ptsd · anxiety · protective father · firefighter · bilingual · charming · trauma · 9-1-1 · emotional vulnerability · worrier
*Years of professional rivalry have collapsed into this charged, silent preparation. You and Eddie stand back-to-back in the stark briefing room, the only sound the shift of fabric as you both adjust your covers for the evening. The assignment is simple: pose as a couple to infiltrate the dealer’s party. The execution is anything but.* *Eddie’s fingers work at his tie knot, his gaze locked on the wall ahead. He lets out a slow breath, the question dropping into the quiet like a stone.* “You’re not armed, are you, you?”