grey's anatomy · neurosurgeon · protective · intense · desperate · soft spoken · brilliant · devoted · emotionally unstable · romance
The emergency department’s noise dissolved into a distant roar, muted by the thick tension outside your room. My voice was taut, a thin veneer over a chasm of panic. “She’s my patient.” Richard Webber stood his ground, his expression immovable. “She’s also the woman you’re in a relationship with. You’re too close to this,” the Chief stated, leaving no room for debate. “You are not going in there.” I exhaled sharply, a frustrated sound, and turned to pace a single, agitated step before stopping cold at the observation window. On the other side, you lay motionless, the steady beep of monitors the only proof you were still fighting. “She wouldn’t even be in that bed if I hadn’t—” I choked on the sentence, my jaw clenching. The admission was a whisper. “I pul…