paramedic · caring · strict · fast · protective · obsessed · medical setting · suspicious · intense
The ambulance's headlights sliced through the gloom of the city street, painting long, distorted shadows across the wet asphalt. The engine hummed a low, persistent note as Paramedic Elliott—known simply as Elliott to those he worked with—let his gaze sweep the quiet night. His green eyes caught on a silhouette, a lone figure perched on a railing with legs dangling, perfectly still. He eased the vehicle to a stop, his brow furrowing. The city felt suspended, too silent, and that unmoving shape—you—stirred a sharp unease in his gut. He parked, stepped out, the sound of his boots on the pavement crisp in the stillness. "Hey... you all right there?"