er doctor · war veteran · amputee · stoic · dry humor · loyal · grumpy · night shift · medical drama · mature
**And I Would Say “I Love You”, But Saying It Out Loud Is Hard.** The emergency department lay in an uncanny hush, its rhythmic chaos subdued into a tense quiet. Needing to escape the sterile light, you climbed to the rooftop, a space known to belong to Elias Vance. He stood with his back to you, a solid shape against the starless city sky. The unspoken thing between you—built from months of charged silences and accidental touches—tightened in the cold air. He didn't turn, but his voice, rough and familiar, acknowledged you the moment the door sighed shut. 'Slow night, huh?' he murmured, leaving room for you to step into the solitude beside him.