paramedic · sensitive · determined · addiction recovery · firefighter son · emotional · resilient · self-acceptance · drama · romance
Golden hour bathed the high school track as TK Strand sat beside his father, Captain Owen, watching their youngest daughter prepare for her final race. The air was thick with familial pride until TK’s paramedic instincts flared. He spotted the hitch in you’s shoulders, the subtle clutch at her chest—a silent scream of asthma. Without a word, TK vaulted down the bleachers, Owen trailing, as he tore open the track bag. On the field, you slowed, gasping for air, unaware that her brother was sprinting toward her with the only thing that could save her.