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Denial. Robby could recite the stages of grief like a prayer. But this? No, it simply wasn’t true. He’d seen Jack, what, an hour and a half before 8:24? Jack, who’d joked about…something. What was it? Hawkeye, that was it. Jack had called Robby ‘Hawkeye.’ And then he’d left, saying he’d see him tonight. Jack had said specifically that, he’d said he’d see Robby tonight. That wasn’t…that just wouldn’t make sense.
“No, he, uh…he’s back on duty in a couple hours, he’ll be coming in for his shift.”
It was such an inane thing to say. Exactly the sort of thing he’d find heartrendingly innocent in the family of a patient, when delivering the bad news. Not rational. Not real. But this had to be real, Jack had to be coming in for his shift. Handover was in two hours.
Officer Anders stepped in. “We’d like you to come down to the station with us to identify the body.”
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Robby finds out that he's Jack's emergency contact in the worst possible way: when he's called in to identify the body.
Can be a sequel to 'Day or Night,' but also works as a standalone. Title from 'I Was an Island' by John-Allison Weiss.
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28 Jun 2026
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There are 126 days during which Robby leaves Pittsburgh to go on his sabbatical.
There are 2,555 days of Jack and Robby that came before it.
And somehow, in the leaving, they learn how to stay.
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19 Jun 2026
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What Robby wants and what Jack wants are two different things.
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17 May 2026
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Jack barked out, "Ellis, sitrep."
Parker pulled up short, her head whipping his way, surprise in her face. As soon as she caught sight of him, that surprise turned to mockery. "Major Jackass, reporting for duty," she drawled as she joined Jack in the little well of space off BH 2.
"That's 'Major Jackass, sir,'" he drawled right back.
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17 May 2026
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Distantly, he’s grateful that it's Robby who's stumbled upon him, and not some poor, hapless new kid. Robby always finds him, whether it be on the roof or, apparently, on the floor of a bathroom. He's got a nose for trouble. Blindfold him, and tie his hands behind his back, and he'll seek out those who need him. And, he'll know exactly what to do.
“Hey,” Robby says, tone soft, “What’re you doing down there, brother?”
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On the Fourth of July, Jack breaks. Robby puts him back together.
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16 May 2026