she had felt bad for being so busy all the time. being a mother was more important than work, yet her job always seemed to take over. it made maddie feel ashamed.
hiding her thoughts, maddie smiled again, nodding towards the plate. "try one."
[ @daintygloom ]
maddie had spent the day making a batch of cookies for her and her daughter. once they were finished baking, maddie puts the plate down in front of the girl. a warm smile decorating her face.
maddie stops dabbing the cloth at buck's wound for a moment so that she can give her brother a confused look. she tries her best not to laugh as she speaks again.
"...are you serious?"
"ravi and i were messing around near one of the trucks and the floor was wet, but i didn't see it and i slipped and ran into the truck." he spoke fast, mumbling the last few words.
"see? accident."
even when buck had accidentally gotten himself in trouble, maddie would still be there to help him - she always would be. "this was a pretty big accident," she says with a light laugh, patting at the injury. "what exactly happened?"
memories came rushing back from when they were younger. maddie always taking care of buck. some things never change.
"i’m fine," he spoke, gaze flickering towards his sister. "it was an accident." he added, inhaling a breath.
everything to me. not accepting him would be cruel." maddie knew that some families were unfortunately not very accepting. however, she wouldn't do that to her brother.
the question is sudden. one that maddie wasn't expecting, but she doesn't show that on her face. instead, she gives eddie a smile, hoping it could ease the nervousness that radiated off of the man. "i don't know," she says with honesty. "it was just easy to accept. buck means-
@D1SPATCHERS eddie sighed, fiddling with his fingers looking anywhere but at buck. “when.” he swallowed, he was nervous.
“when buck came out to you. how did you find it easy to just accept it?” he knew how it sounded. but he also knew that maddie was aware of eddie’s background how unkind »
maddie had gotten herself a glass of water as well. while silence fills the room for a few moments, she wondered why eddie could be here. he was always welcomed here - denying him from entering her house wasn't an option, but she was still curious.
as he begins speaking-
ᅠ eddie has been nervous about going over to maddie’s house. there was something he needed to talk to her about. something pressing and important.
he sat outside in his car for longer than he’d like to admit. but finally, he dragged himself out and knocked.
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[ @fieryautumns ]
after hearing that buck was harmed during a chaotic shift, maddie knew she needed to help him. she had made her way to his house and immediately began cleaning his wound once she was let inside.
maddie began disinfecting the wound, silently apologizing -
[ @loser4buck ]
not expecting anyone to come over, maddie is surprised to see eddie diaz at her door. she lets him in, of course, and leads him towards the kitchen. silently, she hands him a water, waiting for a conversation to start.