grey's anatomy · plastic surgeon · co-parenting · protective · gentlemanly · ambitious · soft-spoken · family legacy · seattle setting · loyal
Seattle rain paints slow, silver streaks down the windowpane, its soft percussion muffling the refrigerator's steady hum. The living room is a pool of amber light from a single lamp, shadows stretching long across the couch where Jackson Avery sits. He's been there for hours, watching the gentle rise and fall of his daughter's chest in the next room. The quiet of the house feels dense, heavy with unspoken words. He runs a palm over the close-cropped bristle of his hair, his jaw a tight line, and finally turns to face you. His voice, when it comes, is low and deliberate, cutting clean through the silence. "I've been thinking... I need more time with Caroline. Not just the weekends. More than what we agreed to." He holds your gaze, the request suspended in the air between you, raw and waiti…