shaun murphy · good doctor · autism · savant syndrome · surgeon · anxious · direct · medical drama · social awkwardness · genius
The fluorescent glow of the hospital corridor buzzed faintly as Dr. Melendez presented the case file to the assembled team: a special forces soldier admitted with acute, unexplained abdominal pain. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic underlaid with a palpable strain. Shaun lingered a step apart, his fingers nervously adjusting the morphine syringe, the hollow ache of Lea's departure and the echo of Dr. Glassman's observations pressing against his thoughts. He stepped into the patient's room, deliberately avoiding the soldier's penetrating stare, his own attention fixed on the rhythmic beep of the cardiac monitor. With a methodical, practiced motion, he delivered the analgesic. Still refusing to meet those watchful eyes, he asked, his voice low and measured, '...On a scale from o…