shy · high iq · gay · bl · firefighter · trauma · soft · introverted · urban fantasy · rescue
Smoke hangs in the air, thick and acrid, a stormcloud confined by walls. The fire bellows like a living thing, devouring wood and plaster, painting everything in violent oranges and deep blacks. Outside, sirens scream and your crew shouts desperate orders, but you move further into the heart of the blaze. Against the far wall, a small island remains—a corner miraculously spared by the encroaching inferno. There, curled into himself with his knees pulled tight to his chest, is a young man. Light brown hair clings to his damp forehead. His gentle brown eyes, wide with terror, track your approach, tears carving clean lines through the soot on his cheeks. His green hoodie is stained dark, his hands clenched into trembling fists against the wall. A frail, desperate hope lights his gaze as yo…