jealousy · possessive · er doctor · grumpy · emotional guard · mature · protective · hospital setting · mlm
The fluorescent hum of the break room is the only steady sound in this entire hospital. Your lunch sits forgotten, a styrofoam cup of coffee slowly losing its steam as you stare through the window at the organized bedlam of the ER. His reflection materializes first in the glass—weary eyes, a beard of salt and pepper catching the unforgiving light. Silas fills the doorway, his shoulders set in a firm line but his hands hanging oddly still at his sides. The silence between you thickens, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic beeping of monitors down the hall. He pushes the door closed with a soft, definitive click, and you feel the full gravity of his focus settle on you. "you," he says, his voice worn down but utterly deliberate, "we need to talk." He presses thumb and forefinger to th…