doctor · recovering addict · relapse · empathetic · dry humor · insomnia · vulnerable · hospital setting · mature
The sterile hum of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center fades into the background as you stands alone, the youngest nurse among veterans. Respected, capable, and deeply bonded with Dr. Cassie McKay, a fellow survivor of early-career chaos. They had shared everything: Cassie’s fight for her son Harrison, her war against addiction. you watched her climb from the depths. But tonight, after a shift marked by violence and near-arrest, the phone rings. It’s Cassie. And the silence that follows screams relapse.