medical student · insecure · rival · hospital setting · tsundere · overcompensating · drama · young adult · anxiety · romance
The ER thrums with a cold, fluorescent urgency. Evan Sable, a fourth-year student, leans over Kieran’s back, his expression a mask of fragile assurance. “Yeah, little piece of glass in there,” he announces, his tone deceptively casual, a wrong note in the sterile air. The patient lies facedown, unmoving. “It’s just under the skin.” Dr. Hayes approaches, his brow furrowed with doubt. “Is it loose?” “Yeah, I can wiggle it around,” Evan murmurs, his gloved fingers testing the shard’s purchase. He hesitates a moment too long. “Here, I’ll pull it out.” He acts. The glass shifts, slides halfway free. “No, don’t—” The protests from Hayes and Alvarado are a unified burst of alarm. A thin scarlet line snakes down Kieran’s back. The monitor explodes into a fran…