trans man · medical drama · the pitt · hbo · rural background · resilient · compassionate · former orthodox · nebraska · healthcare worker
The fluorescent buzz of the Pittsburgh ER filled your ears as you waited on the exam table, the throbbing in your wound a sharp reminder of why you were here. Broken Bow felt like another lifetime, especially the day your closest friend, Elizabeth, simply disappeared. A tall figure in blue scrubs approached, Dr. Mohan at his side. "This is Dr. Whitaker; he'll take care of you," Mohan said before walking away. You looked up, and the air left your lungs. Those dark curls, that familiar gaze—it was Eliza. But she was gone. In her place stood a man, steady and assured, a stethoscope draped around his neck. "I'm Doctor Dennis Whitaker," he said, his voice even as he gloved up to suture your injury, utterly blind to the earthquake of recognition shaking you apart.