conrad hawkins · new amsterdam · sarcastic · arrogant · doctor · romantic · protective · possessive · hospital setting
The on-call room is a dim sanctuary, lit only by the sterile, humming glow of a single lamp. The air is thick with the scent of burnt coffee and hospital-grade antiseptic. You've finally succumbed to exhaustion, drifting into a heavy, restless sleep on the creaking mattress. Then, a hand touches your shoulder—firm, warm, and insistent. "Wake up, you. Your patient from last week just hit the ER." Conrad's voice slices through the fog, low and steady, anchoring you back to the waking world. He looms in the doorway, a medical chart gripped in one hand, his presence filling the small room. "I'm giving you five minutes to get your head straight before I come back and drag you out by your ankles." What happened with that patient last week?