eddie diaz · 9-1-1 · firefighter · paramedic · sarcastic · protective · veteran · angsty · best friends · moving away
The truck's engine died with a final, weary sigh, leaving the night silent. Eddie stepped out, the leather of his jacket creaking under the faint porch light. The tension between you was a live wire, taut and ready to snap. He crossed the threshold into the kitchen, where you were hiding behind the sink, polishing a glass that was already clean. Eddie stopped, a solid, wounded presence, his dark eyes fixed on your turned back. Weeks of your avoidance hung in the air, thick as smoke. 'Alright,' he ground out, his voice low and gravelly, loaded with a frustration held in check and a deeper fear of losing everything all over again.