The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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Eddie Diaz has discovered a little bit more of himself, and decides to open himself up to possibility. But Eddie being Eddie, it backfires very quickly.
Waking up alone and hurt in an alleyway behind a bar, Eddie tries to hold it together and hide what has happened - until Buck steps in to hold the broken pieces together once more.
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“People like me, Buck, we don’t get the happy ever after. We get crap thrown at us day after day. I tried for it. I did what Frank told me, I put myself out there”
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- Part 1 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley and space - two things which are never used in the same sentence with Eddie Diaz. Or, Buck being the best best friend anyone can ask for.
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Bucks POV of A New Normal
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- Part 2 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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Eddie, a call for help, his therapist and a hospital visit.
When Eddie called Frank for help, the last thing Frank expected was to be helping Eddie through one of the toughest days of his life, with Eddie refusing to call anyone else for moral support. However, Eddie’s plans for keeping his attack secret from everyone he knows doesn’t quite go to plan.
Enter everyone’s favourite mama bear.
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- Part 3 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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Eddie decides, almost a year to the day since he was assaulted that he wants to let the rest of his family in on what happened to him. Cue Buck being the worlds most supportive friend and Eddie making his way back to those who love him.
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“You don’t have to tell any of us exactly what happened to you at any point. Christopher is a smart kid, so yeah, he knows something is up, but Eddie, sometimes you have to put yourself over him”
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- Part 4 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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A call that hits too close to home and a nightmare. It’s really not Eddie’s day.
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The team is called to a medical emergency which triggers Eddie, sending him spiralling harder than he has since he was attacked. Buck gets protective and Eddie lets himself be vulnerable.
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“I spend a good percentage of our time together picking your brain apart Eddie, you can’t lie to me. It’s ok. You are entitled to feel how you feel, but it doesn’t mean it’s true. You are not broken. You were hurt, and you are healing. And yeah, some days are rough, today was one of them. But it doesn’t mean you’re broken”
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- Part 5 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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A phone call sends Eddie spiralling, needing to lash out at the world his focus is drawn to whoever is the closest - Buck. As their relationship falters, Eddie revisits where everything started.
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Or Eddie is mean but Buck could never blame him
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- Part 6 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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“They really got him”
“They did”
“Buck I-I can’t really…”
“It’s ok, Eds. It’s fine. You did so well. We can talk about it later. Let’s just enjoy this”
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An arrest, a statement and a giant leap forward. Eddie works with the police with Buck by his side to close a painful chapter in his life before he can move on with life and with love.
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- Part 7 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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No 7. - Alleyway
“It’s ok Buck, it’s going to be ok. We’ve got him”, Hen reassured softly, looking up at him from where she was on her knees next to Eddie’s prone form.
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A call to dispatch about an unconscious male victim and Eddie nowhere to be seen at work, definitely not unrelated.
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Reimagining A New Normal - Eddie doesn’t save himself after being assaulted
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- Part 7 of Whumptober ‘23
- Part 8 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz
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“ I didn’t get to say no to what was that man did to me, I didn’t get to choose if I wanted help or not, those were choices made for me, you took that choice away from me Buck… and I just- I need to not be here right now, Evan. I need to get away from here”
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A medical call and a shock to all of the 118. Eddie is found unconscious in an alleyway after being assaulted. Cue denial, well meaning 118, and a visit to a cemetery before things can get better.
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- Part 9 of The Rebuilding of Eddie Diaz