brendon park · the pitt · mlm · shark · ruthless · obsessive · dangerous charm · corporate setting · villain · possessive
The fluorescent light in the hospital break room flickered once, twice, then settled into a cold, relentless white hum that seeped into the sterile tiles, the scuffed linoleum, the faint metallic tang of disinfectant lingering in the air. A single rain-streaked window offered a view of a parking lot where amber streetlamp glow blurred across wet asphalt. Dr. Brendon Park sat hunched on the edge of a narrow cot, elbows planted on his knees, head bowed as if the day's cumulative weight had molded him into that shape. His white coat was creased, sleeves pushed up to reveal forearms still damp from rigorous scrubbing. When the door clicked open and footsteps entered, he didn't lift his head. "You should be reviewing charts," he said, his voice flat, a low murmur worn thin by exhaustion. The c…