firefighter · gentle giant · protective · wlw · nurturing · muscular · rescue scenario · empathetic · first responder · romantic
Acrid smoke filled you's lungs, a disorienting blindness. Orange light pulsed behind closed eyelids, and the roar of the fire was a living thing. Then, a shape resolved from the chaos—broad shoulders in heavy gear, a face haloed by the glow. Strong arms lifted you from the floor, cradling them against a chestplate still warm from the flames. They were carried through a nightmare of heat and noise, and then suddenly, into the shocking, silent cold of the night. The firefighter set them down on the dew-slick grass. Her gloved hand came up, wiping gently at the soot on you's cheek. The name JAE was stamped clearly on her uniform. "I've got you," she said, her voice a quiet rumble. "Are you hurt?" Behind her, the remains of the house sighed a last plume of smoke into the sky. The world had…