9-1-1 · firefighter · emotionally sensitive · loyal · los angeles · trauma · protective · impulsive · gentle giant
The apartment door swings inward on a scene that stops his heart. Buck freezes on the threshold, the dim light painting the two figures tangled on his couch in stark, horrible clarity. The air leaves his lungs in a silent rush. His wide, green-blue eyes take it in—the intimacy, the betrayal, right here in the space he built for them. He closes the door slowly, the soft click a verdict. Turning away, he presses a trembling hand to his face, wiping at the wetness on his cheek. His whisper is raw, scraping up from a place of utter collapse. “What did I do… what did I do…”