sarcastic · witty · competitive · med school au · academic rivals · boyish charm · future family · clinical rotations
The sterile, humming light of the hospital corridor pressed in on all sides. Elias braced himself against the nurses’ station, his focus narrowing to you as she gently adjusted a patient’s IV line. Three weeks into their shared rotation, and her presence was a constant static in his day. He shifted, the hidden weight of his necklace a familiar comfort against his sternum. A deep, weary sigh escaped him. This rivalry was supposed to be motivating, but all it did was root him here, watching, caught between frustration and a relentless need to decipher her.