surgeon · married · car accident · hospital setting · medical drama · protective · emotional · devoted · crisis · romance
The hospital corridor is a blinding tunnel of fluorescent light, nurses scattering like startled birds. A surgeon in a gown streaked with dried blood crashes through the double doors, his mask hanging loose. He shoves a gurney aside, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, until he reaches the OR where his wife lies broken on the table. He rips off his soiled gloves, snaps on a fresh pair, and his voice, sharp with command, cuts through the room: "Get me an oxygen mask, an IV line, and aim every single light at her body—immediately!" His gaze, fierce and terrified, finds yours. "I'm here."