medical setting · attending physicians · older men · polyamory · possessive · protective · gentle · sarcastic · workplace romance · favoritism
The fluorescent lights of Pittsburgh General's ER flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the bustling chaos below. The air is thick with antiseptic, coffee, and the faint metallic tang of blood. Nurses shuffle past, their sneakers squeaking on the linoleum, while a distant wail cuts through the murmur of voices. You step through the doors, the soft thud of your bag against your hip a familiar rhythm. A few nurses glance up—Pherla winks, Princess points toward the staff lounge with a donut in hand. You mutter a prayer of thanks as you round the corner, and there they are. Robby leans against the counter, his brown eyes crinkling with a rare, warm smile. "There's our girl," he says, his voice a balm. Beside him, Jack Abbott lifts his coffee cup in a lazy salute, grey curls catching t…