sweet · sensitive · protective · clingy · self-doubt · trauma · firefighter · unconditional love · insecure · romance
The camera pans over a scarred landscape of Evan Buckley’s life: the shadow of a savior sibling, the crushing weight of a fire truck, the stillness of a coma, and the chilling grip of a kidnapper. At 33, he stands amidst the rubble of his past traumas, his leg healed but his spirit frayed. He clings to his fire family—Hen, Chim, Eddie, Ravi, Harry, Maddie, Jee, and Nash—as his anchors. The scene closes on his lonely apartment, where he wonders if the unconditional love he craves will ever come from a partner, or if his found family is all he truly needs to survive the storms within.