This is what happens when I challenge myself to write something that is exactly 500 words to help me break my writer's block. Also my first attempt at fluff because that's not my usual style.
His first kiss with Eddie is inevitable. Buck knows it will happen sooner or later. This thing building between them is here to stay. He can't ignore it so his only choice is to eventually deal with it and face the consequences.
He doesn't know how it will happen, just that it will.
Maybe it will happen during a moment of comfort after a particularly bad call.
Or maybe it will be a celebratory kiss, both of them caught in the wave of an adrenaline rush after an amazing rescue.
Or maybe he'll finally kiss Eddie in a fit of jealousy after seeing someone hit on him one too many times when they're just trying to do their damn jobs.
He definitely wouldn't be surprised if their first kiss is alcohol fueled. He lets himself imagine this possibility way too often. In this version of their first kiss, they're having a few beers after a long shift at work, slumped together on Eddie's couch feeling warm and cozy from the alcohol when Buck casually leans over and kisses him because the alcohol allows him to momentarily forget that kissing isn't something they do.
Of all the ways their first kiss can go, this is not how Buck imagined it.
Buck never thought that Eddie would be the one to make the first move. But that's exactly how it happens.
They're standing in Buck's kitchen washing dishes after dinner when Buck makes a comment that they should make sure to buy tickets for Christopher's school play as soon as they go on sale tomorrow so they can get front row seats.
Buck sets down the plate he's drying and holds his hand out for Eddie to pass him the next dish to dry, but it never comes.
Instead, Eddie is pushing himself into Buck's personal space and before Buck realizes what's happening, Eddie is kissing him. It's not blink and you miss it quick, but the kiss is still over in a few seconds.
Buck is stunned. He always assumed he'd be the one making the first move.
"I'm sorry," mumbles Eddie, pushing himself away from Buck. He almost trips over his own two feet in an attempt to put more space between them. "Fuck. We can pretend this never happened."
Buck's brain kicks in just in time to realize that Eddie's going to leave if Buck doesn't do something to stop him.
"Not a chance," replies Buck, wildly throwing a hand out to stop Eddie from fleeing. He grabs a handful of Eddie's t-shirt just below the collar. That'll do.
Buck pulls Eddie back to him, even closer than before, and kisses Eddie back properly, like he should have done the first time instead of just standing there in shock. This kiss is much longer.
"I can't believe you beat me to that," Buck breathes out when they finally break apart. Eddie just laughs.
As far as first kisses go, there isn't anything inherently special about theirs.
But it's everything.
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