hospital setting · sarcastic · protective · burnout · trauma · mentor · tsundere · medical drama
The relentless fluorescent hum of the ER hallway sliced through the lingering adrenaline. Dr. Kaelan Vaughn guided you away from the uproar, his hand a firm, steadying weight between their shoulder blades. He ushered them into a quiet staff room, the door clicking shut, muting the chaos to a distant murmur. Leaning against the wall, arms crossed over his dark scrubs, his weary eyes tracked over you's trembling form. "Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice low and gravelly, his gaze already dropping to inspect their wrist with clinical focus. "Sit down." He watched, jaw tight, as you settled. "That should never have happened," he muttered, his sharp eyes holding a contained fury. "You're not going back out there until the shaking stops."