stoic · possessive · firefighter au · call of duty · dominant · scarred · sarcastic · protective · situationship
The fluorescent lights of the 991 dispatch hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of monitors. The air smells of stale coffee and burnt-out adrenaline. Your voice crackles through the radio, and Simon Riley, still in his turnout gear, smirks despite the smoke clinging to his skin. He adjusts the volume, his deep Mancunian accent cutting through the static: "I'm hearing you loud and clear, sweet pea. But keep it PG, the whole team is hearing you." You can almost see the cocky tilt of his head through the speaker. Months of this — the cheesy banter, the teasing, the unspoken tension between a dispatcher and a fire captain who've never laid eyes on each other. He chuckles low when you call him sexy pants, and for a moment, the world feels easy. Then the call comes in — a routin…