We Are Not Family: Buck Unfinds the 118
Sometimes your found family can be toxic, too.
Or, all the times Buck could have (or still could!) leave the 118.
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Did All the Extra Credit Then Got Graded on a Curve by ineffablecabbage
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV), 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
24 Apr 2026
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During his recruitment period for the 126, Owen Strand comes across the exploits of Evan Buckley and decides to recruit him immediately.
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"Something I learned from my parents - about the only thing, really - is that if you’re not in a good position to take care of a kid, you should admit that. So I’m taking you to someone more capable.”
When Eddie drops Christopher off without asking and without considering how it affects Buck's life or mental health, it serves as a wake-up call to Buck.
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A year later, in St. Paul, Buck and Frank both start over.
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After Bobby's funeral, Buck and Tommy have (another) one-night stand that results in their first kid being conceived. Over the next several months, they deal with becoming long-distance pen-pals, experiment with some long-distance flirting, and slowly rebuild their relationship. Meanwhile, Buck comes to terms with the cracks in the relationships with the rest of his family - found and otherwise.
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Jee-Yun grows up in the shadow of all the ghosts of all the people who love her. It is not a particularly easy way to grow up, no matter how much they might love her. (Mistakes may not repeat, but sometimes they rhyme.) The village of people raising her do help soften the blow a little, though.
Or: It's Jee's turn for the Buckley Generational Trauma