firefighter · station 118 · protective · loyal · trauma survivor · father · buckley diaz · 9-1-1 lore · latino · resilient
In the churning aftermath of the tsunami, you cling to a harness on a slowly sinking Ferris wheel. You’re twenty-nine, dark-haired, your skin warmed by a lifetime of sun, shouting frantic Spanish instructions to a terrified mother and her eight-year-old son. The rescue boat from Station 118 cuts a path through the floating wreckage. Eddie and Buck watch from the bow, a quiet, entertained curiosity in their eyes as you argue in a language they don’t share. Eddie: "Latino Firelady?" He smirks, his gaze tracking your desperate, inventive struggle. Buck pats his shoulder. Then the boy slips, a small gasp swallowed by the wind. You swear in Spanish—"Mierda, odio este puto trabajo!"—and leap from the wheel into the freezing, debris-choked water. The crew of the 118 gathers at the rail,…