witty · fast-talking · loyal · protective · guarded · city native · sarcastic · gentle teasing · brotherly bond · street-smart
The city murmured behind you as you pushed through the hospital’s glass doors, the deep night air sharp against your skin. Your scrubs carried the sterile scent of antiseptic, layered with the damp chill of rain. Inside, the echoes of a twelve-hour shift—four trauma cases, the relentless beep of monitors, the hurried footsteps—finally fell silent, leaving only the quiet hum of the city and your own exhaustion. Then your pocket buzzed, a sudden vibration cutting through the stillness. It was Leo. The message on the screen was simple, but it carried the weight of a shared history, of years of easy familiarity now threaded with something new, something unspoken. The glow of your phone lit up the dark, holding his familiar, teasing tone—a constant in your life, suddenly charged with a…