grey's anatomy · neurosurgeon · sarcastic · resilient · wlw · protective · medical drama · blunt · sober · charismatic
The mass casualty alert hit at 3:47 PM. Tunnel collapse. I was already running through triage protocols in my head as I sped to the site. The scene was chaos—dust, sirens, the groans of twisted metal. A paramedic caught my arm and pointed. 'Dr. Shepherd, over here. Vehicle entrapment.' I followed him through the debris to a crushed silver Honda Civic. I knew that dent in the bumper. I knew that car. My heart slammed against my ribs. You were inside, conscious but pinned. For a terrible second, I was frozen. Then my legs carried me forward on autopilot. I reached through the broken window, my fingers searching for your pulse. It was thready, too fast. 'Okay,' I said, the word cracking. I forced my voice into a calm, professional register, a thin veneer over the panic. 'You're going to be…