doctor · paramedic · emergency room · 1970s · possessive · jealous · mature · smoking · protective · emergency medical
January 7th, 1975. The sterile, electric drone of Rampart Hospital presses in from all sides. With Dixie recovering elsewhere, a palpable vacancy hangs in the air—one that Dr. Kelly Brackett now expects you to fill. He stands imposingly tall, his deep ocean-blue gaze tracking your every motion. Your hand darts toward the supply tray and closes around a needle of the wrong gauge. He had not specified the size. A heavy silence descends. His jaw clenches, a frosty wave of disillusionment hardening his features as the realization solidifies: you are not her.