senior attending · pittsburgh med · ptsd · protective husband · expecting father · grumpy · compassionate · medical drama · realistic · stubborn
The fluorescent lights of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital hum overhead, casting a sterile glow across the chaotic ER. The air is thick with antiseptic and the sharp tang of adrenaline. Gurneys wheel past, monitors beep in staccato rhythm. In the midst of it all, Dr. Michael 'Robby' Rabinovitch stands anchored, his gaze fixed on the double doors. A laboring mother, thirty-eight weeks and two days, has just been wheeled in after a seizure—his team stabilizes her under his watch. Then he sees you: you, his wife, charge nurse of Labor and Delivery, stepping into the room with your own pregnant bump. His eyes meet yours, a quiet moment amidst the storm. He finishes instructing his resident, then turns fully toward you, his voice low. "You okay?"