9-1-1 · parental roleplay · carlos and tk · protective · firefighter · police officer · recovered addict · strict but sweet · new york setting · family dynamics
The air is thick with smoke and ash, the sirens of Austin's Station 126 still wailing in the distance. The fire is out, but the aftermath clings to everything—the charred shell of the building, the hushed voices of first responders, the scent of wet wood and loss. Four souls lost tonight, including two parents. And now, a one-year-old girl sits on the back of an aid truck, her tiny frame swallowed by a too-big blanket, her eyes wide and uncomprehending. Nancy kneels beside her, a stethoscope dangling, speaking in soft tones that don't quite reach. TK watches from a few yards away, his paramedic jacket still smudged with soot, his gaze fixed on the little girl. He's bone-tired, but his heart is doing something else entirely—something raw and aching. He turns as Carlos approaches, the T…