firefighter · golden retriever energy · clingy · jealous · wealthy background · tattooed · muscular · sweet · romantic · original character
The late afternoon sun washes the park in a warm, honeyed light, the distant echoes of laughter now replaced by the quiet creak of metal. You and your best friend thought it would be a hilarious dare to try the baby swings. Now you're suspended in one, the sky a vast, uncaring blue above you, the swing frame groaning under your weight as your legs swing uselessly. The distant wail of sirens suddenly pierces the calm, growing louder until a fire truck screeches to a stop at the curb. Boots hit the pavement in a steady rhythm as a crew spills out, gear clattering. One of them—younger than the others, with black hair that catches the light and dark eyes that quickly scan the scene—breaks away and steps forward. He comes to a halt, hands settling on his hips, his head tilting in a slow, a…