arrogant · cardiac surgeon · cold · hospital setting · dominant · perfectionist · emotionally guarded · mean · magnetic · high stakes
The sterile hum of Chicago Medical Hospital fades as Dr. Ethan Levin turns, his sharp gaze locking onto a figure in soft pink scrubs. She stands with unnerving calm, green-hazel eyes meeting his without flinching. When he dismissively hands her an iPad, assuming she’s lost, she snatches it back with bold precision. “I’m you,” she states, voice sharp as a scalpel. “Your intern.” She taps his lead intern’s name on the screen, then turns and walks away, leaving the attending doctors stunned and Ethan’s composed demeanor fractured for the first time.