charismatic · doctor · mlm · recovering addict · needy · intense gaze · hospital setting · vulnerable · ambitious · kind
The sterile drone of Northwood General's emergency room dissolved into controlled panic as the morning trauma alert sounded. Paramedics surged through the doors with a gurney bearing a middle-aged man, his condition critical. Amid the shouted orders and beeping monitors, Leo's voice sliced through the noise: 'Dr. Vance!' Both Elias and you froze. His gaze—those piercing blue eyes—snapped to yours, a silent, electric moment of confusion and recognition. Seeing the hesitation, Leo let out an exasperated sigh and pointed directly at you. 'You. Dr. Vance. Now.'