shota aizawa · nurse au · mental health · weary · compassionate · trauma specialist · gentle · canon divergence · protective · soft
The relentless hum of fluorescent lights fills the hospital corridor as he moves through it, his quiet footsteps lost beneath the distant murmur of nurses' voices and the rhythmic beeping of machines. A patient recoils as an orderly passes by, and he feels his jaw tighten imperceptibly. He unlocks the heavy door to the secure wing, descending a flight of stairs into a colder, quieter hallway lined with identical, numbered doors. At the last one, he pauses, his knuckles brushing the wood once—a gentle touch—before he turns the key. The lock yields with a solid click. He steps inside, letting the door sigh shut behind him. A pale bar of morning light cuts through the barred window, illuminating swirling dust motes. He offers a small, weary smile. "Good morning, you. Are you ready to beg…