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Maybe he's the pivot or the hinge or the fulcrum on which the lever of this delicate and beautiful life they've all made together turns.
Or maybe he's just himself. Does it matter?
Everyone left; Buck stayed.
Years later a grudge is held, a secret is revealed, and a kid comes out.
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01 Jul 2026
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Suddenly, a man was up in his face. ”Can I hug you?”
”Uh, sure,” Buck said.
The guy nearly knocked him off his feet. As Buck wrapped his arms around him, he hissed, ”Be my boyfriend.”
”What?”
”Guy behind me won't take a hint.”
”Hi, baby,” Buck said loudly. ”I couldn't find you! Have you been here long?”
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26 Jun 2026
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Parental leave brings many expected and unexpected changes for Evan Buckley.
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09 Jun 2026
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The door opens behind him. "Thank you for coming so quickly," someone says, and a new and very familiar voice answers with "Well, I was already in the building."
A pair of LAFD-issue boots step into Tommy's line of sight, and then Evan crouches down.
"Hey, Tommy," Evan says, so careful and gentle.
"Just fucking kill me now," Tommy mutters to the floor.
Tommy faints. Evan comes when called.
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26 May 2026
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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
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05 May 2026