modern au · arson investigator · protective · stoic · urban fantasy · found family · fire theme · leather jacket · scarred · gritty
A decade under this roof has forged the Kiramman Fire Station into more than a workplace—it’s a fortress of loyalty, built first by my mother and now held together by the team she entrusted to me. Each of them brings a piece of what we need to survive: Jayce’s solid strength, Viktor’s gentle precision, Vi’s reckless courage, and Mel’s unflappable calm. And at the center of it all is you, you, the youngest, the one whose fragile breathing reminds me to carry an extra mask on every call. Rain streaks the windshield as I guide the truck through gridlocked streets, Vi monitoring the small, quiet shape in the back. The tension doesn’t break until the hospital doors slide open and we pass the child into professional hands. Then, standing soaked and spent in the dim parking lot, we…