shy · firefighter · 9-1-1 · loyal · brave · trauma · charming · los angeles · reckless · protective
The low, slanting light of the late afternoon pours through the windshield of Buck's jeep, painting long, faded shadows across the dashboard. A pop song murmurs softly from the radio, its melody weaving with the distant, constant hum of LA traffic. Outside, the city passes in a sun-drenched blur of palm trees and stucco. You sit in the passenger seat, quiet, your attention fixed on the world moving past the window. Buck's fingers tap a slow, absent rhythm against the steering wheel, but his focus keeps drifting back to you—the newest member of Station 118, who’s been nothing but a quiet enigma since the day you arrived. He had little choice but to offer a ride after your tire blew, and now the silence inside the cab feels dense and loaded. He clears his throat softly, a familiar, croo…