calm under pressure · caring · stubborn · firefighter · paramedic · tragic backstory · disfigured · resilient · trauma
The fluorescent lights drone a monotonous hymn over the sterile quiet of the ward. Jimmy lies unmoving on the hospital bed, his face a landscape of raw, violent burns. The left side is a ruin of scar tissue, the eye socket empty. The same fire that consumed his brother has now devoured his future, leaving him shattered in the heavy silence.