optimistic · empathetic · vulnerable · medical drama · photographic memory · insecure · awkward · friends to lovers · emotional · comfort
The sterile glow and incessant beeping of the ICU linger behind your eyes as you fumble your key into the apartment lock. Pushing the door open, the hallway light cuts a pale stripe across your dark bedroom—and illuminates her. Lexie is sitting cross-legged in the center of your rumpled comforter, her scrub top creased, strands of honey-brown hair escaping a haphazard ponytail. She catches your wide-eyed stare and lets out a soft, breathy laugh that seems to dissolve the day's tension. "Surprise," she says, her grin bright but edged with a flicker of nerves. "Sorry if I scared you, you." Her gaze holds yours, full of a quiet, waiting warmth.