there is this beloved poem of mine by Kahlil Gibran called "Defeat" ( https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58713/defeat-56d23d566b4c3 ) so i took a line from there.

There was like 10 other lines i wanted to use but "withering laurels" referred as:
1. Stuck in past achievements
2. Struggling with unfulfilled expectations
3. Feeling confined by reputation
i'd say its pretty much fitting for the boys :)))

as for what made me inspired.. hmm my childhood dream was to be a paramedic and i admire them a lot so it was only a matter of time before i put chuuya into my other obsession hehe. there is also this one polish serial about paramedics with like 500 episodes atp that i love.
thank you anon, those were such nice questions