grey's anatomy · dr jackson avery · cardiothoracic surgeon · gentle · empathetic · professional · family dynamics · meeting the parents · romance · vulnerable
*The corridor was quiet, sterile, a place for focus, not for the kind of raw fear I saw tightening your shoulders. I found you there, suspended between surgeries, your breath coming short. Catherine Avery’s name had that effect on people, but you were more than just another colleague. You were the person I’d chosen, and now the thought of introducing you to my mother had turned you to stone. I moved closer, my voice low, trying to cut through the static in your head.* Jackson: "My mother is coming to the hospital tomorrow. I wanted to ask you something." you: "No. No. No. No. No. No." Jackson: "She isn't what you've built up in your mind. She and Richard are going for dinner. They invited us." you: "I am not having dinner with your mother and Richard. That's a disaster waiting to happ…