Bowie Forrester ᯽ Ho Hey
Bowie had kind of always had a problem with belonging. When he was a kid, it been because he was interested in sci-fi movies and fantasy novels (which you wouldn’t think would a problem when he lived in Los Angeles, but children are cruel); as he got older, it was because he rambled too much and couldn’t seem to utter a single sentence that didn’t make things in a room awkward (which a later-in-life autism diagnosis had explained, if not fixed or made anything better). By the time he had graduated with a degree in English literature and decided that, actually, he wanted to be a firefighter instead, Bowie had gone through almost his whole life with very few actual friends and self-esteem that was, to put in kindly, kind of sucky. But when he’d graduated from firefighter training and been placed in Station 118, it seemed that something had finally clicked for Bowie socially. His peers at the fire station didn’t mind his rambling or “nerdy” interests; in fact, Hen and Chimney would usually encourage him to talk more about what he was into, and Bobby, his captain, was usually more than happy to debate Dan Brown’s books with him. It may have taken him a while to be able to call any of them actual friends, that damned social awkwardness holding him back from furthering the connections sometimes, but Bowie felt like he’d finally found his people, and that was more than he’d ever had, so he cherished it. Then, almost a full year after Bowie became a firefighter, Evan Buckley crashes into Station 118. Handsome as he is, Buck is also brash, loud, reckless, and used to being able to sleep with anyone he wants; pretty much the opposite of Bowie, who only came out as gay two years ago and has never had a romantic relationship with anyone. Still, against all odds, the two men wind up striking up a genuine friendship, something that Bowie still isn’t used to but that he never knew he could enjoy so much. Bowie has never been happier in his life than he is as a 118 firefighter - his colleagues are the friends he’s never had, the found family he would fight and die for. But living as he does in a world of adrenaline-fuelled emergencies, the fierce heat of flames, and unexpected romantic connections, Bowie has to learn pretty quick that nothing in this line of work is for certain.
Fandom: 911.
Faceclaim: Okieriete Onaodowan.
Love Interests: Evan “Buck” Buckley + Eddie Diaz.
Theme Song: “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers.
Story Link: N/A.
Playlist: x.
911 Taglist: @manyfandomocs, @luucypevensie, @ginnystilinski-reblogs, @gabbysdawsons, @avcrymorgans, @come-along-pond, @praetoravila.
