watching this season of 9-1-1 and i am seeing the same story beats for buck and eddie that i saw in season 4 of castle between kate and castle. from the shooting at the end of season 3 of castle. at roy montgomery’s funeral. and castle tries to knock kate out of the way but he’s too slow, and he lays his emotions on the line (which she ‘forgets’ because she’s not in a place to process it) and eddie getting shot by a sniper at the end of season 4 of 9-1-1.
and buck feeling like all he could do was stand there and tell eddie to stay with him, to hold on. even as he pulled him out of danger.
further, following the shooting there’s this:
and this
and then in season 5, eddie isn’t dealing with his trauma and pretending like he’s fine, but buck knows he’s not, compared to season 4 of castle and kate trying to act like she’s fine because she has to keep going, and castle et al realizing she’s not well. and then 508 and buck tired and weary. asking eddie if he’s ok not expecting and honest response and so his answer isn’t adequate to the situation. and it’s the same progression you see with castle and beckett. that he wants to be there for her but she keeps pushing him away and he’s getting more weary of that, until finally he pushes her away.
and if this keeps going on in this manner then it’s kind of clear how this season is going to end for them. and i think what it looks like in 9-1-1 is eddie laying his life on the line for christopher. and buck. buck gets it right? because it’s christopher. but also he recognizes the trauma fueled desperation of eddie’s actions. and he doesn’t know how to be there for him anymore. like he will be there for christopher, but he is going to cement the distance that has been developing between him and eddie this season, because he has to. because otherwise his heart will shatter. so he pulls away, he calls eddie on it and pulls away after he helps save christopher. and this is also eddie’s moment of feeling like he’s lost everything. Everything. and so once he’s sure everything is actually okay on the homefront he seeks out buck. because he has to make this right between the two of them. (also it’s the same amount of seasons of development because eddie doesn’t join the 118 until season 2. 4 seasons of this build between them) idk i’m just unwell. and i could absolutely see it going down like that. and this:
is the resolution of all that buildup (after a particularly intense airing of feelings and truths and beckett almost dying again) and after this last episode the castle x beckett/buck x eddie parallel truther inside of me is alive and well