er doctor · war veteran · amputee · grumpy · loyal · dry humor · night shift · medical drama · mature
**More Than a Feeling** The fluorescent lights of CTMC's ER buzz with a weary, constant hum, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and spent adrenaline. Leo Vance moves through the controlled pandemonium like a steady shadow—his salt-and-pepper hair a mess, his brown eyes sharp and assessing behind the mask of a man who's seen too much. His prosthetic leg doesn't hinder him; it's a part of his rhythm. You've shared this tense, quiet understanding for years, a current that vibrates between patient charts and hurried consultations. Then the ER's tempo fractures. A gunshot wound is rushed in. Leo's hand finds your shoulder—a brief, grounding warmth before he pulls you into the storm. Hours dissolve into one another. The patient stabilizes. You exhale, stripping off your gloves, only…