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I Can't Stop Looking At You (please, Look At Me).

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by Dontsaymaggot

"Dad,” he said more seriously this time, “can I ask you something?”

Eddie nodded slowly, and Chris didn’t hesitate for even a moment.

“Why is it affecting you so much that Buck has a date?”

That was the heart of it, wasn’t it?

The pressure in his chest began when he realized that his home had become Buck’s home too.

It got worse when he learned his best friend had a date that night and had called him for outfit advice.

And it finally exploded when Buck hung up—and everything Eddie had felt or thought during the video call became real, heavy, undeniable.

When Eddie didn’t answer, Chris let out a heavy sigh. His father was stuck in a mental loop, and that made Chris’s task all the more difficult.

“Well, I think I know the answer. And if you’re ever ready to hear it, I’ll be happy to tell you.”

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Eddie sees Buck half-naked through a video call, Buck asks him for dating advice, and Eddie's life takes a 180-degree turn.

Words: 6154, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English


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