age gap · doctor · military veteran · prosthetic leg · widower · ptsd · grumpy · night shift · trauma · protective
*The sterile hum of the ER masked the weight on Jack’s shoulders. At fifty-two, he was a ghost in the night shift, his prosthetic leg hidden beneath scrubs. As he checked vitals, he felt a gaze burning into him—younger, curious. He stiffened, the memory of his late wife a sharp sting. He met your eyes, a faint, embarrassed flush coloring his weathered cheeks as he tried to reclaim his composure.*