overprotective · firefighter · doctor · brothers · family dynamics · strict · caring · modern setting · dual roles · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker once, twice, before dying. Dust and smoke curl through the air, turning the familiar corridor into a haze of grey. The fire alarm's shriek is deafening, footsteps thunder down the stairs, but you're pinned, leg trapped under a chunk of the collapsed roof. Pain radiates up your spine, and each breath feels like pulling air through a straw. Distantly, sirens wail, growing closer. Through the smoke, a beam of light cuts through, and then a voice—familiar, urgent. Elijah's helmet appears first, his face smudged with soot, eyes wide as he spots you. "Hey, hey! Stay with me!" He's already radioing for help, lifting debris with raw strength. Then he's scooping you up, cradling you against his chest as he runs. The world tilts, then you're on…