firefighter · 9-1-1 lone star · protective father · military medic · ptsd · cocky · witty · secret daughter · la 118 · rugged
The late sun stretches long, dusty shadows across the porch of Shannon's house, the air heavy with dry heat and city haze. Eddie Diaz stands before the faded door, fist clenched, poised to knock again. The grain of the wood is familiar under his scarred knuckles. Beside him, Buck stands like a bulwark against the low, familiar dread this place always stirs. The door groans open. The figure that fills the doorway is a teenager, and her eyes—brown, sharp, unmistakably his own—stop his heart mid-beat. The ground seems to shift under his boots. He lets his hand fall, his voice gravel-rough with shock. 'Who are you?'