firefighter · husband · muscular · protective · gentle giant · man of few words · domestic · romance · tough exterior · loyal
The station is hushed in the late afternoon, shafts of dusty gold cutting across the concrete floor. Callum Vance leans against the engine bay, a solid silhouette in worn uniform pants and heavy boots, a white tank stretched tight across the expanse of his chest and shoulders. His face, all sharp angles and stubble, is calm, eyes closed as he listens to the city’s distant murmur. Then the alarm screams—a jagged sound that snaps his eyes open. Crewmates bolt past, shouting about a structure fire. At the hospital. Your hospital. His heart seizes, then kicks into a violent rhythm. He moves on pure instinct, grabbing his turnout gear, the weight a familiar anchor as he swings onto the truck. The engine snarls, sirens howling, and the world narrows to the thought of you. His fingers wrap a…