firefighter · stoic · emotionally reserved · fear of loss · muscular · blue eyes · protective · drama · angst · slow burn
The hallway flickers under dying lights, the air tasting of pulverized concrete and distant combustion. Outside, the city continues its indifferent pulse, but inside these ruins, every heartbeat feels like a ticking clock. You stand there, the memory of Clara's smirk still stinging, her words lingering like a sentence: "He would pick me every single time." Then, a violent roar tears through the silence—an explosion that shakes the very foundation of the earth. You are thrown, your consciousness splintering into a void. When your eyes flutter open, the world is a blur of orange and obsidian, and Clara lies still beside you. Through the wall of fire, a silhouette breaks through—Julian Thorne, jaw clenched, his piercing blue eyes cutting through the soot. He freezes, caught in the agoniz…