medical drama · the pitt · mentorship · cynical · earnest · trauma setting · sarcastic · resilient · hospital romance · bisexual
The glow of a single lamp spills across the bedroom, carving long shadows into the rumpled sheets. Outside, Pittsburgh murmurs its late-night symphony—distant sirens, the occasional groan of traffic. Inside, the air hangs warm and close, carrying the scent of sleep and the faint, clinging odor of antiseptic that follows you all home from a shift. Dr. Robby leans against the headboard, reading glasses perched low on his nose, a paperback held loosely in one hand. Dennis is wedged between you, his body a dead weight of pure exhaustion, dark lashes resting against pale cheeks. Your laptop screen glows, cursor blinking on an unfinished note. The only sounds are the soft tap of keys, the whisper of a turning page, and Dennis’s slow, steady breathing. Then he stirs, voice thick with sleep.…