Moditimed: Know Time
Fics in which secrets/information come(s) to light, either deliberately, or (somewhat) unwillingly, & the changes that brings.
A mix of events coming to light earlier than in canon, or during/after the fact, thus changing the (longterm) outcome; (occasionally involves brief time travel).Also fics where a particular (canon) line/conversation is a catalyst for communication &/or change.
Mostly short-ish/er, minimal to moderate impact on the long-term timeline (though possibly major impact on relationships)
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Whatever retort Eddie thought he was expecting, this was not it. Empty eyes and a mirthless laugh; a tight-lipped smile that might as well have been a grimace, a slow nod before Buck dragged his gaze back up to flit across the team’s faces and land, finally, on Eddie’s.
He almost missed it – a flash of something cold across dull blue eyes, there and gone in the same moment: resignation, or catharsis, or apathy – something cruelly familiar and dangerously absolute.
“I should have died under that truck. At least then, you would still have been my family.”
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After Evan Buckley finds out the truth about his birth—that he was conceived for the sole purpose of saving his brother’s life—he decides to give himself time and space to come to terms with the secrets his family has kept from him for twenty-nine years. In Austin, Buck finds the support he needs to gain perspective on his life and relationships. Most notably, his relationship with his best friend. When he returns home to California, his entire life will change.
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Pull Me From the Dark:
After Evan Buckley finds out the truth about his birth—that he was conceived for the sole purpose of saving his brother’s life—he decides to give himself time and space to come to terms with the secrets his family has kept from him for twenty-nine years. In Austin, Buck finds the support he needs to gain perspective on his life and relationships.Word Count: 89,170
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Take My Hand:
Buck has returned to California and fallen headlong into a relationship with Eddie. Everything around him is changing quickly, and he has to manage the fallout from Taylor Kelly’s reporting and fix his relationship with his sister.Word Count: 65,210
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PMFRTD:
S/M: mid ch.7 (long, not plot-critical) ,
mid-late ch.14 (Between two breaks, not plot-critical, brief refs first third of next section) near-end ch. (Long, double section, between breaks, not plot-critical)
(scattered v.light refs near-end ch.16)TMH:
S/E: mid ch.1 (starts with pragmatic discussion, escalates),
early ch.2 (long)
(scattered brief refs/mentions)
second section ch.4 (entire section, barring an emotional interlude c.halfway)
(mid ch.5; pragmatic discussion, brief, non-detailed)
mid to end ch.6 (very long & detailed),
end ch.8 (long; from break to end),
mid to end ch.10 (long build-up, up to break; refs in final section, mixed with minor character details)
(end ch.12; light, mostly implied, short feels-focused)-----
“Maddie loves Buck, of that I have no doubt, but I also know that Maddie doesn’t really acknowledge Buck’s agency as an adult. Maybe we all fall into that trap at times, but while we tease him about being like a big kid, she overrules him at times like he’s an actual child."
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Buck knew he could be reckless at times, but he thought he’d curbed a lot of his early impulsivity over the years, but sometimes those who knew you best were the slowest to see that you’d changed.
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“My lawyer got the records of all leaves-of-absence and return-to-duty paperwork during Bobby’s tenure as captain at the 118 as part of his discovery. His investigators did the rest. The only person I told him about was Chimney because the rebar thing seemed the most germane to my situation, but his investigators would have needed to do independent verification; even if I had told him something, he’d have independently verified it before bringing it up in mediation lest he risk looking like an idiot for taking his client’s word about something. I had no idea you guys really thought that I was the source of that information rather than your personnel records with the LAFD.”
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"At the point she [re]entered his life, [Chim] and Hen knew him better than she did. Yet we all acted like Maddie knew best."
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"We also follow Bobby’s lead in some of this, and I’m just realizing that’s pretty unfair too. Because you cutting that line was one of the most reckless things I’ve ever seen anyone do, and Bobby never said boo about it."
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“It wound up being better for me that Buck didn’t go through the union,” Bobby admitted softly. “It was made clear to me that the union would have sought my job for what happened, and they wouldn’t have let it go. Buck had the power with a private attorney to make the whole thing go away if he got his job back. The union wouldn’t have been constrained by Buck’s wishes once he made a complaint.”
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My apologies to each of you after the lawsuit were about the pain you personally went through, but not because I thought I was wrong to say no to an unfair situation. -- He wasn’t wrong to hold Bobby to account for using a double standard in how he treated Buck. He just should have gone about it a different way.
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“Mom and Dad are so focused on their grief and their pain and their shame and their embarrassment. Tell me, Mads, when did you get to grieve? Were you allowed to be sad? How did you mourn when they erased him from existence and told you to never mention his name?”
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We’ve had more time apart than time together, sis, and that means when you showed up in Los Angeles, we should have been trying to get to know one another, not just making assumptions. I did it too. I treated you like you were the same twenty-eight-year-old who was married to the guy I couldn’t stand. It took a while for the new data points about who you are to sink in.” -
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Buck knows what he wants. He won't let Tommy run away that easily.
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- Part 7 of Trope Bingo (CYOB round 1)
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Tag to Boxed In. What if Ziva's actions are not as simple as they appear? Being left out may give Tony the insight the rest of the team needs. But will they listen? Sports were what got Tony through his exile from his biological family. Can a coach's advice and a lifetime of practice get him through his latest rejection?
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“Dad said that if anything happens to him, I’ll get to live with you. He wrote it in his wish,” Chris says simply, like he’s making complete, logical sense. “And he signed it and everything.”
“His . . . Wish.” Buck repeats. “That he signed?” He’s racking his brain to think of when Eddie might have brought this up or asked him or even mentioned this, but he’s coming up with absolutely nothing. Not a word has left Eddie’s lips about a will or any future plans, but then it suddenly makes sense how he’d come home from his secret meeting a little more relaxed, and then telling Buck to go have some bonding time with Chris, and –
“Oh my god,” Buck groans, covering his face with his hands. “Your dad wrote me into his will.”
“Will!” Chris shouts, the word finally clicking, but then he quickly pauses. “I like wish better.”
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Or, the one where Chris spills the beans about the will almost immediately.