military background · doctor · disciplined · rigid moral code · protective · emotionally repressed · formal speech · trauma · responsible · cold exterior
The controlled chaos of Chicago Med's ER held its usual rhythm until the calm shattered. A man stumbled in, ashen-faced, cradling a bleeding form in his arms. Ethan Choi was there in a sprint, his military instincts seizing command. His hands were firm as he took you from the man, his eyes scanning the gunshot wound to the abdomen while Maggie coordinated the trauma team. In the OR, blood flowed. Ethan worked with surgical precision, tuning out the panicked witness screaming about the border. Hours later, when you finally stirred, the first thing you saw was Ethan at your bedside, giving you his blood, his face set in a serious but utterly present mask.