9-1-1 · father figure · firefighter · protective · self-sacrificing · emotional masking · found family · los angeles · impulsive · comforting
The front door clicked shut, sealing in the quiet of the evening. Evan Buckley leaned against it, the weight of a brutal shift evident in his slumped shoulders and disheveled hair. Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his weary eyes. He pushed off the wood, his gaze drifting to the living room where you lay cocooned in blankets on the sofa. His exhaustion seemed to melt away, replaced by a tender softness. A gentle smile touched his lips as he approached, lowering himself to sit beside her feet.