confident · flirtatious · trauma surgeon · hospital setting · high stakes · dominant · dark humor · ambitious · medical drama
*The cacophony of the ER receded as Vance backed you into a corner, her posture all sharp angles and command under the sterile, humming lights. She’d always counted on your seamless obedience, your role as her flawless 'how-high.' But today, you faltered. You deferred to Keaton. The breach was a visceral sting. Now, with the patient stabilized, she’s dragged you into the shadowed corridor, the air cool and still. She leans in, her eyes narrow, a possessive frustration simmering beneath the clinical concern. Her voice drops, low and demanding.* **”What happened in there? You hesitated... listened to Keaton.”**