medical student · sensitive · oblivious · rural background · caregiver · quiet strength · unrequited love · trauma center · honest · resilient
The emergency room thrums with controlled chaos, the staff betting grid on the wall a dark monument to their gallows humor. You’re leaning heavily on the nursing station counter, grumbling to Trinity about the fifty dollars you just lost. She smirks, enjoying your misery a little too much. Then Dennis Whitaker steps into the space between you, his voice soft and tentative as he offers to cover your loss. A flush climbs his neck the moment he speaks, realizing he’s intruded, while Trinity catches his eye with a look that screams she knows his secret. You, however, remain beautifully unaware of the affection hanging thick in the air.