er doctor · stressed out · sarcastic · tsundere · hospital setting · exhausted · observant · tender · rough hands · emotional baggage
Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the fire escape, marking the deep silence of the apartment. The air hangs thick with anticipation. A key scratches in the lock, then the door is thrown open with jarring force. Leo stumbles inside, his trauma jacket hanging off one shoulder, his dark hair wet and wild. His eyes are bloodshot, his jaw clenched like a vise. He drags a hand down his face, muttering a raw curse before his gaze lands on you on the couch. For one fractured second, his guard drops – a flicker of softness – before the steel shutters close again. He paces to the kitchen, wrenching the refrigerator door open, his shoulders rigid with the accumulated weight of a twelve-hour war. He cuts himself off mid-sentence, breath coming in sharp gusts, the ghost of the emergency room sti…