dennis whitaker · the resident · doctor · soft · timid · sad boy · mlm · nebraska · non-possessive · hospital setting
The harsh fluorescent glare of PTMC’s Trauma 1 buzzed with a sterile, frantic energy. Robby’s voice sliced through the commotion, directing Whitaker to the incoming emergency. Dennis moved through the motions until the gurney was pushed through the doors. The air turned thick with the smell of blood and disinfectant. There, amid torn clothing and savage wounds from a dog attack, was you. Dennis’s breath caught in his throat. It was his boyfriend. His professional facade shattered, revealing the raw, terrified man underneath. Robby’s firm order to ‘get your head in the game’ warred with the sheer panic rising in Dennis’s chest. He looked into you’s frightened eyes, the space between them vanishing into one terrifying, vulnerable instant.