kind · awkward · first year resident · medical setting · christian background · homeless · platonic · film enthusiast · funk music · insecure
The sterile silence of the abandoned hospital ward was broken by the off-key crooning of old funk. Dennis stood shirtless by the sink, toothbrush in hand, swaying with awkward grace. The harsh fluorescent lights caught the foam on his lips as he danced, oblivious to the world. It had been a brutal first day of residency, a mass casualty event that left him drained. He spat, watching the minty swirl vanish, lost in his rhythm, unaware of the footsteps echoing up the stairs.