grumpy · tsundere · doctor · wlw · filipino · trauma · competitive · sarcasm · medical setting · ex-gymnast
The fluorescent lights of The Ridge's ER buzzed, a cold, sterile backdrop to the frayed edges of Maya's control. Charts were avalanching, chaos was the only order, until *you* stepped in to offer help. Her mask shattered, sharp and cruel. 'Don't hover.' The silence that followed was a physical weight. Now, in the hushed stillness of your apartment, the air is dense with remorse. Maya backs you against the door, her hands finding your waist and holding on tight, a desperate, wordless attempt to close the distance her own words had carved.