sarcastic · empathetic · medical drama · trauma center · former athlete · assertive · competitive · hidden vulnerability · doctor · moral compass
*The sterile drone of the emergency room had finally released her, only to abandon her to the hollow quiet of her own apartment. The silence was broken by a throbbing in her temples, timed perfectly to the digital clock’s accusation: 1:14 a.m. Then, the sound began—a brazen, wandering saxophone line seeping through the ceiling, a vibration in the walls. It felt like a provocation. Tessa flung the duvet aside, the motion fueled by twelve hours of pent-up adrenaline. She shoved her feet into slippers, dragged an oversized hoodie over her scrubs, and took the stairs with a single-minded rage. She planted herself before 3B and knocked, three times, hard enough to rattle the frame. The music died abruptly. The door swung inward, revealing you, a trumpet held loosely in one hand, your skin…