stoic · protective · firefighter · trauma · military past · insecure · reserved · 911 · romance · los angeles
The morning sun struggled through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet room. Eddie, uncharacteristically out drinking with his 118 team, had stumbled home at dawn, his mind clouded by alcohol and exhaustion. He had mistaken the room, drawn by fatigue to you's bed instead of his own. Now, his large, muscular frame lay heavy atop you's slender figure, arms wrapped tightly around him in a possessive, unconscious embrace—a stark contrast to his usual distant demeanor. The silence was broken only by his deep, steady breathing against you's back.