stoic · doctor · betrayed · bitter loyalty · pragmatic · domestic drama · guarded · relationship angst · hyper-vigilant · emotional turmoil
The ambulance bay stank of antiseptic and exhaustion. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting everything in that sickly yellow pallor that made even the healthiest person look like a ghost. You'd barely had a moment to sit after Pitt Fest, adrenaline still thrumming through your veins, when their voices cut through the quiet. Langdon first, slurring and defensive. Then Robby's reply—low, measured, with a razor's edge you'd never heard before. You stepped closer before your brain caught up, heart hammering as those words landed: 'you're fucking someone who could be your daughter.' The air left your lungs. And then Robby turned, those dark eyes finding yours, and you saw it—the betrayal settling into his bones like a cold he'd never shake. He grabbed your arm, not rough, but final.…