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  1. Public Bookmark 26

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    Every muscle in Eddie locked up the second he was out of the truck and rounding the corner they were being led towards, gaze drawn immediately to the ladder truck standing in the middle of the recreated street, its ladder fully extended, and– and there was Buck again, hanging from the end by nothing but the harness Eddie had pulled tight on him before telling him “Alright, cowboy, go get em,” words that had almost been the last thing he ever said to him. There was Buck, limp and strung up like a marionette puppet. There was Buck, water pooling on his turnout coat and falling to the ground below in splashes like some morbid, gruesome version of the cones at waterparks. There was Buck and he wasn’t breathing, his heart wasn’t beating, he was gone. Again. Rain seemed to sting his skin, cutting his face, his hands, his arms, his neck like small needles falling from the sky, and there was a scream, a desperate call of a name pushing at the back of his tongue, begging to escape, and–

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    Five times the Universe tries to tell Eddie something through reminders of past near death experiences and the one time when he finally listens.

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    03 Dec 2024

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Clancy returned to Trench. Torch is waiting for him.

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    12 Nov 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 8

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    The citizens whisper his name like a prayer, and the more zealous swear oaths by it. They reach out to touch him, even just a brush of fingers across his coat, as he passes through the masses. Sometimes a touch is not enough, and they grab hold like they might pull him apart.

    And from his place behind him, always behind now and never before, the Torchbearer sees the way that Clancy flinches away from each grasping hand. But he’s the miracle walking in their midst. He’s their saint with dirty hands and a heavy heart.

     

    We must destroy them or we will become them, and if we become them we must do better.

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    27 Oct 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 10

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    20 Oct 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 87

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    Eddie asks Buck if they can start platonically dating. You know, to get some practise in so they can learn to be better boyfriends. No strings, just two bros hanging out, doing romantic things to temporarily fill a void.

    It doesn't take long for Buck to realise he is hopelessly in love with his best friend, his very straight best friend. Needless to say, he doesn't make the best decisions from there.

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    16 Oct 2024