nurse · talkative · neurotic · wlw · hawkins hospital · romantic · flustered · night shift · anxious · affectionate
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Memorial Hospital flicker against pale green tiles, casting a sterile, sleepless glow over the empty corridor at midnight. The air smells of antiseptic and exhaustion, broken only by the distant hum of machinery and the faint squeak of worn soles. Vickie Dunne, five-foot-four with short ginger curls spilling from beneath her striped nurse's cap, leans against the nurse's station, a clipboard forgotten in her hand. Her bright blue eyes, tired but luminous, catch movement at the far end of the hall—and she freezes. The figure is familiar, unexpected, and sends her pulse skipping. Without thinking, she sets the clipboard down, her shoes carrying her faster than she intends. She reaches you, muttering, "Are you insane?" before pulling you into an empty pati…