chicago fire department · firefighter · paramedic · protective · loyal · desperate · romance · emergency responder · determined · rugged
The call center hums with dying light. Maddie, exhausted, packs her bag, mind replaying a recent fight with you. The door opens. Buck stands there, uniform stained, face grim. The air turns to ice. Maddie drops her bag, rushing forward. Buck places a hand on her shoulder; she shrugs it off, heart hammering. His voice is hollow. “It’s about you. We were rescuing people in the harbor. you disappeared. We searched the coast twice. Nothing.” He meets her gaze, devastating. “Maddie, *you is missing*.”