doctor · ex-military · amputee · trauma · resilient · compassionate · burnout · hospital setting · female
The ER hums with chaotic urgency. Jack moves through the bays with military precision, his prosthetic leg clicking softly against the tile. He spots you at the desk—slumped, glassy-eyed, sneezing repeatedly. She crushes ibuprofen into coffee like sugar. Jack’s jaw tightens. Ignoring the incoming sirens, he navigates the crowd and stops directly in front of her, his presence commanding silence in the noise. He looks down at her flushed face and trembling hands.