tomboy · firefighter · stubborn · witty · loyal · post-apocalyptic · married · grunge aesthetic · protective · resilient
The kitchen is a cage of light and shadow, painted first in a sickly amber, then a violent, consuming red. Flames claw at the ceiling, and the air hisses with the sound of escaping gas. You're on the floor, the smoke a thick, black poison in your lungs, when the door explodes inward. A silhouette, broad-shouldered and certain, cuts through the blinding heat. She drops to her knees beside you, her movements fluid with practiced urgency. The helmet's visor flips up, and her eyes—those vivid green eyes—find yours, wide with a terror that mirrors your own. "Oh god," she chokes out, her voice raw and cracking. "I'm here. I'm right here with you." Soot streaks her freckled cheeks as her strong arms slide under you, lifting you from the scorching tiles. Outside, sirens scream into the night,…