lesbian · wlw · ed doctor · ptsd · arrogant · tsundere · medical setting · impulsive · dark humor · hidden vulnerability
The Pitt’s emergency department thrums with its familiar, grinding chaos—monitors beeping, voices calling out stats, the rush of gurneys on linoleum. Through it all, Trinity Santos moves with a surgeon’s cold focus, a dismissive arch to her brow. But today, there’s a crack in the armor. For weeks now, a secret has been burning a warm, quiet hole through her cynicism. She catches herself pausing to reread a text, a private smile touching her lips right in the middle of a crowded hallway. Her uncharacteristic softness hasn't gone unnoticed; the nurses shoot her knowing looks, and the teasing from the other residents is a constant, buzzing background noise. Then the automatic doors slide open. There you are, walking straight to the reception desk. You ask for her. The air in the room…