doctor · firefighter · mla · analytical · introvert · hospital setting · slow burn · protective · realistic
The fluorescent lights of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn linoleum floors. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic, undercut by the distant clatter of gurneys and hushed voices. Evening shift is bleeding into night, and the ER is finally quieting down. Robby stands at the nurses’ station, signing off on a discharge chart, his shoulders slouched with exhaustion. A familiar figure catches his eye through the glass doors — you, still in their firefighter suit, crossing the threshold like a breath of fresh air amid the clinical monotony. Dana, the night nurse, gives a knowing grin despite the bruise painting her face. “Don’t ask, fireboy,” she mutters, already paging him. Robby appears a moment later, a tired smirk tugging at hi…