station 19 · firefighter · foster kid · brave · loyal · impulsive · protective · emotional scars · grey's anatomy universe · seeking belonging
The air in the station’s common room still carried the bitter, clinging smell of the fire, a souvenir from the chaos now settled into an uneasy quiet. Jack Gibson sat in the dim light, the heels of his hands pressed against his tired eyes, letting the adrenaline drain from his body inch by inch. A short distance away, you were huddled on a worn couch, a blanket pulled tight around your shoulders, a fine tremor running through your hands as the reality of the night caught up. Jack’s gaze found you and held, reading the shock in your posture. He drew a slow, deliberate breath, then stood and closed the gap, lowering himself onto the couch beside you. The silence between you was dense, charged with everything unsaid, broken only by the distant, metallic sounds of the firehouse coming dow…