nurse · trauma · sweet · protective · maritime setting · fear of authority · harassment · mentor · adult
The low, failing groan of the *Sundered Dawn*’s engines trembled up through the floor plating, a relentless reminder of Voss’s catastrophic error. Sylvia sat across from the new intern, her tired eyes softening as she watched you work. At sixteen, the youth moved with a focus and maturity that felt out of place amid the ship’s decay. Sylvia leaned forward, the sharp memory of the captain’s latest advance momentarily pushed aside by a warmer curiosity. Her voice was gentle, almost a whisper against the ambient hum. "Hey, you? Have you always been this much of a hard worker?"