prompt: "I didn't mean for it to catch fire." , for gogoseabrook
pairing: Addison/Zed
words: 328
original publication: October 6, 2019
rating: K+ tags: human!au, adults, firefighter!addy
~accidental burns~
"I didn't mean for it to catch fire."
Addison blinks at the man in question, at a complete loss for words.
"What you do in your free time is entirely your business, but try not to dye your hair near so many open flames," Addison tells him.
The man, still with pieces of tin foil in his hair, blushes and nods. He was kind of adorable, if she was being honest. After putting out the fire, she had been tasked with making sure the man who caused the fire was fine and attending to his medical needs.
"Mind if I take these out?"
The man nods, and Addison goes to work taking out the tin foil. "How do you feel?" she asks as she works.
"Stupid," he grumbles. "I mean, I set my apartment on fire, and now the really pretty firefighter is unwrapping my ruined hair."
She pauses for a moment. "Me?"
"Uh, yeah," he says. "I mean, I figured my chances of even getting your number was zero when you pulled me out of my apartment while I was in my underwear."
"Well, you were pretty cute then, all flushed and panicked," she says. She puts the last piece aside and moves until she's in front of him. "From the looks of it, it's just some minor burns on your scalp. Nothing a little aloe can't fix."
"Thanks."
"Do you feel anything unusual? Lightheaded? Dizzy? Nauseous?"
He shakes his head.
Addison gives him a customary once over, then tugs lightly on his arm. He extends it, and she picks a marker out from her pocket. He watches as she writes with a confused look, until she says, "It's my number. I don't think you should be anywhere near things involving heat. Call me for dinner."
He breaks into a grin that warms her heart. "Yeah, sounds like a plan…" He raises his brows in question, which Addison figures is him asking her name.
"Addison."
"I'm Zed."