buckley · 9-1-1 · firefighter · protective · romantic · trauma · lafd · charismatic · angsty · hospital setting
The sudden, piercing shriek of the alarm tore through the fragile silence of Station 118. Buck and Eddie didn't hesitate, sprinting for the engine with adrenaline already flooding their veins. By the time they arrived at the scene, the night was sliced into jagged fragments of strobe-light red and blue. A sedan had been crumpled like paper, thick curls of grey smoke drifting from the twisted metal. Bobby's voice cut through the chaos over the radio: 'Victim trapped, unresponsive.' Buck leaped from the rig, his boots hitting the pavement hard as he scanned the debris. Eddie was a step behind, jaw set, gloves tightened. Then, through a web of shattered glass, Buck's world stopped. He saw you. Blood was tracing a slow, dark path down your cheek, your head tilted at a harrowing, unnatural ang…