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fencingthings · 2 months
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Every day in adult healthcare makes me realize that I'm a lot more empathetic and caring than I thought
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eirianerisdar · 2 years
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I’m.
They didn’t just include a scene where an Elven messenger is sent to find Elrond and say “You won’t be permitted to attend next Council session. Elf-lords only,” did they?
They’re…not leaning into the Peredhil thing that way, are they?
He’s. He’s literally heir to the Sindarin throne, if one still existed. He’s Turgon’s great-grandson as well. Technically Gil-Galad’s heir apparent.
These are supposed to be the remnant of Elves that includes a people whose previous King was like Oh Tuor my mortal friend you and my fully Elven daughter want to marry? Sure thing here’s my blessing.
They’re. They’re not going to be speciesist against Peredhil. And Elrond of all people. They’re just not.
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dr-scarlette-witch · 8 months
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01.09.2023
Packed all my things. Moving cities is not new to me. This time I am moving back to the same place where I did my undergrad so it feels like moving in to an old home. I have moved multiple cities since I was a child and one of my earliest memory was when we reached our new home in the middle of the night with all our stuffs packed in boxes. There were no fans installed yet so we slept on the balcony floor. Honestly it was a very wholesome memory. Since then I have witnessed and packed and unpacked multiple times.
Off to a new start and a new place to call it a home 🌼❤️
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myscrubslife · 1 year
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Life Update:
I’m going to be a newbie resident of Pediatrics starting from December 1st 💙
And I get to do my residency with my med school best friend, kind of like JD and Turk from [Scrubs] which is awesome!
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hamsterclaw · 4 months
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Bangtan Christmas 2023 drabble 1 - read the rest here.
Paediatrician Dr Jung Hoseok is beloved by all his patients and everyone he works with. Unfortunately, his cheerful demeanour is only a front, underneath it all, he's a humbug.
Pairing: Hoseok x f! reader
Genre: Paediatrician Hoseok, social worker reader, fluff, smut
Rating: 18+
Word count: 6k
Warnings: Sex, swearing, medical emergencies
Hoseok looks up from the computer screen at the sound of his name. His eyes take a moment to adjust, the screen’s the brightest light in the otherwise darkened paediatric ward.
The nurse, Jihyo, holds out a mug of coffee, just how he likes it. 
Hoseok accepts gratefully, stares at the words on the side of the mug.
Big patience for little patients.
He blinks, indifferent, and goes back to prescribing.
His phone rings, muted because it’s 3am but he can hear it loud and clear.
He lifts it to his ear. ‘Dr Jung,’ he says by way of greeting.
‘You’re needed in the ER,’ comes the crisp tone of the ER charge nurse.
Hoseok sighs, doesn’t bother to ask why. ‘I’ll be there in 5.’
He hangs up, signs the chart and gulps the rest of his coffee, scorching his tongue and the roof of his mouth but preferring the burn to the desolate pang of his empty stomach.
The dry sandwich he’d bolted at 6pm the day before is nothing but a distant memory, churning its partially digested way through his intestines.
He takes a shortcut to the ER, cutting through the works alley between buildings.
Ironic that he has to pass the unofficial smoker’s alley to get fresh air.
Kim Namjoon, his friend and the resident cardiothoracics surgeon, nods and waves a vape pen at him in greeting. 
Hoseok lifts a hand back, pushes the back entrance door open that someone’s propped open with a brick, hospital security be damned, re-enters the hospital next to the mortuary.
He glances askance at the double doors. It always makes him feel a little twitchy passing the morgue in the early hours of the morning.
He reminds himself he’s a grown adult as he picks up the pace, allows himself a little sigh of relief as he turns the corner and sees the bright lights of radiology.
He’s greeted by a cacophony of noises as he enters the ER, monitors beeping, people barking out instructions, distant sirens as ambulances pull up to the drop off.
He narrows his eyes against the fluorescent white strip lighting, looking around for the charge nurse’s familiar navy tunic. 
He spots her by the resus bay, grimaces a bit at the carnage from a trauma that hasn’t been cleaned up.
‘Called for a paediatric consult?’ 
The charge nurse nods, brisk, waves an arm in the vague direction of the paediatric area. 
‘15 year old, intoxicated.’
With that she’s off, and Hoseok trudges away. 
The atmosphere in the paediatric area is less jarring, not so much because of the cheerful murals on the walls, but because it’s quieter, less hectic.
Hoseok assesses a teenager in a glittery jumpsuit who smells so strongly of alcohol and hairspray he reminds him of his own high school leaving prom.
He does an assessment, makes the mistake of asking the teen if he wants a drink on his way out of the exam room.
The teen chortles gleefully. 
‘Yeah, gin and tonic, hold the tonic!’
Hoseok rolls his eyes as he exits.
He’s looking for a free computer to write up his notes when there’s movement in the periphery of his vision. 
‘Need a computer?’ you ask. 
Hoseok blinks to wake himself up. You’re way too pretty considering the early hour. Judging by your attire, more casual than smart, your carelessly styled hair, he makes an educated guess. 
‘Are you with social services?’ 
‘Y/N, duty social worker,’ you confirm, nodding towards the exam room he’s just exited. ‘Jaebeom’s one of ours.’ 
‘Yeah?’ Hoseok asks. ‘I’m Hoseok, paediatrics. I’m admitting him until he sobers up.’ 
You nod. ‘His foster carer can pick him up in the morning, she’s got another child that she needs to drop off at school.’ 
You look around, yawning delicately behind your hand. ‘Is there a place to get coffee around here at this time?’ 
There’s an on-call room waiting for him, a bed, but Hoseok doesn’t hesitate. 
‘If you have five minutes for me to write up my notes, I can take you to the lounge?’ 
You give him a look he doesn’t bother to interpret, it’s now 4am and if you say no he can always go to bed. 
‘Yeah,’ you say. ‘Thanks.’ 
Hoseok types up his notes with you sitting in one of the empty chairs in the otherwise deserted paediatric department. 
When he logs off he’s amused to find you engrossed in sorting shapes to slot into a sphere. 
‘I can give you a few more minutes if you want,’ he says, dry. 
You laugh. ‘I’ll be quicker once I’ve had caffeine.’ 
You follow him down the corridor towards the main hospital to the lounge. 
Hoseok swipes his ID badge, pushes the door open. 
You take in the ancient mismatched couches, the big screen TV, the tiny kitchenette with the top-of-the-line coffee machine, the chipped mugs drying next to the sink.
‘So this is how doctors roll, huh?’ you say. 
Hoseok laughs. ‘Yeah baby, stick with me and I’ll show you a good time.’ 
He waggles his eyebrows, and you burst out laughing. 
Hoseok’s struck by your smile and the way your eyes light up. He clears his throat, tells himself to stop staring at you like a creep. 
‘Latte?’ he offers, picking up the nicest mug he can see. 
‘Yeah, thanks,’ you say. 
You’re fishing in your bag, emerging with a half-opened package of cookies. 
He exchanges your coffee for a cookie, gestures to one of the couches. 
He’s not expecting you to sit next to him, there’s plenty of space, but after a moment, you choose the seat beside him. 
You sip your coffees in silence. 
‘Been busy?’ you ask. 
‘Yeah, a little,’ Hoseok replies. 
Up close like this, he can see the tiny piercings in your ear, the gleam of gold through the fall of your hair. 
Again, he pulls himself together with effort. 
‘Have you been busy?’ he asks. 
You stretch a little. ‘Yeah. We’re short-staffed, like always. Also something about the cold weather makes people be shits to each other.’
Hoseok’s not surprised. Winter’s always hard, fuck Christmas spirit and all that jazz.
‘I hear you,’ he says. 
You sip your coffee, offer him another cookie which he accepts. 
Your phone rings in your bag, you glance at him as you fish your phone out. 
‘Duty calls,’ you say ruefully. ‘Thanks for the coffee.’ 
Hoseok’s about to bid you goodbye when you lean towards him, close, thumb brushing a corner of his mouth so quickly he barely registers it before you’re pulling your hand away. 
‘Crumbs,’ you say. There’s the tiniest twinkle in your eye.
Hoseok’s voice comes out raspy as he says, ‘Thanks.’ 
‘See you around, doc.’ 
You’re not waiting for an answer, shouldering your bag, tossing him one last look on your way out. 
Hoseok leans back against the couch, willing his heartrate to decelerate. 
Outside, the darkest part of the night’s just about over. 
***
Hoseok’s working hard to keep his bright smile on today. 
He’s had a parent ask him if he has kids and then tell him he couldn’t possibly understand how precious their child is, as he doesn’t have children of his own. 
He got an email from a conference he’s applied to saying due to the huge number of applicants, his abstract wasn’t selected for presentation. 
His intern, Hyunjin, seems to be on a mission to aggravate him as much as possible. 
‘We need a derm consult,’ Hyunjin tells him at the end of presenting the patient he’s just seen. 
Hoseok closes his eyes briefly, desperately summoning what remains of his rapidly dwindling stores of patience. 
‘Why do we need a derm consult, Dr Park?’ he tries not to bark. 
‘This patient has verrucas.’ 
Hoseok blinks, takes a breath. 
‘This patient needs nebulised albuterol and oxygen and an admission to paediatrics. The verrucas can wait until he gets better and the mom can stop by a pharmacy for some over-the-counter verruca treatment.’ 
Hyunjin stares at him. 
‘He’s satting in the low nineties,’ Hoseok points out, words coming out brisk, staccato. ‘I can hear him wheezing from here.’ 
The ER nurse behind Hyunjin’s already tutting and prepping the neb. 
‘Was there anything else, Hyunjin?’ Hoseok asks, getting up, staring at the rapidly expanding list of patients waiting for a paediatric consult.
His phone rings, and he pulls it out of his pocket with a sigh. 
‘Dr Jung,’ he says. 
‘Is that Hoseok?’ 
The voice is vaguely familiar, but he can’t place it. 
‘Depends who’s asking,’ he snaps. 
‘It’s Y/N, the social worker. You got me coffee last week at 4am?’ 
Hoseok has a flash of a memory, of your hand on his face. 
‘Shit, sorry,’ he says, running a hand through his hair, already sticking straight up in all directions, courtesy of the shitty haircut he got in the barbershop on his way in. 
‘Rough day, huh?’ you say, the sympathy in your voice making warmth bloom in his chest. 
‘Yeah.’ 
‘I was wondering if you wanted to go to dinner after work today,’ you ask, no preamble, so direct Hoseok takes a moment to process. 
‘I’d love to,’ he says. ‘I don’t get off until 8, though.’ 
‘I finish at 8 too,’ you say. ‘That works for me.’ 
You exchange numbers, and you promise to text him details. 
‘Hope your day gets better, Dr Jung,’ you say, the teasing note in your voice making him smile, genuinely, for the first time, today. 
‘It already is,’ he says. 
He’s still smiling when he hangs up. 
‘Hoseok,’ comes a voice from behind him. 
Hoseok raises a brow inquiringly at Hyunjin, who, inexplicably, is still standing there. 
‘About the verrucas,’ begins Hyunjin. 
‘Nope,’ Hoseok says, pleasantly, still smiling. 
He brushes past Hyunjin and picks up the next consult. 
***
It’s ten to eight and thank fuck for that, because Hoseok’s had enough of today. 
He’s getting changed out of the scrubs he was forced to change into after he was projectile vomited on by a chubby 10 month old, grateful he has spare clothes in his locker, when the door to the changing rooms opens. 
Hoseok pauses, shirtless, hands on the tie of his scrubs bottoms. 
Hyunjin blinks at him. 
‘Nice abs, boss,’ he says. 
Hoseok eyes both the fluffy white tee he was about to change into and the scrubs top he’s just discarded, questioning why he ever thought going into medicine was a good idea. 
He grits his teeth. 
‘Yes, Hyunjin?’ 
‘There’s a blue light call - breathless five year old, ETA 3 minutes.’ 
‘Jisoo is on tonight, let her know,’ Hoseok replies. ‘Also, close the door, damnit.’ 
Hyunjin looks surprised at the three medical students who have clustered behind him, all of whom are staring at Hoseok wide-eyed. 
‘Jisoo’s going to be twenty minutes late, something about a train breakdown?’
Hyunjin’s got the wisdom to stay out of Hoseok’s reach. 
Hoseok’s hand lands on his soft t-shirt, longingly. 
With a sigh, he bypasses it and reaches for his scrubs top, pulling it over his head. 
‘I’ll be right there,’ he says. 
***
By the time Hoseok’s assessed the breathless patient and handed over to an apologetic Jisoo, the time on the clock on the wall says 9pm. 
Hoseok pulls his phone out, dials your number. 
You answer on the first ring. 
Without waiting for him to say anything, you say, ‘The food’s still hot, I took the liberty of ordering for you. Are you on your way?’ 
Hoseok breathes out, a sigh of relief so profound he feels lightheaded. 
‘Marry me,’ he says. ‘I’ll be there in ten.’ 
He gets dressed in record time, emerges out of the carnage of the ER like a phoenix rising from the ashes. 
You’re the first person he sees when he gets to the restaurant, and you’re the best thing he’s seen all day. 
He greets you with a hug and a cheek kiss that you weren’t expecting, judging by the shy smile on your pretty face. 
‘I —’ you start, then you stop, adorably flustered. 
‘You’re beautiful,’ Hoseok says. ‘I’ve been looking forward to this all day.’ 
‘I was just going to say I ordered tempura that’s on its way,’ you say. 
‘I’m sorry I’m so late,’ Hoseok says. He’s got his hand on yours on the table without any memory of how it got there, but he likes the feel of it. 
‘Make it up to me,’ you say, easy. 
‘I’m going to do my best,’ he promises. 
***
At least four people have seen Hoseok’s bare chest today, but you’re the only person he cares about impressing, at least right at this moment. 
Because holy fuck, you’re beautiful, pressed tight to him on your poky couch, mouth on his, lips and teeth clashing as he kisses you over and over. 
You’re making noises that are driving him slightly crazy, making him feel hot and desperate, and he has to stop himself from looking at your tits in that black bra or he’s going to embarrass himself. 
Shit. 
Your hand’s slid down, brushing over his dick, and he’s so hard already he has to will himself not to nut right now. 
He tugs experimentally at the strap of your bra, and when you don’t protest he tugs it down, cups the weight of your left breast. 
God, you feel so good. Soft, warm, exposed nipple begging to be kissed. 
He runs his thumb over your areola, a slow pass. 
The low moan you let out gives him the confidence to scrape the tip of his nail over the peak of your breast. 
‘God, take it off, Hoseok,’ you tell him, and Hoseok’s sure as hell not going to make you ask twice. 
He slides a hand around your bare back, unhooks your bra, can’t stop himself from looking. 
His dick, already trying to stand at attention in its denim prison, twitches at the sight of your bared breasts. 
Hoseok’s trying to remember what colour briefs he has on, if it’ll be obvious when he takes his jeans off that he’s leaking precum just from looking at your tits. 
Then you cup the length of him over his jeans, and he finds he doesn’t give a fuck. 
Your skirt’s ridden up, your thighs part under his hand encouragingly. 
You’re so soft Hoseok can’t suppress a groan. 
He hooks a couple fingers under the gusset of your panties, tugs, and your hand lands on his. 
Hoseok looks up, hand stilling. 
Hoseok’s been told that he has a gorgeous smile, but just at this moment, you’re the one who’s blinding him. 
‘You can touch,’ you say, voice husky, teeth in your bottom lip. 
‘Yeah?’ Hoseok asks, his own voice raspy, dropped low. 
‘Yeah.’ 
‘Can I taste?’ 
You help him tug your panties down, over the curve of your ass that he can’t resist squeezing. 
He tugs the flimsy cotton down your thighs, helps you slide a leg out. 
He realises, belatedly, that you never answered his question, but you don’t seem to mind as he bends down, flicks his tongue against your pretty cunt. 
Damn, you sound even prettier when he’s eating you out. 
Hoseok licks into your folds, nudges your clit. 
He doesn’t have any hangups about giving head, especially not in a girl like you who seems to enjoy everything he’s doing. 
‘Shit, Hoseok,’ you moan, breathless, eyes squeezed shut. 
He pushes a finger into you, curls it, and you cry out so loudly his cock hardens even more. 
He tugs at the button fly of his jeans, loosening them for a little relief. 
‘Please tell me you have a condom,’ you plead, voice thick, so sexy Hoseok can’t believe you’re under him like this. 
‘Yeah,’ he says. ‘Why don’t you come and I’ll fuck you?’ 
‘Fuck me now,’ you tell him. 
Hoseok seals his lips around your clit, flicks his tongue, slips another finger into you, scissoring, pressing, slow, making every movement count. 
‘Hoseok!’ 
He doesn’t reply, because he can tell by the way your thighs are shaking that you’re close. 
He just needs another minute. 
He doesn’t know if you’ve realised that your fingers are in his hair, pulling, but he’s taking it as a positive. 
He keeps doing what he’s doing with his tongue, because you seem to like it. 
Your cunt tightens around his fingers, you call his name again, buck your hips into his face, and Hoseok doesn’t even need you to tell him you’re coming because he can feel you pulsing, can hear it in your voice, can feel the way everything tightens as you reach your peak. 
It’s the hottest thing he’s seen in a while. 
Fuck. 
Hoseok draws himself out of jeans, takes himself in hand, pumps once. 
You haven’t forgotten him. 
‘Get inside, Hoseok,’ you say, and as he fishes the condom out of his jeans you flip it out of his grasp and rip it with your teeth. 
Hoseok closes his eyes as you squeeze the tip and roll it onto his dick, concentrating on not coming in your grasp. 
You push him back onto the couch, get on top of him, and Hoseok could weep at the view. 
Your hair’s a mess, your lips bitten and flushed, and goddamn, your tits need to be in a museum. 
He doesn’t realise he’s said that last bit out loud until you burst out laughing. 
‘Shut up, Hoseok,’ you tell him, but you’re still riding him so there’s that. 
Hoseok grabs your hips, helps you move even though you’re doing a pretty damn good job already. 
‘You like this, Hoseok?’ you ask. 
Hoseok flexes his cock inside you. ‘Yeah,’ he says. 
‘I like it too.’ 
‘Yeah?’ 
You lean forward, tits bouncing in front of his face, and Hoseok thinks that if he died right now, smothered in between your breasts, he wouldn’t mind one bit. 
‘Go on, baby, take what you want,’ you say. 
Hoseok bucks his hips hard, up into the wet warmth of your cunt, tugs your head down to kiss you deep, open-mouthed, and comes with a groan, deep in his chest. 
Bliss. 
***
Hoseok wakes in a bed he doesn’t remember getting into, a bedroom that he finds soothing, with its neutral colours and soft sunlight filtering in the crack between the curtains.
There’s an arm flung across his chest, the soft curve of a breast against his chest. 
You’re turned away, boneless, in a deep sleep. 
His incorrigible cock stirs as he takes in the line of your back, down to the tempting curve of your ass. 
He spots the clock on the wall, groans when he realises he should really be up now if he wants to get to work on time. 
You’re still dead asleep even after he’s fully dressed, splayed out in the sheets, gloriously naked.
Hoseok pulls the duvet over your bare shoulder, resists the urge to kiss your upturned cheek, and makes sure the door’s locked behind him as he leaves.
***
Hoseok tightens his scarf around his neck as he waits for you at the entrance to the Christmas market you’ve managed to convince him to accompany you to.
The fact is, he hates the cold, he thinks all Christmas markets are gimmicky and overpriced, and after a run of incredibly busy shifts, he’d much rather be in bed with you right now than here.
Hoseok sidesteps neatly as he’s approached by a jovial couple dressed as Father Christmas and Mrs Klaus.
He’s about to pull his phone out to check on you when you hurry up to him, tuck your arm in his.
‘Hobi! You weren’t waiting long, were you?’
Hoseok looks at your bright smile and can’t bring himself to say anything other than ‘no, not long.’
Your lips are cold, but the kiss you plant on his cheek, next to his mouth, goes a long way towards improving his mood.
He doesn’t even give the three elves handing out tiny candy canes a dirty look.
‘Crepes?’ you suggest, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the longest queue is in front of the crepe stand.
‘Sure,’ Hoseok agrees.
You get in line and immediately turn to him, sliding your arms around his waist, under his coat.
‘How’ve you been?’ you ask.
Hoseok and you have met up a couple times over the last three weeks, enough that he’s left a spare shirt and some toiletries at your place.
You’re sweet, and fun, and he hopes you like him as much as he’s starting to like you. 
‘I’m better now,’ he says, just so he can admire the glow of your smile. 
‘You’re cheesy,’ you say, but the brightness in your eyes tells him you don’t mind. 
‘Nah,’ Hoseok replies. ‘You dragged us to this Christmas market, I know you’ve got your eye on one of those tacky reindeer tree ornaments, you don’t get to call me cheesy.’ 
‘I like the blue one,’ you say, conceding so easily Hoseok has to smile. 
‘Wait here, I’ll go and get it,’ he says. 
‘What crepe do you want?’ you ask, as he pulls away. 
‘Surprise me,’ he tells you. 
Hoseok walks over to the ornament stall you’ve been eyeing for the past five minutes, picks out the blue ornament, hesitates over the collection of tiny gold Christmas bauble earrings. 
He makes a decision, pays, shoves his purchases into his coat pocket and walks back to you. 
You hold a crepe out to him, and he accepts with a ‘thanks’, taking the warm paper-wrapped bundle out of your hand and taking a bite. 
The warm melted chocolate floods his taste buds, and he tries not to moan at the gooey sweetness of it. 
‘Good, right?’ you ask. ‘Worth the wait.’ 
You’re not waiting for an answer, skipping ahead, heading for the chestnuts and hot chocolate like you’re a walking Christmas cliche. 
Hoseok follows behind you. He finds he doesn’t really mind. 
***
You stick your key in the lock, unlock the door to your apartment, don’t bother with the lights before you turn around and slide your hands up Hoseok’s chest, fingers tucked under the lapels of his coat. 
Hoseok doesn’t have a lot to say, not when you’re looking up at him, lips pouted for a kiss. 
He slips a hand around the back of your neck, cupping your head, and tilts his head down to yours. 
‘Mmmm,’ you murmur. ‘You taste like chocolate.’ 
Hoseok leans down again, kisses you deep, tongue sliding into your mouth. 
‘It’s cold,’ he says. ‘Warm me up.’ 
He’s only half-serious, having you pressed against him like this is doing a hell of a job of warming him up. 
The wicked gleam in your eye gets him the rest of the way. 
‘Come on. Want to take a bath?’ you ask. 
Hoseok makes out with you in front of the mirror in your bathroom whilst the tub fills, is a short second away from guiding his cock between your legs when you pull away, bend over in front of him to test the temperature.
‘Get in,’ you say, and Hoseok’s always been good at following instructions. 
He slides into the warm heat of the bath, groans at the feel of it, reaches out to steady you as you climb in on top of him, right into his lap, impatient like he feels. 
You look so good bare and wet like this, the steam making tendrils of your hair curl against your neck, the tops of your breasts visible above the water line. Hoseok hadn’t thought he could get any harder but he does. 
‘Sit on me,’ he says, and there’s a slosh of water, wet skin against wet skin, and then the slippery warmth of your cunt, taking him in. 
The tips of your breasts jiggle in front of him as you move, and between the tightness of your walls around him and the prettiness of your moans, Hoseok’s in heaven. 
He slips a hand around your hips, helping you ride him, and curls his hand around your breast, lifting it out of the water so he can suck. 
You cry his name as he flicks his tongue over your nipple, and Hoseok squeezes the flesh of your hip, tight, under the water. 
Your rhythm’s erratic but it’s making the pleasure build, short, tight circles of your hips against his. 
‘Hoseok,’ you moan. 
‘Yeah?’ he mumbles, lips around the peak of your breast. 
He flexes his cock inside you, hums in satisfaction at the way your face goes slack, eyes half closed. 
Shit, you look so pretty in the throes of pleasure. 
Hoseok slides a hand up, fingers curling around your neck, thumb pressed into the hollow between your collarbones. 
Your voice is hoarse now, raspy like his, as he urges, ‘Go on, take it.’ 
He presses down, you gasp, and lose your rhythm entirely as you come around his cock, walls spasming around him. 
Hoseok takes over, fucking you through it, hardening until he comes with a low grunt. 
Wet, slick, warm. 
You’re tired, he can tell, the way you’re slumping against his chest. 
‘Come on,’ he says. ‘I’ll wash us off.’ 
He coaxes you into your shower with him, soaps over the marks he’s made on your skin, wraps you into a towel. 
By the time you’re both in bed, you’re more asleep than awake. 
‘Work tomorrow?’ you ask. 
‘I’m working,’ Hoseok tells you. ‘Want me to set an alarm for you?’ 
He doesn’t get an answer, you’re asleep on his chest already. 
He should get up, switch some lights off, but a moment later, he’s asleep too. 
***
Hoseok never thought he’d see the day he would want Hyunjin to be around, but he’s getting slammed, and the way things are looking, he needs all hands on deck. 
He’s jogging down the corridor to his second emergency call for the day despite it being only 10am. It’s busy even for the holidays. 
‘House fire,’ barks Mira, the ER charge nurse as Hoseok snaps on gloves. ‘Three children, five minutes out.’ 
‘How bad?’ asks Hoseok, prepping an IV access kit. 
‘PICU are aware, they’re sending backup when they can but they’ve got their own internal collapse, they’re dealing with an arrest on the neurosurgical ward,’ Mira replies. 
The doors slide open, and Hoseok can already tell from the looks on the paramedics’ faces that it’s not looking good. 
Fucking hell, where’s Hyunjin, what a day to be in resus training instead of on the floor. 
The second patient’s wheeled in as the first is still being parked, and Hoseok’s surprised to see you accompanying them, covered in soot, but he doesn’t have time to process now. 
All he can do is deal with what’s in front of him, so that’s what he does. 
***
It’s well into the afternoon by the time all three patients are stabilised and wheeled up to the PICU. 
Hoseok’s washing his hands mechanically in one of the resus sinks, buying his brain some time to come down from the adrenaline of the last few hours, when he hears his name called. 
‘Hey,’ you say, holding out a cup to him. 
Hoseok takes a big gulp of the steaming hot coffee. There’s sugar in it, he doesn’t usually have sugar in his coffee, but today it goes down smooth, giving him a much-needed glucose boost. 
He drinks most of it before he can muster a ‘Thanks.’ 
You don’t seem to be in a hurry. 
You’ve cleaned most of the soot off your face, but your top is ruined. 
Belatedly, Hoseok notices a plaster on your arm, remembers that you came in with the ambulance crew and the three kids. 
‘Are you ok?’ he asks. 
‘I’m fine,’ you say. ‘I was just outside the house when the gas oven imploded. I saw the kids in the window and got them out.’ 
Hoseok blinks. He hadn’t been expecting that. 
‘You ran into a burning house?’ 
You frown a bit. ‘It wasn’t burning then, there was just smoke everywhere.’ 
You cough, and he notices that your voice is a little hoarse. 
‘Besides, I was right there and I saw the kids, I couldn’t leave them.’ 
‘Shit,’ Hoseok says. He pulls you into a hug. ‘I didn’t know.’ 
‘Do you think they’re going to be ok?’ you ask, resting your head on his chest. 
‘I hope so,’ Hoseok says.
He pulls away. ‘Did they check your carbon monoxide levels?’ 
You laugh, and the tension in his chest eases a little. ‘Yes, doc, I’ve been cleared for discharge.’ 
You grab his hand, squeeze. ‘I’m probably doing better than you right now.’ 
‘This is why I hate Christmas,’ Hoseok blurts out. 
You’re looking at him, but you don’t say anything, and he can’t stop anyway.
‘Everyone goes on about Christmas and goodwill and people helping each other and yet the same shit happens as the rest of the year. It means nothing, just a commercial holiday that big companies use to make money out of dumb people.’ 
‘It’s bullshit,’ Hoseok says.
‘My parents feel the same as you,’ you say. You give him a smile that doesn’t quite reach your eyes. ‘They never celebrated the holidays.’ 
‘They had the right idea,’ Hoseok agrees.
‘When do you get off today?’ you ask. ‘I can make us dinner, if you want.’ 
‘I don’t think I’ll be good company,’ Hoseok says, honestly. 
‘You’re welcome, even if you’re the biggest grinch in the world,’ you say, with a sweetness that makes warmth bloom in his chest. 
‘I’m not a grinch,’ he says, half-heartedly. 
‘A humbug, then,’ you say. 
You reach out and touch his cheek. 
‘Come over, later, if you want.’ 
***
Hoseok finds himself outside your apartment after his shift, wondering if you really wanted him to come over. 
You don’t keep him waiting long, soon enough you’re opening the door, handing him a glass of wine, putting food in front of him.
Hoseok hasn’t even so much as showered, he came straight from work.
You notice him looking at the half-decorated Christmas tree you’ve got in your lounge, the open box of ornaments next to it.
‘I like Christmas,’ you say. ‘I thought I’d cheer myself up by putting up a tree.’
You seem to be worried about his reaction, so Hoseok grasps your hand.
‘Just because I’m a grinch doesn’t mean you have to be,’ he says.
You smile. ‘My parents never had a tree and I always wanted one.’
The food and the wine are going a long way towards making Hoseok feel normal again after his day.
‘Are you going to see them for Christmas?’ he asks.
There’s a brief shadow across your face, so quick he isn’t sure if he saw it.
‘They’re doing relief work in South Sudan,’ you say. ‘They’re doctors too.’
You ask, ‘Are you away for Christmas?’
‘Yeah, my parents and sister are upstate. I’ll drive up to them.’
‘Are they grinches like you are?’ you ask, teasing.
Hoseok laughs. ‘I’m the only grinch in the family. My mother goes all out, and my sister loves Christmas too.’
‘Sounds amazing,’ you say, a hint of wistfulness in your tone.
Your top’s slipped down over your shoulder, and between the way your skin gleams and the way your lips are stained from the wine, you’re so pretty Hoseok’s distracted.
He reaches out, tugging you into his arms. 
‘Can I take a shower?’ he asks.
‘Sure,’ you say. The mischievous twinkle is back in your eyes now. ‘Want company?’
‘Always,’ Hoseok says.
***
For once, you’re up before him the next morning. 
He must have been more tired than he realised.
You’re fastening your bra in a feat of dexterity he’s always admired. 
‘Shame I missed the show,’ he says, his voice raspy in the darkness of your bedroom. 
‘Happens every morning,’ you say. ‘You’ve got an invite every time.’ 
Hoseok laughs, rolls over, sheet around his waist. 
‘What time is it?’ he asks, propping his arm behind his head, looking out the crack in the window as the snow falling outside. 
‘It’s 6am on Christmas eve,’ you tell him. 
‘Shit, I gotta pack for tonight,’ he says. 
You pull a sweater on over a tee, sit on the edge of the bed to put socks on. 
‘I probably won’t see you until after the holidays, huh?’ 
‘I’m back in a couple days,’ Hoseok says, hand on the small of your back where your sweater’s ridden up. 
‘Yeah. Merry Christmas, Hobi. Eat all the turkey for me.’ 
‘I don’t even like turkey,’ he says, honestly. 
You laugh, amused, and cup his cheek. ‘See you after Christmas, grinch. There’s coffee in the kitchen.’ 
Your goodbye kiss makes him want to pull you back into bed with him. 
***
Hoseok pulls up outside his parents’ house, rubs the back of his neck, trying to get the crick out. 
He can see the living room and kitchen lights are on, and he already knows that when he opens the front door and steps in he’ll be greeted with familiar smells. 
Cinnamon. Fresh bread. The chicken dish his eomma always makes the night before Christmas. 
He realises with a start that he never thought to ask you what you’d be doing for Christmas. 
He’d spent an hour finishing decorating your tree after you left your apartment, so that you’d have a fully-decked out tree when you came back from work today, and had only belatedly realised that perhaps you’d have had fun decorating the tree together. 
He’d put the earrings he got you under the tree, hung the gloriously tacky blue ornament he’d picked up for you at the Christmas market. 
He’d packed the red lace panties you’d tossed merrily in his face when you’d stripped for him the night before, in the shower. 
Shit, maybe that was a creep thing to do. 
Too late now. 
The front door opens, and his sister stands in the doorway. 
‘Come on, what’s taking you so long,’ she asks. 
‘Coming,’ Hoseok says. 
He grabs his bag out the trunk and goes inside. 
***
Hoseok wonders if he’s even in the right place. 
You’d once told him, offhand, that you often volunteer at the shelter close to your apartment on Christmas day, and when he’d gone to your apartment and you weren’t in, he’d driven here. 
It’s a women’s shelter, and he’s trying to make himself look as harmless as possible as he waits to be let in. 
A woman dressed in a light-up jumper opens the door, eyes him suspiciously. 
Hoseok has a sudden feeling that he’s made a terrible mistake. 
It’s too late now. 
‘I’m Hoseok, I’m a friend of Y/N’s. Is she here?’ he asks
To his relief, the woman’s face transforms into a smile, eyes crinkling at the corners. 
‘You’re the doctor friend she keeps telling us about! Come in, she’s here.’ 
The woman grasps him by the arm, pulls him in out of the snow. 
‘She’s helping in the kitchen, you can help too, if you want.’ 
‘Sure,’ Hoseok says. Her grip on his arm is strong, there’s no way he’s going to say no. 
He’s led to an industrial looking kitchen, dated but clean, greeted by the sounds of chatter and Christmas classics. 
There’s mess everywhere, like Santa exploded, but all that falls away when he sees you.
You look up, spot him, and the smile on your face makes him smile too. He probably looks like an idiot, here grinning at you, but he can’t find it in himself to care.
You get up, and then somehow you’re in his arms, the reindeer headband you have on poking him in the jaw but he’s still not bothered.
There’s heckling, teasing, whooping, but all he sees and hears is you.
‘What are you doing here?’ you ask, holding him so tightly he can barely breathe. 
He likes it.
‘I forgot to wish you Merry Christmas,’ he says.
‘Merry Christmas, humbug.’
Hoseok wants to argue that he’s not a humbug, not really, but you’re kissing him, so he shuts up and kisses you back instead. 
©hamsterclaw 2023
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findingnemosworld · 8 months
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𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 - 𝐫𝐮́𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬
・𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬. ( 𝐇𝐢! 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐮 )
[ 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 ]
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( flex bby boy, we love you )
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She stares at her reflection in the vanity mirror, her hair was curled to perfection in beautiful waves, soft features enhanced by the makeup that adorned her face, she topped off the look with a casual floral printed dress, tonight she was going to have dinner with Rúben and his parents, Joao and Bernadete seeing as they were in Manchester visiting for a few weeks, she blinks then shakes her head; grabbing the lip stick to readjust it.
" Baby "
Her gaze travels up to see Rúben standing near the doorway from the reflection of the mirror, he was adjusting the buttons of his shirt then gave her a soft look, " Listen, you'll be fine " he assures her, " My parents already know about you, and they're excited to meet you "
" What if I slip up? or say something that's weird " She huffs, " I don't want them to think I'm too much or that I'm only with you for your money "
Rúben sighs, pressing a soft kiss to her shoulder. " I love you " he murmurs. " You will be fine, and they'll see just how happy you make me, and besides " he smirks, " I love spending my money to spoil you because seeing you dressed in all those dresses, all those nighties and those damn delicious lingerie sets " he whispers before gently tugging her ear with his teeth. " It's very, very fucking hot "
" Rúben " She gasps, swatting his arm as he chuckled, before finally getting a good look at her when she stood up, " so? "
" Baby, I'm starting to think we should postpone the dinner cause right now " Rúben drawls, wrapping his arms around her waist to tug her closer. " I'm hungry for something else entirely, something far delicious than any food "
Her face grows red, " We're going to be late, so ... if we go through this dinner properly " she said with a seemingly faux innocent smile that had a hint of a deviousness. " Maybe we can try that thing you were telling me about yesterday "
A wicked grin appears across his lips, " You serious? "
" Behave during dinner and ... " She leans closer to his ear, " I'll sit on your face like you always wanted "
Rúben beams, " You got it baby "
His parents were as sweet as he had told her about them, a truly humble and loving couple which affirmed to her just how much Rúben takes after them, Bernadete asks her, " So Dahlia, what do you do for a living? "
She takes a sip of her water glass and smiles, " I am a paediatric doctor, I work with kids "
Joao nods impressively before noting, " For how long? "
" Five years and a half, before that I've completed my internship and residency in America " She responds.
" And how did you meet our Rúben? " Bernadete smiles, " I can't tell you how happy I was when he told us he found someone "
She beams at the remark before responding, " It's quite funny " she recalls that day like it was yesterday, " The kids I work with were massive Manchester City fans, so one day the hospital had contacted the team to make a visit and bring a smile to their faces, that day I decided to dress up as a clown to cheer them up as well, and erm ... " she laughs.
" She literally fell into my arms " Rúben grins, " Best day of my life "
" He helped me up, made sure the kids were thoroughly entertained all for him to come the next week alone with gifts and he not so subtly asked for my number, and the rest is history " She said.
" That's so sweet, you know he never stopped talking about you whenever he calls me " Bernadete cooed, " It's so cute just how much he would boast about you "
" He did " She smiles looking at Rúben who was blushing.
" You really have made him happy and we are very thankful for that " Bernadete nods with a soft smile.
Rúben takes her hand, " Mãe, I'm the one who's happy "
Suffice to say that dinner went very well, his parents promised to pay them a visit sometimes; then they were on their way home, and when they got home, they undressed, showered and got ready for bed - Rúben was quick to pull her onto his lap and smirk, " I believe you owe me something "
She giggles and pressed a soft kiss to his lip, " I do, you're right "
" Come on, we have a long night ahead of us "
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Sorry about the backlash but none of this would've happened if not for the growing insanity of trans activism the past 20 years and its twin aims of 1) paediatric "gender transition" and 2) sex self-id in law. You should focus on fighting that & then people will willingly back down. LGB people had immense and widespread support before the TQ hitched their wagon up (see: Dentons document & more recent iglyo report - those aims always have been deeply unpopular hence the hiding from the public)
THEY DON'T WANT LGB PEOPLE EITHER YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.
Not even LGB republicans are safe like GET REAL
You're queer. It doesn't matter what kind.
They want you, you specifically anon, dead.
They don't care if you helped them. They'll turn on you too.
Throwing us under the bus won't save you. It's not going to save you and it was NEVER going to!
The only thing you're doing is assuring that when YOUR time comes, you will be alone with nobody willing to help.
That is their goal .
To corner us some place where nobody will come to our aid.
STOP BUILDING THAT CORNER FOR THEM
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Here’s what I’d do if I made a Servamp hospital AU except that I have no plot, only vibes. 
Mahiru – head nurse in charge of one of the wards, often working the shifts no one else wants. He’s beloved by some patients for being genuine and kind, annoying to others for his no-nonsense-attitude, and adored by young doctors for providing useful advice. In his locker there’s a stash of necessities for patients with no one to bring them – toothbrushes, phone chargers, a small selection of candy…
Kuro – nursing assistant, unwillingly provided with a job by his housemate and head nurse Mahiru. He spends most of his work day either complaining or hiding in the bathrooms, but is kept on the team for the soothing aura he exudes. Sometimes he lets terrified kids borrow his Nintendo Switch. 
Hugh – cardiothoracic surgeon. He is absolutely brilliant at his job, but struggles with the parts of surgery that require a bit of physical strength. Though he cares deeply for his colleagues he’s known for his very specific demands regarding surgery preparation, and occasional bouts of arrogance that are rumoured to be an attempt at compensation. Working with Tetsu has made him mellow out.
Tetsu – surgical nurse, and everyone’s favourite. Among the surgical team he’s deeply appreciated for the help he provides with physically demanding tasks, like positioning patients, and being gentle and careful despite his strength. Hugh insists on having Tetsu assist him whenever a challenging surgery is coming up, even if he has to stand on a step to mitigate their height difference. 
Lily – paediatrician who excels at handling fussy children and difficult family members. Outwardly he appears sweet and saccharine in advocating for those in his care, but he knows his rights well and will happily manipulate, lie or go behind a parent’s back should he find it necessary. He’s often called in for patients with suspicious bruises or injuries, and works closely with Misono from clinical forensics. 
Misono – specialist in clinical forensics. He’s known for his meticulous, court-proof documentation, which not a single lawyer has managed to get dismissed yet. Though he can’t work long shifts and used to be called in for consultations only, he has recently campaigned to establish a small outpatient department he can run some days of the week. He works closely with Lily from paediatrics. 
Mikuni – former member of the security team, now working in administration. Thus, he spends most of his days annoying anyone unlucky enough to catch his attention, preferably Jeje from radiology or Shuuhei from hygiene management, and seems to know everything about everyone. Sometimes Lily or Misono still call him to handle issues they’d rather not involve the actual security team in. 
Jeje – radiologist who has not seen the sun in months. He chose his job specifically to avoid contact with others, but must frequently leave the dark, little room he likes to stay holed up in to help out with punctures and other interventions since no one else has hands as steady as his. He’s often visited by Mikuni from administration or Lily from paediatrics, who bring him vitamin d supplements. 
Tsurugi – leader of the security team, infamous and mysterious to anyone who hasn’t witnessed him in line for lunch at the cafeteria yet. He only answers to one of the higher-ups among the administration team. Whether it’s a problem that security lies entirely in the hands of the administration is an ongoing discussion among the medical staff, but no one knows whether Tsurugi is aware of it. 
Shuuhei – head of hygiene management, living off coffee from spill-proof reusable cups. He’s said to be pedantic, but that’s what makes him good at his job. Though it’s a thankless endeavour, he works tirelessly to make sure everyone knows when to use which disinfectant and how to properly put on rubber gloves. Only the resident microbiologist seems to take him completely seriously. 
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Greys anatomy x reader - selfless
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Hi! I wanted to know if you could write a Grey's Anatomy x male! Reader where Reader is the new head of Paediatrics. Either a scenario where he first appears with a kid patient or how the interns and other residents find out that Male! Reader is a single dad while being Head of Paediatrics. - @mxacegrey 💜
Sitting on the hospital bed, you held the book with one hand and held the little boy steady with your other as you listened to him read.
“He… was… a… big… red… dog…!” The little boy slowly read.
“Good job Zane, you’re doing amazing.” You smiled softly.
“We go walk now?” Zane asked.
Looking down at the black haired boy, you chuckled softly and nodded your head, setting him on the floor.
“Of course buddy, but then papa has to go back to work okay?”
“Uh huh.” Zane nodded.
You smiled and kissed the top of his head as you grabbed his bag and held out your hand for him to take it.
Zane happily took your hand and you guys went for a little walk.
Soon enough he tired out, and you carried him back to his bed and got him settled down.
“Dr (L/N), we have a few people for you to meet.” The chief said.
“Of course sir.”
Walking out of the room, you smiled and the small group stood in front of you all.
You were all quickly introduced and you were informed you were going to be working closely with Derek, Meredith and Owen on a surgery that would be happening in a few weeks.
It was a huge one so you all had to practice and do your research when you had time.
It made it hard for you to see Zane, but you still made time to see him at least once or twice a day.
“Are you ready?” Derek asked.
“Let’s do this, are you ready sweetheart?” You asked the little girl.
She looked up afraid and she shook her head.
“Where’s mommy?” She sniffled.
“Your mom can’t be in the room sadly, but that’s what (Y/N) is here for, to watch over you.” Meredith smiled.
She looked over at you and you held your hand out to her.
“I’ll hold your hand okay? And I want to hear all about your day.” You smiled sweetly.
She immediately perked up and started rambling on, and they all waited a few minutes before placing the mask on her face.
Soon enough the medication started to take effect, and she started to fall asleep.
“You’ll… stay holding my hand… till I wake up…?” She asked weakly.
“Of course.” You nodded.
“Promise…?”
“I promise.”
And you did, the entire surgery you held her hand.
Over 10 hours, and you sat there and held her hand, updating her on everything going on even if she wouldn’t understand.
Thankfully it went by without a problem and you took her back to her room, updating her parents on everything and you stayed there holding her hand still.
“Don’t you have somewhere else to be doctor? We don’t mean to be rude but we know you’re busy.” Her dad spoke quietly.
You looked up and yawned a little bit.
“My shift ended a few minutes ago, I promised to hold her hand until she woke up. And she should do in a few minutes.”
Derek, Meredith and Owen came into the room to check on her and looked at you.
“You should go home.” Owen said.
“I’ve got a promise to keep.” You said.
You felt a small squeeze on your hand and you looked over to the bed.
“Hey sleepy.”
“You.. stayed…” she croaked out.
“Of course, here’s your dad.”
You moved and let him get up from his chair and now take her hand in his and you took a step back.
You listened to the recovery plan and everything the parents needed to know before you left the room with the other doctors.
“Now will you go home?” Meredith asked.
“Or maybe join us for drinks?” Derek suggested.
You smiled softly and shook your head at them all.
“Sorry, I’ve already got plans.”
With that, you walked to the room a few doors down and entered.
Curious, they followed and you left the door open for them.
“Papa!” Zane beamed.
“Hey buddy I’m sorry I was gone so long.” You said.
“It’s okay!” Zane beamed.
He crawled into your lap and rested his head on your chest and the trio stood there looking at you.
You were a single dad.
They knew you were a hard worker, in the small amount of time they had known you they saw how passionate about your work.
You took great care in looking after the kids, giving them everything they could ask for if you could.
They smiled at the scene of you talking to your little boy, reading his favourite book to him while he read along after you.
Slowly Derek closed to door and they all shared a look.
“We’ve got to help him.” Own said.
“I have a plan.” Meredith beamed.
They were going to make it a bit easier for you so you could spend more time with your son, and they were going to do everything they could to help him get better so you could take him home.
First, they had to update everyone else, and get everyone else on bored
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eirianerisdar · 2 years
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No F this I am done
Some people don’t deserve to be parents
I am on yet another day and half shift and this 12 day old baby just came in with her bilirubin sky high and her weight super low (she’s still at birth weight and had lost weight since her fifth day of life) because THE FREAKING SHITS THAT CALL THEMSELVES HER PARENTS had been only breastfeeding her for 10 minutes every 3 hours and topping up with 20ml of formula BY CUP AND NOT BY BOTTLE and she’s so severely dehydrated she’s PEEING ONLY ONCE EVERY TWELVE HOURS
AND GUESS WHAT THE TOILET STAIN OF A FATHER SAID WHEN I WAS LIKE WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK A 12 DAY OLD BABY CAN DO WITH A CUP OF MILK
He was like Huh? I thought it was ok. The baby didn’t like drinking milk it’s not my fault
THIS IS THEIR SECOND CHILD HOW IS THE FIRST EVEN FREAKING ALIVE
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stargazer-sims · 10 months
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Yet more hospital staff!
Actually, I think I'm done making side characters now. I'm extremely happy with how all of them turned out, and as usually happens with me, I'm sure a few of them will be promoted from supporting cast to something a bit more important.
Anyway...
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Dr. Lauren Scully, endocrinologist - She puts up with being called "Agent Scully" (but only from people she likes). She's a diabetes specialist.
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Gabriel Duke, Ph.D., paediatric psychologist - He's most noted for being fluent in sign language and having an older brother who's a famous athlete.
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Dr. Daniel (Dae-Won) Kim, gastroenterologist - He looks like he can't take a joke, but he's actually quite funny once people get to know him. He's most known for aging well, and for his "mail-order husband". in actuality, Daniel met his (much younger!) husband on an online dating platform. Their engagement was very short, and they eloped, after which they had a lengthy long-distance relationship while Seung-Ri finished his residency. After that, Seung-Ri joined Daniel in Willow Creek and came to work at the hospital.
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Dr. Seung-Ri Park, paediatrician - Seung-Ri sometimes goes by his English name, Henry, but actually prefers his Korean name. He is best known for his May-September relationship with fellow physician Daniel Kim, and for constantly being asked by patients' families, "Are you sure you're old enough to be a doctor?" He loves being Daniel's "trophy husband" and getting mistaken for a K-pop idol everywhere they go. Seung-Ri loves kids and is trying to convince Daniel they should adopt one.
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Sunday Adebayo, registered dietitian and nutrition consultant - Sunday and his team work directly with patients across various departments. Their job is to help patients develop food plans that align with their treatments, and to help them maintain good health following their diagnosis. Sunday also works with patients who have eating disorders and who are chronically ill. He's most noted for being the hospital's most talented singer, and he can often be heard singing in the corridors.
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Ali Ibrahim, chief in-house legal counsel - As the hospital's primary lawyer, Ali's job is to advise administrators and staff on various legal and ethics issues related to service delivery and patient care. Ali and his small in-house legal team also represent the hospital in the event any member of staff (or the hospital itself) is involved in any sort of legal proceeding. He is the husband of paediatric nursing supervisor Laila Alhadi.
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Ivy Clarke, Manager of Patient Experience - Ivy is essentially the hospital's PR lady. She and her team field complaints from patients and their families, and do their best to settle any issues before they find their way to Ali's office. Ivy is also the hospital's spokesperson, delivering official statements any time one may be required by the media. She's best known for being the plant lady; her office looks a bit like a jungle.
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tieflingkisser · 5 months
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Why have so many Palestinian children been killed by Israel? | Inside Story
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Two Palestinian boys were shot dead by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank. More than 6,000 children were killed in Gaza - not counting those missing or buried under rubble. Around 250 minors are in Israeli prisons. Why does Israel target Palestinian children? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Yousef Hammash -- Gaza Advocacy Officer for the Norwegian Refugee Council & Gaza resident Tanya Haj-Hassan -- Paediatric intensive care doctor who has worked in Gaza. Co-founder Gaza Medic Voices, a social media account sharing first-hand testimonies from healthcare workers there. Alex Saieh -- Head of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children.
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a-life-in-medicine · 6 months
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Highlights of the internship - Week 16:
• Started my two-week at paediatric ER and I am sorry but it was hell with all the crying and crowd in there. Like, triage room work was the best thing there.
• The triage room highlights include:
One woman coming to get her son’s temparature checked and not answering after I ask them what their complaint is. I haven’t seen them before and what I think is they were already examined inside and they came back for his temparature. Turns out it isn’t and I notice it when she starts raising her voice. When I told her that he doesn’t have fever, she gets irritated and says that he obviously doesn’t have it as they come in for his shoulder. And that’s when she starts to raise her voice and asks me if I will give her that paper not. She makes me irritated as well with that, “I will but I asked you what your complaint is and instead of answering, you told me to measure his temparature and I have to write something here about your complaint.” Now, she tells me properly.
Just the opposite, a parent comes in and stays by the door, doesn’t even enter. “Doctor, can we come in? Are you available?” Kindness? Respect? Thank you sir, that’s all we need.
Another parent, whose son has green colour, comes to me to complain about waiting so much while yellow colours getting inside first. What else are we going to do?
Going back to hearing lots of that “ohh, did you like her?” this week. One is, I send a family to the waiting room from the triage room when their paperwork is done, the father leaves and the mother says, “let’s go, honey,” to her son. Instead of going out, the little kid waits and keeps watching me. His mother starts to push him lightly, “what? Did you like the lady?” Another one is, while measuring the temparature of a baby, he starts to smile at me. Mother says that sentence, “oh did you like her?” Another one is, they leave the room but the little kid comes back to smile at me. And that sentence again.
A kids starts to bark at everyone who enters the building. Suddenly, someone answers him… By meowing.
• One of residents, from whom I would not expect such a thing, saying, “you can ask me anything you want. If there’s anything that makes you confused about these patients’ situations, I can explain.” And he did really help and explain during that night shift.
• One of the ob/gyn patients gave me side hug. First time having a hug from a patient and I didn’t even do anything!
And another one held my hand and wished me well, she told me she loved the person I am.
• One day, I had night shift at ER and I was also there during the day. So practically, I was going to be there for 24 hours. But that didn’t happen as my dismenorrhoea betrayed me and I was in so much pain. Or perhaps, helped me as I have been able take permission to leave to go to my home and it was accepted. Thankfully, I had understanding people there at that night.
But that 12 hours at the ER includes:
So many trauma patients coming in. Fractures, dislocations, cuts, brain traumas. What a half-day it was, I couldn’t believe it.
Catching a fracture on a X-ray. Well, whose student I am? Luckily, our attending had night shift as well. He would be proud of me for that and diagnosing Barton and Colles fractures myself. I would even go as far as reducting nursemaid’s elbow that day but it wasn’t my job anyway ahaha.
Brain trauma case made me worried. The mother said that his son was throwing out, started to have incontinence and was sleepy. I hope, he is okay now
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