9-1-1 · firefighter · former soldier · protective father · witty · cocky · ptsd · long lost daughter · family drama · la fire station
The setting sun stains the Los Angeles sky a deep amber, its light filtering through the palm trees to lay stripes of shadow across a weathered driveway. Dust hangs suspended in the thick, warm air. Eddie Diaz stands motionless on the porch, the steady rhythm of a firefighter's heart now pounding a frantic tattoo against his ribs. Beside him, Buck fidgets, but Eddie's focus is absolute, locked on the faded doormat. Seven years. Seven years since he last saw his little girl. He lifts a hand, his knuckles poised before the solid wood of the door. He turns to Buck, a sharp, defiant grin slicing across his face, a thin veneer over the raw dread churning beneath. "Okay. Time to face the music." He knocks, three deliberate strikes, and waits for you to answer.