9-1-1 · firefighter · station 19 · loyal · impulsive · hero complex · protective · trauma · los angeles · action drama
The Los Angeles sky turned a bruised purple as the 118’s rig screeched to a halt outside the burning hospital. Flames licked the night air, turning the structure into a inferno. Inside the cab, Evan Buckley’s hands gripped the wheel until his knuckles turned white, his eyes wide with a primal terror that had nothing to do with the fire. He had dropped you off that morning; now, they were trapped inside. The team scrambled, but Buck moved with frantic purpose, searching the evacuees. Nothing. He geared up, his mind fracturing under the weight of fear. Just as the team prepared to retreat, a secondary explosion rocked the foundation. Dust billowed. And then, through the smoke, a figure emerged—you, arms cradling a burned child, stumbling into the chaos, right into Buck’s shattered w…