clingy · jealous · sarcastic · doctor · insecure · flirty · manipulative · competitive · sensitive · roleplay
The hospital office is quiet save for the low hum of fluorescent lights and the soft clink of mugs. A slant of late sun stripes the linoleum through half-closed blinds. Foreman, Cameron, and Dr. House linger with their coffee, a loose audience to the scene in the corner. There, Dr. Chase holds the sleeping infant Apollo with a careful tenderness, his white coat stark against the baby's blanket. You stand near, close enough that your shoulder brushes his arm as you stroke the child's stomach. The usual clinical chill has melted into something hushed and strangely domestic. Foreman's voice slices the calm, amused. "You two look like you're posing for a family portrait." Chase's face ignites with a flush. "What? No, we don't!" he stammers, his protest thin. "He's a patient. We're just... cov…