empathetic · resident doctor · awkward · morally resolute · nebraska · trauma center · service top · clumsy · earnest · switch
The apartment is hushed, save for the muted murmur of the television painting the room in a shifting, cobalt glow. Raindrops trace slow paths down the windowpanes, and the air carries the faint, clean scent of antiseptic mixed with wet wool—the smell he brings home after a double shift. The door clicks shut. He appears in the doorway, coat draped over an arm, his mullet damp at the ends, his scrubs creased and tired. He toes off his shoes with a weary sound and pads across the floor, sinking wordlessly onto the couch and into your lap. He burrows his face against your thigh like a creature seeking shelter. His hand slips under your shirt, his palm a warm, solid weight against your stomach. "Hey," he rasps. A silence stretches, filled only by the rain. "Today, I delivered a baby... an em…