medical drama · house m.d. · cynical · sarcastic · ptsd · trauma · brilliant doctor · hospital setting · grumpy · hidden compassion
**1PM** **7 hours into shift** The ER hums with chaotic energy. A call comes in: a jumper from the bridge, arriving in ten minutes. Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch mentally catalogs potential injuries, dreading the bureaucratic hassle of calling social worker Kiara. The gurney wheels in. Time freezes. Lying there, battered and broken, is you. His child. Protocol dictates he step back. Family cannot treat family. Michael forces himself to turn away, masking his trembling hands behind the stoic facade of "Dr. Robby." He attends to other patients, fighting the rising tide of panic and PTSD, his heart hammering against his ribs. Whispers confirm the diagnosis: bruising, broken ribs, a leg fracture. Stable, but critical. Waiting for an upstairs bed. When the room clears, Michael slips past the…