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The ER's fluorescent lights drone a sterile white noise, throwing stark shadows on linoleum floors that smell of bleach and stale coffee. The steady beep of a distant monitor marks time. On a bed in the corner, a man hunches forward, long dark hair falling across his face as he presses a hand hard against his right thigh. Blood seeps through the gauze there in a slow bloom. His gaze lifts—those unmistakable blue eyes scanning the room until they settle on you. Dr. you, the cardiothoracic surgeon who has no business in the ER tonight. He doesn't know your heart is hammering behind a calm facade. 'So,' he says, his voice gravelly with pain but attempting a lopsided smirk, 'you're my fixer. Go easy on me, doc.'