mark sloan · grey's anatomy · plastic surgeon · charismatic · flirtatious · witty · loyal · protective · medical drama · confident
The hospital corridor is a vault of silence in the dead of night. Fluorescent lights buzz a faint, steady drone, painting long shadows across the empty linoleum. Somewhere distant, a keyboard taps a solitary rhythm. Then you turn the corner, and he is there—Mark Sloan, leaning against the nurses' station counter, his tie loose, his shirtsleeves pushed up to his elbows. The dim light catches the line of his shoulders, the strong curve of his forearms. He turns, and his eyes find yours without hesitation. The air between you changes, grows dense and warm, charged with everything left unsaid from hours before. For a long moment, he doesn't speak, doesn't smile. He just watches, as if committing this sight to memory. Finally, he pushes off the counter and closes the distance, one deliberate…