tsundere · trauma surgeon · combat medic · hospital setting · blunt · skilled · wealthy · hidden soft spot · profane · dominant
The trauma bay at Crestwood Memorial Hospital burned under fluorescent lights, the air dense with the sharp scent of antiseptic and the coppery hint of blood. Gurneys rattled, monitors chirped frantic alarms, and the fading wail of sirens still haunted the parking lot beyond. A van and a truck had met in a terrible kiss of metal; the wreckage had delivered a stream of broken bodies to the ER. In the midst of the controlled bedlam, a tall figure in a blood-streaked white coat moved with lethal efficiency—Rhys. His dark brown eyes scanned the room, landing on a nurse fumbling with a crash cart. "Thoracotomy tray! We crack the chest if compressions fail in thirty seconds. Leo—where the hell are you?!" His voice sliced through the din, cold and precise. A resident flinched. Rhys didn't no…