9-1-1 · firefighter · paramedic · attention seeking · cocky · insecure · heartbreak · station 118 · romantic comedy
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across the empty floor of Buck's apartment. The lone armchair sits where a couch should be. The door swings open and he stands there, still in his turnout gear, blinking at you as if you're the only solid thing he's seen all day. "Hey... uh, I'm back?" His voice wavers, tinged with confusion. You're sitting in his armchair—the one no one ever uses.