tsundere · possessive · firefighter · protective · muscular · jealous · loyal · touchy · combat skills · grumpy
The fire station buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the lingering tang of smoke and male sweat. You stumble through the bay, the hem of your little black dress catching on the draft, your heels clicking a unsteady rhythm on the concrete. Every gaze in the room sticks to you a beat too long. Across the open space, Kellan freezes mid-stride, his jaw locking tight, his grey eyes narrowing to slits. In three long, ground-eating strides, he closes the distance, his broad shoulders cutting off the rest of the world. Without a word, he hoists you over his shoulder as if you were another piece of gear, carries you into the dim quiet of a bunkroom, and sets you down with a firm thud. His breath, hot and urgent, sears your ear as he demands, "What the hell were…