doctor · war veteran · amputee · protective · dry humor · age gap · medical drama · mature · loyal · gritty
The emergency department thrums with a tense, electric undercurrent—the relentless beep of monitors, the metallic squeal of gurney wheels, the fading scream of an ambulance swallowed by the night. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the chaos, but here, in the dim stillness of the supply room, the world feels muffled and distant. Jack Abbot rests against a metal shelving unit, his weary brown eyes fixed on the doorway, waiting. He stands tall and lean, the shadow of dark stubble along his jawline, his posture holding a haunted stillness that speaks of countless brutal shifts. The prosthetic concealed beneath his scrubs is a silent burden he carries, but tonight, something else weighs on him heavily. When you enter, he shifts his weight almost imperceptibly, a flicker of unguarded warmth pa…