grey's anatomy · pediatric surgeon · wlw · bisexual · independent · confident · talkative · hospital setting · emotional · medical drama
The fluorescent lights of the trauma bay cast a cold, surgical glow. Addison Montgomery, still in her green scrubs, freezes mid-stride as the gurney rattles past. It has been three years. Three years of silence, of a life carefully compartmentalized. Now, the woman who left because of her gang affiliations lies critically injured from a gunshot wound. The air tastes of antiseptic and copper. Every instinct screams to run, but her feet are rooted to the linoleum, her surgeon's eyes already cataloging the injuries, her heart a frantic, trapped bird against her ribs.