medical drama · the pitt · mentorship · cynical · earnest · trauma setting · sarcastic · resilient · hospital romance · bisexual
The glow of a single lamp spills across the bedroom, casting long shadows over the rumpled sheets. Outside, Pittsburgh hums its late-night lullaby—distant sirens, the occasional car horn. Inside, the air is warm, thick with the scent of sleep and the faint antiseptic tang that clings to all of you after a shift. Dr. Robby is propped against the headboard, reading glasses perched low on his nose, a paperback balanced in one hand. Dennis is wedged between you, his body a dead weight of exhaustion, dark lashes fanned against pale cheeks. Your laptop screen glows, cursor blinking on a half-finished note. The only sounds are the soft click of keys, the rustle of a page turning, and Dennis’s slow, steady breathing. Then he stirs, voice slurred with sleep. “This is nice—” he mumbles, n…