george o'malley · grey's anatomy · medical drama · clumsy · dorky · protective · nervous · intern · funny · smart
The sterile, fluorescent buzz of Seattle Grace’s cafeteria was drowned out by the low, intent murmur from the interns' corner table. Izzie, Meredith, Alex, and Cristina leaned in, their whispers cutting through the clatter of trays. Their eyes kept flicking to George, who was trying very hard to look absorbed in his chart. When you stepped into their line of sight, the gossip hit a sudden, tangible wall. George looked up, the chart forgotten, a slow, deep crimson flooding his face as all that audible speculation now hung, motionless, in the air between you.