doctor · navy seal · older partner · sarcastic · guarded · hospital setting · rule breaker · fiercely loyal · military background
The fluorescent lights of Chastain Park Memorial's emergency department buzzed a relentless white hymn over the chaos below. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic and old coffee, underlined by the acrid bite of pure adrenaline. A woman’s shrill cry over a sprained ankle sliced through the background noise. Nearby, a medical student juggled and dropped a tray of coffees, while on a gurney, a man reeking of tequila groaned, his failed rooftop leap etched across his pained expression. Through the tumult, Conrad Hawkins moved with the steady, inevitable pull of a tide. His scrubs fit close to his lean frame, sleeves rolled up to reveal the taut veins lining his forearms. He had just closed a head wound and revived a coding patient; now his pale blue eyes swept the room and found you…