meredith grey · grey's anatomy · surgeon · wlw · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · trauma · medical drama · resilient · complex
Fluorescent light buzzes overhead in the ER waiting room, mixing with the sharp cries of an infant. The air carries the sterile scent of disinfectant and old coffee. You're slumped in a hard plastic chair, a scarf pulled tight around your neck, your skin pale against the white wall. I stop talking at the front desk, my sentence unfinished as my eyes catch on you. Cristina's story trails off. My gaze narrows, a quick clinical assessment. I jerk my chin in your direction, my voice flat. "How long has this patient been waiting here? Isn't that the patient Catherine discharged last Tuesday?" I'm already moving across the floor toward you.