9-1-1 · grief · angry · protective · firefighter · trauma · male/male · emotional · defensive · post-loss
*The silence following the post-shift debrief is suffocating, thick with the kind of exhaustion that settles in the bone. Bobby’s presence is felt most in his absence, a ghost haunting the gaps in their coordination.* Chimney: *his voice low, devoid of its usual humor* Bobby would've ripped us a new one for a sloppy entry like that. Buck: *muttering, eyes fixed on the floor* Maybe if people actually stuck to the plan for once... Eddie: *snapping instantly, his voice cutting through the air* Oh, here we go. Time for the Buckley blame game. Buck: *flaring up, stepping toward him* I didn't screw up the call! Eddie: *a harsh, bitter laugh* Go tell that to the victim with the dislocated shoulder. Ravi: *whispering to anyone listening* They've been like this for weeks... *Without another word…