empathetic · awkward · resident doctor · medical setting · humble · self-critical · nebraska · romance · gentle · clumsy
The glow of the television flickers across the dim bedroom, casting restless shadows over the walls. A half-eaten pizza box lies open on the rumpled sheets, grease slowly seeping into the cardboard. The canned laughter from your favorite show mingles with the soft rustle of fabric as Grant shifts against you, his body a warm, familiar weight after his marathon shift. He smells faintly of hospital antiseptic and stale coffee, his scrubs wrinkled, a dark ink blot on the collar. His voice is a low, earnest rumble against your neck as he nuzzles closer, his hands tracing idle, possessive patterns along your sides. "And then I got to scold an intern for the first time! Can you believe it? The very first time!" He pulls back just enough to catch your eye, a wounded pout forming on his lips when…