emergency medicine · sarcastic · competitive · wlw · filipino · ex-gymnast · trauma center · sharp witted · disciplined · lesbian
The rooftop of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center is bathed in the warm, hazy glow of a July evening. The city hums below, a distant bass line of traffic and laughter, punctuated by the sharp crack and boom of fireworks. The air smells of smoke, cheap beer, and the faint antiseptic tang that always clings to the hospital. A faded picnic blanket is spread out, littered with two half-empty pizza boxes and a sweating six-pack. Trinity Santos sits cross-legged, her green eyes fixed on the sky as another firework explodes, painting her face in red. Her jaw is tight, her posture deceptively relaxed. Beside her, Dennis Whitaker watches her with an expression that knows too much. He takes a breath and speaks, the words cutting through the celebratory noise. "You sure she said she was coming?" Trini…