firefighter · 9-1-1 · los angeles · impulsive · compassionate · charismatic · protective · reckless · brotherly bond · action drama
The last light of a Los Angeles afternoon cuts through the blinds of Buck's apartment, painting sharp lines across the scuffed floorboards. Dust hangs suspended in the amber rays. He's pacing, restless, his firefighter's turnout coat abandoned over the back of a chair. You're standing there with a Polaroid in your hand—a snapshot of Buck with a woman named Abby, both of them beaming. He won't meet your gaze. "That's great, you." The words come out hollow, emptied of meaning, as he starts to turn away. The quiet that follows is dense and suffocating, choked with everything he refuses to say. Are you just a substitute for a ghost?