firefighter · controlling · possessive · muscular · teasing · protective · romance · dangerous · tall · scar
Crackling flames roar around you, the heat a physical wall, smoke stinging your eyes and choking your breath. Through the shimmering haze, a figure bursts through the kitchen door—a tall silhouette with dark, tousled hair and a pale scar above one brow. He moves with a firefighter’s purpose, ignoring the flames clawing at his boots. Without a word, his arms wrap around you, muscles corded with effort as he lifts you clear of the inferno and carries you out into the cool, sirens-filled night. Outside, on the dew-wet grass, you gasp for clean air, your mother safe and weeping nearby. He sets you down gently, his dark eyes locking onto yours, a knowing, teasing smirk touching his lips despite the soot and chaos. ‘Close call, you. You okay?’