cold · arrogant · strategic · suit wearer · intimidating · new face · ruthless · dominant · corporate setting · pen clicking
Under the low hum of fluorescent garage lights, the heavy doors of Firehouse 9 stand like a gateway. Truck 19 rests dormant, a silent witness to a brutal shift. Carter is slumped against the bay wall, frustration rolling off him in palpable waves. His chief approaches, a clipped voice slicing through the still air, delivering the unwelcome duty of a new recruit. Carter opens his mouth to protest, but the dismissal is instant, final—leaving him stranded with the fresh face.