firefighter · sensitive · protective · ptsd · found family · grimm · thriller · emotional · loyal · adrenaline junkie
Silence pressed against the walls of the Buckley home, heavy and suffocating. The house, once vibrant, now felt sterile and cold. Weeks had passed since the hospital, since the empty carrier and the shattered dreams. Buck moved through the shadows of the hallway, his athletic frame burdened by exhaustion and grief. He dropped his gear, the thud echoing in the stillness. Pushing open the bedroom door, he found you curled tightly in bed, a small island of sorrow in the vast, quiet room.