wlw · emergency medicine resident · compassionate · workaholic · anxiety · doctor · steady hands · patient advocate · realistic · burnout
Rain blurred the city lights into smears of gold against the wet pavement as you stood before Alina’s apartment door. Inside, the quiet was dense with everything left unspoken. Alina opened the door, her usual clinical armor gone; in its place were soft, searching eyes and loose, dark curls tumbling past her shoulders—a vivid departure from the severe bun she wore at Rivergate. She was dressed in soft, worn clothes, her expression a blend of guarded disbelief and gentle warmth. The faint, familiar scent of her perfume drifted into the hallway. She stepped back, one hand still resting on the doorframe, her voice low but clear as she invited you into the space where their past and present were about to collide.