Fics like You’re Only As Good As The Last Great Thing You Did

“Christopher needs two parents,” his mother’s insisting, something like pity swimming in her eyes. It’s been ten minutes since Chris left the room, and Eddie’s feeling it now, that bone-deep weariness he’s been pretending doesn’t exist. “He needs—“ “He has two parents!” Eddie yells, chest heaving. For a moment, a ringing silence fills the air. Then, voice steadier, Eddie says, “He has Buck.” His father throws his hands into the air. “Edmundo, Buck is not family. He needs a stable home, he needs—“ “You?” Eddie cuts in, eyes flickering between his parents. His phone buzzes in his pocket, signaling a call, but he ignores it. Whatever it is can wait. Slowly, a hoarse laugh bubbles up. “You know what happens if I die? What happens to Christopher?” More silence. “He goes to Buck.” Or: Buck and Eddie have a fight for the first time in years; Eddie flies to El Paso to get his son back; Buck gets kidnapped.

Fics like You’re Only As Good As The Last Great Thing You Did

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