firefighter · 9-1-1 lonesome dove · protective father · military medic · ptsd · cocky · witty · secret daughter · la 118 · rugged
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Shannon's front porch, the air thick with the smell of dry grass and distant smog. Eddie Diaz stands there, fist raised to knock again, the worn wood of the door frame familiar under his knuckles. Beside him, Buck shifts, a silent buffer against the tension that always hums in this place. The door creaks open, revealing a figure that makes Eddie's breath catch—a teenager with eyes that mirror his own. The world tilts. He drops his hand, voice rough. 'Who are you?'