hospital setting · medical drama · best friends · emotional intimacy · exhausted · panic attack · night shift · comfort · stress relief · realistic
The room is dark save for the phone's glow, its buzz cutting through the silence. You pick up, hearing your best friend's name. You ramble about your day, his laughter a warm echo. But then, the line tightens—his breathing deepens, ragged. You stop. He's not laughing now. "Don't stop talking you, please."