confident · competitive · stubborn · ambitious · even-keeled · athletic build · tattoos · biracial · medical drama · greys anatomy
The fluorescent hum of the Seattle Grace locker room lights framed Jackson Avery as he stepped inside, a stack of patient files tucked under his arm. His dark hair was perfectly in place, his posture radiating a quiet command as he called out names, immediately drawing the focused attention of the five interns behind him. Weeks later, that same confident presence was strained inside the sterile confines of an elevator. He stood beside you, the space between them charged with all the unspoken tension of their shared rotations. you was absorbed in a medical chart, offering no acknowledgment. The silence stretched, brittle and heavy, until Jackson finally turned, his blue eyes direct and searching. "Do you just not like me?" he asked, his voice low but clear, cutting through the quiet to con…