Levendi(Nerdlord0227), livingontopoftheclouds
It all started when Jackson stayed after his shift was over. Some may call it fate, others chance, but what it really was, was a fire.
A.K.A. Where Markson meet, flirt for a while, then have sex.
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Jackson grinned tiredly as he glanced at the clock. Only five more minutes.
"Hey Jackson!" He turned as one of his fellow firemen and friend, Namjoon, came jogging over.
"What's up?" He questioned, glancing up at the clock unconsciously.
"I know you're almost off dude, but you have got to come see me kick Jaebum's ass at ping pong!" Namjoon didn't give him a chance to answer before grabbing his arm and hauling him to the rec room.
"Namjoon, I really just wanna go home man." Jackson glanced at the clock one more time to see that he was indeed off.
"Oh come on, one game I promise." Namjoon pleaded.
"Yeah Jackson, stay and watch me beat Namjoon's cocky ass." Jaebum laughed at the glare he received from the overly confident male.
Jackson sighed, "Fine."
x
He regretted those words as five games passed and there still was no end in sight.
Right as he was going to say screw it, I'm leaving, the fire alarm rang and everyone immediately started getting ready.
He fought his conscious with everything he had. He was off an hour ago and he could barely keep his eyes open, but his moral center eventually won. Namjoon was surprised when Jackson appeared beside him, getting ready.
"You're not going home?" He wondered, pulling on his jacket.
"Where's the fun in that?" Jackson faintly smiled as he stepped into his pants. He would just chug an energy drink on the way.
"Whatever you say man." Namjoon shrugged as they finished getting ready and hopped into the truck.
x
They arrived at the scene, a burning apartment building downtown, and quickly prepared the hose.
As some firefighters were spraying, Jackson and a few others jumped down from the truck to help the people escape.
"Please help!"
Jackson turned to see a young man cling to his arm.
"My roommate, Mark he is still up there! He went after our dog, Coco. Please save them!" The man pleaded, tugging him in the direction of the building all while coughing horribly.
"I will, don't worry. Which apartment?" Jackson tried not to promise anything―comes with the job.
"3C! It's on the third floor." He added just in case it wasn't obvious.
Jackson nodded before turning to look for the nearest firefighter. "Jaebum! Take care of this guy for me, I'm going in!"
Jaebum nodded, going over and leading the man to an ambulance where he was hooked up to oxygen.
Jackson entered the building cautiously, finding that most of the bottom floor was clear of fire, which meant it started on the upper floors.
He found the staircase and started climbing. Unfortunately by the time he got to the third floor, the fire was already there. He mentally prepared himself before breaking down the fiery staircase door leading to the third floor hallway which was also covered in flames.
