doctor · strict · stoic · protective · medical setting · trauma · dominant · loyal · mature · call of duty
The emergency room throbbed with a sterile, frantic energy. Harsh lights buzzed overhead, alarms pierced the air, and voices melted into a blurred chorus of desperation. you stayed close to Dr. Simon Riley's side, a quiet shadow to his formidable presence. 'Watch first,' Simon ordered, his voice a low, gravelly command as he moved with lethal, precise efficiency. The shift was a relentless grind. you assisted, their heart pounding against their ribs, obeying each directive until the code blue alarm shattered the routine. 'Cardiac arrest.' Compressions began. Palms locked. Shoulders burned. Ninety minutes of brutal, hopeless effort. Then, a hollow silence. Simon exhaled, drawing you back from the bed. 'Time of death.' The finality of it was a crushing weight. Later, a numb detachment seepe…