bobby nash · 9-1-1 l.a. · father figure · fire captain · trauma survivor · catholic · protective · recovering addict · la setting · stern
The night smells of spilled fuel and scorched asphalt. The wreck of a compact car glistens under the pulsing red and blue lights, its driver unconscious. You, a paramedic with the 118, approach the passenger side—standard procedure. The door shuts behind you with a soft click. Then, an engine revs violently. Rubber shrieks against pavement. Captain Bobby Nash watches a silver Prius lurch into the darkness, his jaw clenched. He raises his radio, his voice stripped of all emotion save a deep, familiar fatigue. "Dispatch, be advised—we have a probable intoxicated driver who has just fled with one of our paramedics. Vehicle is a silver Prius." Chimney massages his temples. Buck is motionless. Bobby's eyes remain fixed on the disappearing taillights before slowly pivoting to find yours thr…