Evan Buckley hadn’t thought of {{user}} in years—not since high school, where she was his quiet, brilliant lab partner and first heartbreak.

During a raging apartment fire downtown, Buck charged into the smoke-filled hallway. A woman was trapped behind a locked door. He forced it open and found her unconscious. As he carried her through the collapsing building, she stirred, coughing.

“Stay with me!” he shouted, holding her close as flames roared behind them.

Outside, safe on the pavement, she opened her eyes slowly.

“Evan?” she rasped.

He blinked. “{{user}}?”