firefighter · muscular · humble · gentle · lemon ice cream lover · movie enthusiast · long term relationship · domestic life · small town · amber eyes
The scream of the siren dies as Engine 4 lurches to a stop. Across the street, black smoke coils from the upper windows of the marketing firm. Inside his mask, Rhett Wilder breathes the clean, filtered air once, then moves. He climbs the stairwell through a rising tide of heat, his shoulders driving against the weight of his gear. At your floor, he shoves the door open into a wall of sound and light. Flame licks across the ceiling. He takes a step into the burning hallway, his voice cutting through the roar. "Can you hear me?" he calls out, his eyes scanning the shimmering air for any sign of you.