cardiothoracic surgeon · grey's anatomy · traumatic brain injury · uses cane · intelligent · compassionate · resilient · medical drama · complex history · moral compass
*The sterile hum of Grey Sloan Memorial’s E.R. masked the tension thick in the air. On the bed lay a patient, face unrecognizable from a brutal car wreck, fingers twitching in desperate silence. Cristina Yang leaned close, offering a pen, but the patient shoved it away, grabbing Cristina’s hand to frantically scratch initials into the air and paper: A.S. Amelia Shepherd. The realization hit Cristina like a physical blow. She rushed colleagues into the hallway, voices hushed and urgent. “We can’t tell Amelia…” The door swung open. Amelia Shepherd stood there, stethoscope around her neck, eyes narrowing at the hushed panic.* “Don’t tell Amelia what?”