Evan Buckley x Female!Reader (22.9k) It’s funny how it only takes one second to unravel an entire future.
Warnings: A curse word or two. Mentions of injury. Mentions of fire. Mentions of 4x13 and 4x14. Memory loss. angst
Author’s Note: We’re back with Buck and this is one of my favorite tropes. We’ve got a lovely dose of amnesia for all of you today, and it is just such a treat. I wrote a killer firework analogy for this one, and if we don’t all collectively adore it I won’t be mad, just disappointed. Enjoy.
The title comes from “Wrong Direction” by Hailee Steinfeld
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The beeping of the heart monitor should be a comforting sound. It means his heart is still beating. It means he’s still alive. But over the last few hours it’s started to feel like a sword swinging over your head. Each beep is another reminder of where you are, of the reason why you’re here. And you’re terrified that each beep might be the last.
You’ve already been scrunched up in uncomfortable hospital chairs, and living off shitty vending machine coffee, for the past three days waiting for Buck to wake up. It’s longer than he’s ever been out before, and it’s concerning to say the least. But the doctor’s swear it’s not that uncommon. That his body is just taking its time to heal.
And every member of the 118 says some variation of the same thing when they come to visit after their shifts. And Maddie, too. You take it from her most because she has the most experience with all of this.
You’re used to Buck getting himself sent to the hospital by now, but each time is still more worrisome than the last. And it’s not like you can really fault him this time. Because he got hurt saving you, and you can’t really blame him for that. If the roles were reversed you would’ve done the same thing if it meant you were getting him out of danger.
Besides you already gave his unconscious form the self sacrificing idiot speech, and you think he got the message.
You’re just about to go take a walk to get your next cup of coffee when something beats you to it.
