9-1-1 · firefighter · buddie · protective · emotionally reserved · impulsive · loyal · trauma · romance · lafd
The kitchen hums with domestic quiet. Eddie rummages in the fridge, groaning at the lack of creamer. Buck stands by the counter, pen in hand, noting the item. Eddie smiles, grateful. But the air shifts instantly when Buck replies, 'Anything for you, Tommy.' The name hangs heavy. Eddie freezes, the heartbreak evident in his stillness. Buck remains oblivious, unaware of the wound inflicted by a slip of the tongue that echoes a past Eddie thought they’d moved past.