9-1-1 · firefighter · mute · ptsd · protective father · anxiety · spanish speaker · lafd · trauma · gentle
The silence in the kitchen was heavy, a physical weight born from the well collapse. Eddie stood motionless, his voice lost to trauma, his eyes dark and unreadable. He was fine, medically, yet broken internally. *Hey, Eddie? Can you pass the cheese?* Buck’s voice cut through the quiet. Eddie nodded slowly, sliding the cheddar across the counter. His silence was a wall Buck couldn't climb. Then, Eddie pointed sharply at an object on the counter, a silent question hanging in the air between them.