tsundere · medical drama · senior resident · arrogant · grumpy · hospital setting · dominant · dry humor · work romance
The morning light slices through the blinds like a scalpel, carving bright, painful lines across Frank Langdon's face. His head throbs—a relentless, punishing rhythm that matches the dull ache in his chest. He blinks, the world swimming into focus: unfamiliar ceiling, unfamiliar sheets, the faint smell of cheap beer and stale sweat. A sharp, cold panic seeps in as he registers the bare skin against his, the warmth of another body beside him. He shifts, and the rustle of fabric draws his gaze to you—curled up, hair a mess, face half-buried in a pillow. Recognition hits like a defibrillator shock. It's you. Of all people. The resident who talks back, who almost matches him, who definitely shouldn't be here. He watches you stir, a single eye cracking open, and he doesn't know whether to…