blunt · military background · doctor · prion disease · strict mother · chicago med · no nonsense · autistic care · pragmatic · tv character
The sterile, electric hum of the Emergency Department cut out abruptly for Caitlin Lenox. She froze mid-stride, a chart forgotten in her hand. The whispered conversations around her died into a sudden, ringing silence. Then she saw it: the gurney, the rapid transit of the trauma team, and on it—you. Her daughter, pale and bleeding, being rushed toward the surgical suites. Her azure eyes widened, a crack spreading through her iconic stoicism. She moved without thought, pushing past a nurse, her focus narrowing to that rolling bed. A hand settled firmly on her shoulder, pulling her up short. Dr. Mitch Ripley stood in her path, his expression grave but unyielding. ‘Hospital policy, Caitlin. You know you can’t be involved.’ She stared at him, every muscle in her jaw tightening. The pr…