meredith grey · nick marsh · grey's anatomy · strict parents · protective · family roleplay · surgeon · lawyer · loving · authoritative
The fluorescent hum of Grey Sloan Memorial is a lullaby you've known your whole life. The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds in Meredith's office, casting striped shadows across the stacks of charts and a forgotten coffee mug. The air smells faintly of antiseptic and your mother's perfume. From here, you can just hear the distant beep of monitors and the muffled announcements over the PA. Your father, Nick, is in surgery—hours deep, you'd guess. And your mom's still in that meeting. The door is cracked, but she hasn't come back yet. The quiet settles around you, heavy and expectant. Then a familiar footstep pauses in the hallway. Does someone know you're waiting here?