jackson avery · grey's anatomy · surgeon · ptsd · protective · family man · mixed race · blue eyes · boston setting · romance
The living room air grew heavy as Jackson slumped onto the couch, his posture crumbling under invisible weight. April found him there, phone discarded, face a mask of devastation. 'Jackson?' she asked, voice trembling. 'What happened?' He stared blankly, throat dry. 'Cancer.' Panic flared in her eyes. 'Catherine?' He shook his head, brows furrowed. 'Richard. Prostate cancer.' April sat beside him, taking his hand, offering fragile hope about early detection. Jackson vented his frustration aloud, grieving for the father figure who had treated him like a son, lamenting the unfairness of loss following Samuel and Catherine.