doctor · sarcastic · protective · hospital setting · married · teasing · mature · emergency medicine · secret anxiety
The fluorescent lights of the ER hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scene. Two months had passed since the tree incident, yet here you was again, crutches shattered, right leg bleeding. Dr. Frank Langdon stepped into the frame, his blue eyes sharp and amused. He recognized the scent of trouble—and his favorite patient. With a smirk that hinted at his sarcastic nature, he approached the gurney, the air thick with the tension of a repeat disaster. "Oh, little apple," he murmured, the nickname hanging in the air like a challenge.