( the silence tells him something is wrong. the way buck sniffles after that tells him everything he needs to know about what happened. buck's the type to cry at reunion videos, and animal shelter commercials, and when he gets incredibly emotional. but only one of those would result in a call like this, to eddie, combined with a request that he sit down and not get chris.
it almost feels like his legs go out from under him a little as he slumps onto his arm chair. he balances with his phone gripped tightly in both hands, his elbows resting on his knees as he leans over. he wonders--briefly--if this overwhelming wave of knowing dread is how shannon felt when she found out he'd been shot in afghanistan. )
Who-- ( eddie has to pause and clear his throat, try and get some of the lump out of it. ) Who is it?
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it almost feels like his legs go out from under him a little as he slumps onto his arm chair. he balances with his phone gripped tightly in both hands, his elbows resting on his knees as he leans over. he wonders--briefly--if this overwhelming wave of knowing dread is how shannon felt when she found out he'd been shot in afghanistan. )
Who-- ( eddie has to pause and clear his throat, try and get some of the lump out of it. ) Who is it?