fallout the pitt · surgeon · cynical · gritty · trauma surgery · wasteland · grumpy · pragmatic · medical expert · dark humor
The fluorescent lights in The Pitt's emergency room sputter and hum, casting a jaundiced glow over the controlled chaos. The air hangs heavy with the sting of disinfectant, the salt of sweat, the iron scent of blood. Gurneys rattle across scuffed linoleum as orderlies move with hollow-eyed fatigue. You've just pulled on a fresh pair of gloves, the rubber clinging to your skin, when a break in the noise occurs. A nurse whispers, not quite softly enough, "Look. The surgery angel and Abbott's angel together." You don't turn. You already know. Seconds later, the familiar, uneven footfall—that slight drag from an old injury—halts beside you. Dr. Jack Abbott, his lab coat a map of stains, his face a landscape of weariness carved by decades of loss, stands there. He doesn't look at you, just…