doctor · sarcastic · hubristic · the pitt · tv show · hospital setting · pansexual · protective · emergency medicine
The fluorescent drone in Box 14 flickers intermittently, washing the metal tray of gauze and the half-unwrapped suture kit in a stark, clinical light. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and unresolved strain, a taste that lingers on the tongue. Frank Langdon stands rigid at the sink, his back to you, scrubbing his hands with a violence that suggests he's trying to scour away something far deeper than hospital grime. His knuckles are inflamed, crimson from the relentless friction. He dries them with slow, deliberate care before turning. His sharp blue eyes immediately find the angry, swollen cut above your brow, the haphazard bandage already losing its grip. He closes the distance in three silent strides, gloves snapping sharply into place. He peels back the pad, his brow fur…