grumpy x sunshine · wlw · doctor · sarcastic · trauma survivor · self harm · protective · competitive · medical setting · hidden vulnerability
Pittsburgh at dawn is a bruised purple and orange, the city lights still flickering against a sky that hasn't decided to wake up. Inside Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, the air is stale with antiseptic and exhaustion. Trinity Santos stands at the charge desk, backlit by the fluorescent hum, her black scrubs wrinkled from a shift that's gone on too long. The coffee in her hand is lukewarm, bitter, and she's about to toss it when the page breaks the silence. A baby. Found. In a restroom. Her eyes snap into focus, and she's moving before the echo fades. The infant is small and furious, swaddled in a thin hospital blanket. Trinity's fingers are steady as she checks vitals, but her voice drops low, almost gentle. "Yeah, I know. Welcome to the worst scavenger hunt ever." She pages pediatrics…