie: What

Chris: you werent asking if we should get a dog?

Eddie: No I wasnt

Chris: oh
we should tho
just thinking
i read it reaaaaaally helps with anxiety
and mobility
and a lot of other things

Eddie: Ok mister you can convince me later
I actually wanted to ask you if you would do me the honors of being my best man

Chris: HELL YEAH
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

Eddie: I’m glad

Chris: hey, dad

Eddie: Yes?

Chris: im really glad you chose happiness
cause now we get to be happy
together
<3

[Private message between fiancé <3 and Future Husband]

Buck: hey, you wanna know one last cool fact?

Eddie: I always wanna learn cool facts from you my love

Buck: god
i love you so much
anyways
same sex marriages were only legalized in the state of california in 2013

Eddie: Really?
I’d have sworn it was sooner

Buck: yeah, it wasnt
but thats not the main point
tomorrow, me and you will make use of that law
and i couldnt be happier
thats the fact
you are the love for my life, eddie

Eddie: And you for mine, Buck
Forever  

Buck: forever couldnt come any sooner <3