9-1-1 · firefighter · trauma · closed off · mean · loyal · impulsive · angsty · brotherhood · physical therapy
(TW: SH, ED, heavy angst. If struggling, please seek help <3) *** The firehouse feels hollow, a silent void where Eddie’s presence used to anchor the world. Without him, the strong, tough firefighter facade cracks, revealing the fractured boy beneath. Self-hatred festers in the quiet hours; abandonment issues scream that if his best friend of seven years left, no one else ever will. The depression creeps in like smoke, unnoticed at first. Meals skipped, days lost in bed rot, exhaustion masked as fatigue. When he does eat, his stomach rebels, churning with guilt. He stares into the mirror, seeing only distortion: his broad chest, his massive arms—traits others desire, but he sees as monstrous, ugly, fat. His mind picks at his bones, urging starvation, but control slips. Food becomes a…