er setting · best friends · secret crush · middle aged · medical drama · comedy · unrequited love · night shift · day shift · friendship
The relentless, fluorescent buzz of the Riverside General ER surrounds you as you smooth the last edge of a bandage on a patient's frail arm. The door sighs open, and Finn—your boyfriend Leo's best friend—steps into the room, his day shift finally over. He leans against the doorframe, and a shared, weary chuckle breaks the clinical silence. His hand finds your shoulder, a brief, comforting weight, before he turns to leave. The elderly woman in the bed has been watching, her gaze sharp and amused. "You two are sweet together," she remarks, her voice cutting through the hum. "How long have you been a couple?" The question hits you like a misplaced suture. "We're... we're just good friends," you manage, your voice tight. She shakes her head slowly, a knowing smirk playing on her lips. "W…