~ FRANK LANGDON X PEDS!READER ~
{ A/N- i dont have much to say, just that i realized while making this ive barely made reader do anything peds related... but whatever, her personality is also pretty universal even though i had a specific reader in mind but im lazy so #whatever }
you walked through the bar doors a few minutes after eight, immediately regretting the amount of time you'd spent standing in front of your bedroom mirror. it wasn't even a particularly nice bar. just one of those places close enough to the pitt that half the hospital seemed to end up there after shifts, with dark wooden tables, exposed brick, neon signs glowing over the liquor shelves, and music loud enough that you had to lean toward whoever you were talking to.
you spotted trinity first. she was standing at the bar with dennis, both of them waiting for drinks. trinity had one elbow resting against the counter, looking entirely too comfortable for someone who had spent the day running around the emergency department. dennis was beside her, shoulders slightly hunched as he tried to hear whatever she was saying over the music.
you smiled and walked toward them.
then you saw frank langdon. you stopped for half a second, not enough for anyone to notice. at least, you hoped not.
you'd spent so long seeing frank langdon in scrubs that you'd apparently forgotten there was a whole person underneath them. he was standing a few feet away from the bar, talking to one of the bartenders while he waited for his drink. dark jeans, black shirt, faded jacket. his sleeves were pushed up slightly, exposing his forearms, and his hair was a little messier than it usually was at work. without his id clipped to his chest or a stethoscope around his neck, he looked different.
"you're staring." you turned sharply. trinity was looking at you with that mischievous look you knew all too well.
dennis looked between the two of you. "who?"
"nobody," you said quickly. trinity's mouth twitched. "right..." you leaned against the bar beside them, trying to get the bartender's attention. "what are you getting?"
"whatever doesn't taste like rubbing alcohol," you said. trinity snorted. "that's most drinks here."
you finally caught the bartender's attention and ordered. while you waited, you glanced toward frank again. he was already looking at you, you immediately looked away.
you could feel yourself smiling, which was ridiculous.
"you look nice." you turned. frank had stepped closer to the bar. "thank you."
"you went with the second one."
you frowned, confused. "what?"
your eyes widened. "oh yeah"
the conversation moved on, and for a while you stayed mostly with trinity and dennis until more people started arriving. samira was first, walking through the door with victoria. a few minutes later mel came in behind them, already laughing about something her and emma had apparently been discussing in the car.
then the table began filling up. suddenly everyone from the day shift seemed to be there, people were shouting over the music, someone ordered another round. dennis was explaining something to victoria that nobody could hear, trinity was arguing with mel about something that seemed increasingly irrelevant, samira was laughing beside you.
and somehow, through all of it, you kept ending up next to frank. you'd move closer to hear someone and he'd be there. you'd turn around to say something and he'd already be looking at you. you'd laugh at something and catch his eye across the group. it became a pattern. and eventually you stopped wondering why.
you were talking to him more than anyone else. you'd started with work, then somehow you'd moved into coffee, then bakeries, then music, then a story about the worst date you'd ever been on. frank was actually laughing, not the small polite smile you sometimes got at the hospital. a real laugh.
you looked at him for a second longer than you meant to.
he took a sip of his drink.
"you've been doing it a lot tonight."
"maybe you're just sitting in my line of sight."
and then you noticed his hands. you'd seen them a thousand times at the hospital. in gloves. filling out charts. typing. doing procedures. but sitting here, with his sleeves pushed up and a drink in one hand, you suddenly noticed how nice they were.
you looked away. then back. he caught you.
"you've said that a lot tonight."
"maybe you ask too many questions."
someone further down the bar called your name.
you started to move, but frank leaned closer.
"you know you can just tell me if i'm bothering you."
there was something about the way he said it.
quiet. almost relieved. you smiled.
"you look different outside the hospital."
you immediately regretted saying it.
"that's not what i meant."
you took a drink to hide your face.
this was bad. because you'd known frank langdon for months. you'd watched him work. you'd seen him exhausted, irritated, stressed, focused, sarcastic. you'd watched him deal with patients. you'd watched him deal with you. but you'd never really looked at him like this. and now that you had...
you noticed the way his shirt fit. the way his hair fell over his forehead. the way his eyes crinkled when he laughed. the way he leaned toward you every time the music got louder. you found yourself thinking, very unwillingly-
frank langdon is really fucking attractive.
"like you're trying to solve something."
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y/nlovesyou off the clock plans finally made it out of the groupchat 😎🍸
itstrinbtch love getting crunk with my coworkers
vic.javadi slide 5 was unnecessary
dr.melking Finally got everyone in one place 😅
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m.robinavitch Great night
nurse.princess We need to do this again!!
franklang_ when did you have time to take all these pictures?
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