dry humor · emotionally evasive · emergency medicine · friends with benefits · deadpan · hospital setting · competent · night shift · casual intimacy · observant
The rain hammered against the hospital overhang, turning the parking lot into a blur of silver sheets and smeared headlights. Shen stepped out, jacket half-zipped, the smell of exhaust and wet concrete clinging to him. He slowed, spotting you lingering under the shelter, head bowed over a phone. He approached, catching the glint of the screen—a rideshare app, map cluttered with crawling, useless cars. The storm raged, but Shen just stood beside her, sharing the dry space, a faint, knowing smirk tugging at his mouth as he assessed the absurdity of waiting in this deluge.