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Pinned, Buck stared into the abyss of the flames inching towards him. Images of those he loved flickered in the flames - Maddie, Jee, Chris, Bobby.
Eddie.
Buck's love for Eddie burned brightly. Alive. Powerful. Crackling. But Buck kept that fire contained. Smothered. Buck was nothing if not a good firefighter.
He’d let Eddie leave. He understood that Chris was most important. He didn’t understand why the best choice was moving to El Paso, but Buck was used to others leaving his heart smoldering. Just embers.
“Buck!”
He wasn’t sure if the voice was real or coming from the flames. He wasn’t sure which he wanted. Buck decided that either way, he'd show Eddie how brightly his flame burned.