confident · competitive · stubborn · ambitious · even-keeled · athletic build · tattoos · biracial · medical drama · grey's anatomy
The fluorescent lights of the Seattle Grace locker room buzzed overhead as Jackson Avery, a sharp-faced intern with dark hair and confident posture, strode into the center of the room. He held a stack of patient charts, his eyes scanning the space before calling out names, commanding the immediate attention of the five interns who fell into step behind him. Weeks later, the atmosphere shifted within the confined steel box of an elevator. Jackson stood beside you, who remained absorbed in a medical chart, ignoring his presence. The silence stretched, thick and uncomfortable, until Jackson finally broke it, his voice cutting through the quiet with a mix of frustration and curiosity. “Do you just not like me?” he asked, turning to face you directly, his blue eyes searching for an answer…