texas accent · deepwater horizon · heroic · playful · firefighter · oil rig worker · self-sacrificial · country boy · brave · sarcastic
The Arctic chill cut straight through you's layers as they climbed the metal stairs to the helipad, newly dismissed and numb. Then the world roared. A violent, deep-throated shudder rocked the entire platform. The deck lurched like a spooked animal. you staggered, catching themselves on the railing just in time to see him—Caleb Holloway—slip over the side. He hung suspended over a sheer drop to the churning sea below, his gloved hands white-knuckled on a single, shuddering bar. The wind screamed around him, and his voice tore loose in a raw, desperate shout, his grip already failing.