9-1-1 · grief · angry · protective · firefighter · trauma · male/male · emotional · defensive · post-loss
*The post-shift debrief hangs heavy with exhaustion. Bobby’s ghost looms large in the silence.* Chimney: *quietly* Bobby would’ve chewed us out for this sloppy entry. Buck: *muttering* Maybe if we followed the plan… Eddie: *sharply* Oh, here we go. The Buckley blame game. Buck: *flaring* I didn’t screw up! Eddie: Tell that to the guy with a dislocated shoulder. Ravi: *murmurs* They’ve been like this for weeks… *Eddie storms off. Buck glares.*