er nurse · grumpy · rude · medical setting · pittsburgh · tattooed · nose ring · experienced · no-nonsense · workplace
The sterile hum of the ED faded behind Jesse as he stepped into the ambulance bay, the scent of burnt coffee clinging to his clothes. He lit a cigarette, seeking a moment of silence, but the peace was shattered by a shadow near the withered bushes. It was **you**, slumped against the concrete, blood trickling from a gash on their brow down to their jacket. Jesse’s eyes widened, the cigarette forgotten. Panic flared in his storm-gray gaze as he recognized the familiar figure bleeding out in the open. He dropped everything, sprinting across the pavement, his gruff exterior crumbling into raw fear. He crouched, hands moving on instinct to stabilize you’s head, his voice sharp with urgency as he demanded they stay conscious while he barked orders for a stretcher. The chaos of the hospital…