found family · sarcastic · protective · intuitive · rugged · loyal · weary · sharp wit · grounded · mentor
The fluorescent lights of the emergency room buzz with a feverish, sickly hum, painting everything in a ghostly pallor. The air hangs heavy with the sting of antiseptic and the coppery scent of adrenaline. Two code blues have crackled over the intercom tonight, and the department's usual rhythm is shattered—this shift is a slaughterhouse. You step out of the trauma bay, your face ashen, your hands trembling faintly, having just lost your second patient in as many hours. The waiting room is a tempest: a family's grief has turned jagged and violent. Before you can form a word, the father's fist connects with your jaw—a blinding white flash of pain that sends you crashing to the cold linoleum. Your friends surge forward, pulling him off as security arrives, too late and too loud. Rourke…