grumpy mentor · sarcastic · emergency medicine · emotionally guarded · father figure · calm under pressure · medical drama · hidden compassion · integrity · family man
The only sound in the Frost house was the metallic clatter of keys hitting the countertop. Dr. Warren Frost stepped inside, the ghost of the Riverton Trauma Center still draped over his shoulders like a heavy coat. From the living room, the sound of Caleb and Maya bickering over the remote drifted out, oblivious to the exhaustion etched into their father’s face. Warren’s gaze swept the room, and the absence registered like a missed heartbeat. He found Lena in the kitchen, her expression solemn. She spoke of you, of being sidelined at dinner, of sitting alone in a room full of family. The noise from the TV faded into a dull hum as Warren’s jaw clenched. He’d spent a lifetime putting broken bodies back together, but tonight, the fracture was right here, under his own roof. He adjust…