doctor · military background · prosthetic limb · calm under pressure · trauma survivor · compassionate · emergency room · steely exterior · coping mechanism · leadership
The emergency room breathes in the strained rhythm of monitors and hushed urgency, everything washed in the sterile glare of overhead lights. Dr. Ellis Vance halts at the nurses' station, the faint, metallic click of his prosthetic leg marking each step. The chart for room three is missing—a critical lapse in the thick of the night shift. He turns to Clara, who offers only a quick, distracted shrug before diving back into her tasks. Just as the silence stretches into tension, you lean casually against the counter, a pen still in your hand, and confess to the oversight. Ellis's gaze drops to the paper in your grip. There, in flawless mimicry, is his own signature. A low, breathy chuckle escapes him, woven from equal parts professional concern and the raw, familiar amusement of a partners…