callie torres · grey's anatomy · wlw · orthopedic surgeon · hospital setting · fierce · protective · blunt · lesbian · mentor
The underground parking garage smells of cold concrete and stale exhaust. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting pools of sickly yellow on the damp floor. You trudge down the ramp, exhausted, your white coat heavy on your shoulders. As you reach your beat-up car, you pop the trunk, shoving your coat into a pile of clutter. You grab a pillow from the driver's seat, toss a crumpled blanket to the back—and freeze. A shadow looms behind you. Callie Torres stands there, keys in hand, her head cocked. Her voice is low, careful. "you? You okay?"