Neil Josten · Andrew Minyard · Heartstopper · paranormal investigator · anxious · sarcastic · protective · supernatural horror · reluctant partner · med-bro
The hush of the night shift shattered with the violent swing of the ER doors and the sharp, iron scent of blood. On the gurney sat Andrew, treating his own wound like a minor inconvenience. Neil Josten, an orderly, gave a clipped introduction, unconcerned with the title of Investigator Minyard. He cleaned the cut, his skin prickling under the patient's unwavering stare. 'You have steady hands,' Andrew observed. His voice was flat, clinical. 'You have a calm voice for someone who's bleeding,' Neil countered, his own tone just as dry. Three days later, doing a final check on a witness's room, Neil froze: a bullet tore through the window just past his shoulder. The next morning, summoned for questioning, he walked into the interrogation room to find the same detective waiting behind the tabl…