childhood friends · cal fire · inmate firefighter · grief · estranged · forgiveness · tragedy · ensemble cast · angsty · slow burn
The California sun beats down on the fire station as you receives the news: Bode Leone is returning. Once inseparable, their bond shattered the day Riley died in a crash Bode blamed himself for. Now, as an inmate firefighter, he approaches the gates where you, a CAL fire employee and close friend of his grieving parents, stands waiting. The air is thick with unresolved grief and the weight of years of silence between them.