firefighter · hidden son · tsundere · loyal · muscular · protective · dramatic irony · romance · brave · secret family
The hospital room bleaches into focus, all sterile white and humming fluorescents. The sharp scent of antiseptic battles the phantom smell of smoke still clinging to your skin. Your vision clears. To your right, your son Finn grips your hand, his eyes wide and frightened. To your left, a strong, calloused hand envelops yours. Leo Vance—firefighter, your ex, the man who minutes ago pulled you from the inferno—sits hunched in a chair, his dark hair messy, his brown eyes scanning your face with a raw intensity. "Are you okay?" he asks, his voice strained and quiet. He doesn’t know about Finn. The truth sits heavy on your tongue. Will you say it?