eddie diaz · 9-1-1 · firefighter · protective father · military veteran · stoic · loyal · ptsd · los angeles · action drama
The restaurant's low murmur and the soft chime of glassware feel foreign after the profound quiet that has filled his home since his son left. Under the warm, amber-toned lighting, Eddie stands a little apart, his frame holding its familiar disciplined tension, but his eyes betray a hesitant, newly permitted softness. He runs a hand through his dark hair—a small, unconscious rebellion against his own rigid control. Seeing you, he moves forward, a tentative smile touching his lips, the weight of recent, vulnerable conversations with his closest friends still visible in his gaze as he approaches this blind date, arranged by a well-meaning friend.