it’s an emergency! ❊ mark tuan
genre: hospital!au, fluff
member: ER doctor!mark x clumsy!reader
description: what happens when a clumsy artist (literally) falls for the handsome ER doctor?
“We have three from a car crash coming in!”
“Help! Someone help my husband please!”
The voices screaming around you mashed into one loud noise and you can’t help but flinch, holding your friend’s hand as tight as possible. You didn’t quite understand why you were at the Emergency Care Unit, but your friend insisted– you had taken quite a fall at your building’s stairs and although your felt fine, you hit your head hard enough to worry her. You also think this is her using you as an excuse to meet the people she refers to as her “future bosses.” As a med student, her dream was to work with the Emergency Surgical Team, and this might just be her chance to put her name out there.
“I don’t need to be here,” You whisper, flinching when someone else shouts. “Look at these people, Sora, they really need help! I’m fine! I can just sleep it off–”
“You’re not fine,” She says calmly, looking straight into your eyes, and you know she’s examining you. “You are dizzy and you vomited on your way over here. Chances are you have a concussion; and if I’m correct, which I always am, the last thing you can do is sleep.”
“Excuse me, ma’am,” Someone calls from behind you and you try to move fast enough to the nearest wall, but your body feels heavy and you are pretty sure you are sweating. You kind of walk, kind of fall on the wall and smile to the doctor that rushes past you, offering you a nod and nothing else.
“This is ridiculous,” Sora mutters. “We’ve been here for hours! Excuse me, my friend needs medical attention!”
“Everyone here needs medical attention, babes,” You chuckle and you start feeling sick with the atmosphere. The noise, the lights, the people; you just wanted to leave. You look at the old lady behind you, and she is oddly quiet for someone who looks like they’ve been crying. “Are you alright, ma’am?”
She shakes her head and points to her shoulder. “I fell.”
You nod, and you wait. It takes another thirty minutes until someone finally walks to you, clipboard and gauze in their arms.
“Hi, how can I help you?” The nurse asks, already pulling out her pen to start taking notes.
“Can I you check on that woman first?” You choke out. “I just heave a headache, but I think she’s in a lot of pain. I can wait.”
“Ma’am,” The nurse looks at you surprised. “I don’t–"
“I’m fine, really,” You mutter. “I can wait ten more minutes, it’s not a pro–“
Just as you are about to finish your sentence, a wave of nausea hits you and you have just enough time to lean over to the trash can, emptying anything you had left on you.
“She hit her head,” You friend states firmly. “She needs help.”
“Nurse, go check on the other patient– I’ll take care of this one.”
You look up to see the same doctor as before. Blue scrubs, white coat, dark hair. He nods at you again, and proceeds to shine a light on your eyes.
“What happened?” He asks, and as your vision returns to normal you look at the embroidery on his coat pocket. Mark Tuan.
“She fell down the stairs,” Your friend says. “She seems to be okay besides the hit she took to the head.”
“Hard enough that I could hear it.”
Dr. Tuan nods once again and you feel yourself getting anxious. Your breathing picks up and he notices it, but still no smile. No reassuring words. No nothing.
“We’ll have to get a CT scan,” He says to a nurse passing by. “Prep her and send her to me after you’re done.”
It all happens a little too fast for you and the cold and dark imaging room freaks you out enough that you have a mild panic attack. You don’t know what is happening and no explained it to you, simply throwing you around as if you were nothing much, an object. The nurse can’t calm you down and when she offers you a sedative, you hold it in– the panic, the helplessness, the fear, everything. Scared that she’d refer you to the Psychiatric department, you comply silently to everything she says. You know you are not being rational; you know she’d never forcibly drug you unless you are a danger to yourself or others, but they have things to do and you feel incredibly intimidated and alone and you think that cooperating will make everything go faster.
“It’s only a concussion, Y/N,” You whisper to yourself as you wait in another cold and dark room, your friend somewhere around the hospital looking for some food. “Stop being a goddamned coward.”
Your turn your head too fast and it hurts, but you push it down too. “Yes?”
“Follow me,” Dr. Tuan squints at you and, as he notices your struggle to get yourself moving, offers your his arm as support. You walk to a nearby office, where a nurse and another doctor wait inside. “This is Nurse Han and Dr. Park. He is from the Psychiatric department, and I called him here because there are some things I needed to clarify before proceeding with the diagnosis.”
“S-Sure,” You gulp. “What’s up?”
“It shows here,” Dr. Tuan says pointing to your file. “That this is the fourth time you’ve been here. This month.”
“That is correct,” You offer him a small smile. “Sorry about that– I know they are all minor injuries but–“
“No need to apologize,” And for the first time, you feel at ease, mainly because Dr. Tuan widens his eyes and something about it just makes him look soft. “No need to apologize at all. We just wanted to make sure that these injuries happened… naturally.”
“Uh, what do you mean?” You frown, confused.
“What Dr. Tuan is trying to ask,” Dr. Park steps in, eyes piercing into your soul, looking for the slightest falter in your body language. “Is if you are having some trouble at home– with whomever you live with. We have resources at the hospital to help in cases of abuse and–“
“Abuse?!” You shriek. “No, no no no, not at all! I live by myself, I don’t even have a boyfriend! I’m just really clumsy.”
They all just stare at you, surprised with your outburst.
“I swear I’m okay,” You smile. “I promise. It makes me really happy that the hospital cares for its patients like this, but I’m not suffering from any kind of abuse. I just can’t seem to be able to get the hang of basic human functions like walking down the stairs.”
“Well, in that case,” Dr. Park smiles and he looks relieved. “I’ll get back to my patients. See you later Mark. Miss.”
“Now that we got that cleared out,” Dr. Tuan coughs uncomfortably, his cheeks slightly blushed and you giggle a bit. “You’ll have to stay here for a few hours, Miss Y/L/N. We need to check on you from time to time just to be sure that your condition is stable. During that period, we’ll just ask that you stay awake and in case of pain we’ll give you some Ibuprofen. Thankfully, this is your first concussion and it was a mild hit, so you should be fine in a couple of hours. Nurse Han will take you to a a resting room, and we’ll let your friend know where you are. Any questions?”
“No, thank you,” You sound calmer and more relaxed now that you understand your situation. “Thank you Dr. Tuan.”
“Just doing my job,” He nods, and you nod too, understanding that you won’t get anything other than this. “I’ll check on you soon.”
The resting room has many beds and you feel slightly uncomfortable in there, trying your best to not make any noise so that you wouldn’t disturb other people. Your friend, on the other hand, chats the time away with some of the other patients, making them laugh their worries away.
“You’ll be a great doctor one day,” You tell her once she’s done her round of jokes and is back by your side. “I am sure of it.”
“You calm people down,” You tell her. “I really wish someone would’ve calmed me down earlier.”
“I still can’t believe that nurse didn’t help you,” She grumbles. “She’d bad at her job.”
“Don’t say that,” You chastise. “She’s probably tired and overwhelmed with patients.”
“Everyone is, but that doesn’t mean you can slack on the job,” You find gives you a pointed look. “Dr. Tuan seems great though, even if he’s a bit too serious for my liking.”
“He is, isn’t her?” You giggle. “But that’s okay, he’s been really good to me.”
“Oh, I’m sure he has,” Sora wiggles her brows and you slap her shoulder playfully. “What? You can’t deny he’s handsome.”
“Never said he wasn’t,” Now you’re the one wiggling your brows. “But let’s all be professionals here. He is your future boss, after all.”
This leads Sora to talk about medial school and the hospital for a couple of hours, and she barely notices Dr. Tuan coming to check on you a few times. As time passed, you found yourself drawing on the back paper your found next to your bed. As an artist, this is a habit you developed during your college days, when you had to practice still life and movement for drawing class. Doodling makes the time pass faster and before you know it, you are being released. You’d be lying if you said you weren’t dying to get some sleep, but you were glad that you had proper medical attention, or else you’re not sure what would’ve happened.
“Miss Y/L/N,” Dr. Tuan calls as you as putting your shoes. “Here; these for your headaches. You can’t take anything that contains Aspirin, but you should be good with just Ibuprofen. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to contact the hospital.”
“Thank you so much, Doctor,” You smile at him as your friend made sure to listen to every word carefully.
“No problem,” He nods and looks at the bed you just got up from. “Wait, is that your chart?”
“My chart?!” You look back at the paper sheet you left on the bed, completely unaware of the similarities in between the man and the drawing. “Oh my god, I’m so sorry! I didn’t even realize it was something important!”
And you finally hear it– a laugh. Dr. Tuan’s eyes shine as he looks at the drawing, laughing in the process.
“This is certainly something I want on file,” He smiles and you finally understand why he didn’t do it before.
Mark Tuan just has one of those smiles that when it’s directed towards you, it makes you feel special. One smile from him and you already felt invincible.
“Can I keep this?” He asks, giggling and oh my god you giggling too. You nod, smiling wide. “Can you sign it?”
You laugh at this and you feel as if the room stops, everyone looking at you guys’ interaction. Nurse Han has surprise written all over her face, and so does your friend. You give him the paper back and thank him once again.
“Well, goodbye then,” You mumble. “I’ll make sure to contact the hospital in case I feel sick.”
“Please do,” He breathes out and is that a blush? “Goodbye.”
The drive home is ridiculously silent and it’s only after you enter your apartment, with your friend in tow, that she starts.
“What the fuck was that?!” She laughs out loud. “There was so much tension in that room, what the actual fuck?”
“You think so?” You ask nervously.
“I know so!” Sora smiles, pointing at you. “You like that, huh? You have a crush on the doctor!”
“I mean…” You try to come up with an excuse but you know that there is no lying to her. “I mean, who doesn’t?! Have you seen him? He is so beautiful– and his smile! Oh my god, his smile, Sora–“
“Ha!” She exclaims. “I knew it! He is totally your type…”
“But am I his type?” You bite your lip, frowning over your childlike behavior. You just met him and you already have a crush on the cute doctor.
“Why don’t you call him and ask?” Sora winks and runs away before you can hit her with a pillow.
Laughing, you go to your room to rest and finish some work.
That wouldn’t be such a bad idea, though…
You call him three days later but not for the reason he thinks you are calling. Nurse Han runs around the Emergency Unit after him but what she doesn’t know is that Mark is running late because his alarm broke. So you sit in the waiting room, your friend panicking and it all feels weirdly familiar.
“I am so sorry, but I think he’s not here yet,” She says looking around the empty room. Today is a very mellow day at the ER and it feels much better than the last time. “Ah, what should I do?”
“Uh, I am sure any doctor could help us,” You smile tightly, feeling your hands being crushed by your friend. “She’s in a lot of pain.”
“Where is the pain?” Nurse Han asks already testing for head injuries and finding none. “What happened?”
“Goddamned biker,” Sora says through gritted teeth. “Hit me.”
“She was crossing the road and a person riding a bicycle wasn’t paying attention and hit her,” You explain better. “I think she messed up her shoulder when she fell, so I brought her here.”
“Oh my,” Nurse Han inspects the bruises forming on Sora’s skin already and frowns. “Yeah, I think I can call our Physician if you’d like…”
“Nurse Han, what’s going on?”
You turn around in time to see Doctor Tuan walking in the room and there is something about seeing him in casual clothing that made you want him even more. His blue sweater made his hair even darker and you don’t think you’ve ever been this attracted to someone before.
“Y/N?” His shock is visible– and audible, since he doesn’t call you by your first name out of politeness. “Is everything okay? Are you experiencing any side effects? Headache? Dizziness? Let me take a look at you–“
“Wrong patient,” You smile, chuckling. “This time I’m here with my friend, she’s the one hurt.”
“Oh, thank god,” You hear him muttering before he’s composed again. He nods at her and you hold in your laughter. “I mean, not thank god, but I’m glad you’re not hurt… you get me. What’s wrong?”
“She had a collision with a biker and her shoulder seems to have been dislocated,” Nurse Han says and it takes him only some prodding and poking to nod in that familiar way. “Should I call Dr. Wang?”
“Please do,” Dr. Tuan says and then looks back at Sora. “I’ll pop your shoulder back, but you will need physical therapy after. Our attending physician is really good, so I’ll redirect you to him.”
“Oh my god this will hurt so fucki-“ Before she can finish her sentence, the shoulder is back in its place and you think she might have broken your hand. “Shit!”
“I’ll take you to Dr. Wang,” Nurse Han says and looks at you. “Would you like to accompany her?”
“Yes, please,” You smile and get up. Before leaving, you turn back to Dr. Tuan. “Excuse me, doctor?”
“Technically speaking,” You mutter, too embarrassed to look him in the face. “I’m not your patient anymore, right?”
“Uh, n-no,” He says, eyes wide. “Technically speaking, you’re not.”
“Oh, good,” You feel your palms starting to get sweaty and you rub them on your jeans. “Then–“
“GODDAMN IT!” You hear your friend screaming in pain and you jump from the scare, sighing in defeat.
“Then I’ll see you later,” You smile tightly, knowing that you missed your chance.
“Wait, Y/N,” He extends his hand, stopping you before you can turn around. “My lunch time is in a couple of hours, and I know that Jackson– I mean, Dr. Wang– takes his time examining his patients, so would you like to grab something to eat? I know the food here isn’t the best, but it’s better than not eating at all, y-you know? And as a recovering past patient, nutrition is very important so that you can maintain a healthy condition and have a smooth rest… and I could also check for any remaining side effects! I think–“
“I’ll see you then,” You laugh, winking at him as you leave to find your friend. “Dr. Tuan.”
Turns out Dr. Wang not only is best friends with Dr. Tuan, but he is also extremely attractive, and you wonder is it’s something about this hospital specifically– if you remember correctly, Dr. Park was also someone you’d call “attractive.”
“Okay, so this is not as good as it could be,” He smiles widely and you think you are blinded by his light. The contrasting personalities are crazy, considering how shy Mark’s smile is. Mark, you think, getting all giddy inside. I like calling him Mark. “But it’s also not as bad as it could be. We’ll have to work on it for about a month, twice a week, but you’ll be good as new once you’re done.”
“Sounds good, Doctor,” Sora smiles.
“Just to be sure, I’d like to get an X-Ray,” You nod, listening carefully. “It’s already lunch time, so I’m sure it’ll be quick. Nurse Kim can help you and bring you back.”
“Don’t you have somewhere to be?” Dr. Wang asks in a teasing tone, and smiles. “Dr. Tuan asked me take you to his office first, he wants to make sure you are well recovered.”
“Oh, you don’t have to, I’m sure I can find my way,” He nods and you wave goodbye. “I’ll be back to pick her up after.”
“I promise that I’ll take good care of your friend,” He laughs. “Now go.”
Finding Mark’s office was a little too easy and you blush a little as you enter, seeing him behind his desk, immersed on something on his computer.
“Ah, Y/N,” He smiles that shy smile and you are so happy that he’s now comfortable enough to do that. “Come in, I’m just finishing some work.”
“I can come back if you want?” You hope you didn’t sound as disappointed as you feel.
“Not at all, just give me a minute,” He motions to the chair and you sit in comfortable silence. “Okay, let’s take a look at that head.”
You recognize the procedures from before and he nods approvingly, tongue peeking out from his lips and you almost coo at how adorable he looked.
“Everything looks great!” His eyes smile with him, this time, and you smile back. “You are officially recovered.”
You chatter animatedly in his office and lunch hour flies by. You feel a little guilty once you realize that you’ve taken all of his time to eat, knowing that hospital shifts are usually hectic and they don’t have much personal time, if any, so you insist you two walk to the vending machine where he can at least grab a snack.
“I’m really sorry, Mark,” You say for what feels like the millionth time. “I really don’t know what happened and–“
“Time flies by when you’re having a good time,” He says. “I’d say we were having a good time, Y/N.”
You are shocked with his boldness, but you nod, nonetheless. Just as you reach the machine, you see Sora and Dr. Wang talking and you wave them over.
“Y/N,” Dr. Wang says excitedly. “Sora just told me about Saturday! You must be excited!”
“Uh,” You are taken aback with how friendly this man already was with you, but you smile anyways, enjoying the casualty of it all. “Yeah, I’m really excited…”
“What’s happening this Saturday?” Mark asks confused.
“You guys talked all this time and you didn’t mention?” At that, you look at Sora with eyes that promised a lecture after. “It’s her art expo, dude. Sora invited us.”
“Did she, now, Dr. Wang?” You smile dangerously.
“Oh, please, call me Jackson,” He laughs. “You’re not my patient.”
“You’re an artist?” Mark asks and you see the wheels turning in his head. “Actually, that makes a lot of sense… that drawing you made is really good.”
“The one on your desk?” Jackson asks with innocent eyes and mischievous smile.
“That one,” Mark deadpans.
“I’m glad you like it,” You chuckle. “And yeah, I’m an artist. I hope you guys can make it to the exhibition, if you are not too busy with medical things…”
“We’ll be there!” Jackson promises and Mark nods. “Even if we’re late.”
“Promise,” Mark says, and you know there and then, that he has no intention in breaking that promise.
The week passes without you seeing or even hearing from the handsome doctor. Sora, on the other hand, would see him every week, whenever he walked by to say hi during her therapy sessions or when Dr. Wang– Jackson– would talk about him. How those two think they are smooth goes beyond you, but with the exhibit coming up you couldn’t really accompany Sora to the hospital like she wanted you to, and you had to focus on the upcoming event.
“Are you nervous?” Sora asks as you two arrive at the gallery. This isn’t your first exhibit and she knows, having been there for all of them– you know what she’s talking about.
“Yes,” You laugh, looking at around to see your work in every wall. It filled you with pride, to this day, every time you successfully finished a collection. “Oh my, I never felt this nervous before.”
“He’ll love it,” She whispers in your ear.
“How’d you know?” You ask, freaking out. “What if he’s not into art?”
“I doubt that,” Sora laughs and turns you around, to where Mark is standing with Jackson, pointing at the large painting. With them, two other men stand to the side, observing one of your few drawings. “Hey guys!”
You shush her as people start looking at you, them included. Their smiles could light up the room, and you think you might just tell your single friends to attend that hospital.
“Y/N, congratulations!” Jackson shouts excitedly, hugging you tight. His friend, taller than the rest, face palms himself, pulling the doctor away from you.
“I’m sorry for him– sometimes he gets too excited and forgets about personal space,” His friend laughs. “Nice to meet you, I’m Yugyeom. I work with these idiots.”
“Oh, so both of you are doctors, too?” You ask impressed.
“Yeah,” His friend nods. “I’m Jaebeom. I work in the Neurosurgery department, and this big baby here is with Pediatrics.”
“I’m Y/N, and this is Sora,” You shake their hands. “I hope you enjoy the exhibit!”
“Everything is beautiful, Y/N,” Mark finally speaks up. “Thank you for having us.”
“Thank you for coming,” You smile, inching closer. “It means a lot.”
Everything works out wonderfully; you sell a few paintings, the boys stay until the end, and you all end up in a bar nearby, celebrating a successful night. After a few drinks, you and Mark were flirting shamelessly. You both sat in front of each other and, ignoring everyone else, you two talked as if there wasn’t other four people in the table; and they also let you be, poking fun in between them, but never interrupting your chat.
“You know,” Mark says taking a sip of his beer. “There was this one painting I saw tonight, and I was wondering if it had been sold.”
You laugh. “You want to buy my painting?”
“I do!” He defends himself, chuckling a bit. “It was colorful and peaceful at the same time; I loved it. Working in the Emergency Room can be, and usually is, a lot… you lose your faith in the world a bit. I think that if I have that painting in my office, it can help me relax and remember that there is a lot of good out there, too. You know which one I’m talking about? The one with light pink and dark blue and–”
“When’s your birthday?” You ask, suddenly.
“In a couple of weeks, actually,” He squints at you. “Why?”
“Nothing,” You shrug, already texting the gallery’s manager to take that painting off the wall. She tells you she reserved it for you and you relax, knowing you can do something for this man that’s done a lot for you.
“We gotta go,” Jaebeom calls. “There was a crash nearby and they need everyone on shift. Did everyone drink?”
They all nod, but get up anyways.
“I drank a third of a beer, I’m good,” Mark says and his face is hard as stone. You sigh, knowing he’s back at doctor mode. “Were there kids involved?”
Jaebeom nods and Yugyeom pushes his cup away, putting his jacket in record time.
“I’m really sorry,” Mark whispers to you as you all rush to pay the bill. “I wish I could drop you home but…”
“Hey, it’s okay,” You promise. “I completely understand; here, give me your phone.”
He does and you give him yours.
“Text me when you get home,” He begs, eyes sad.
“I will,” You smile, hoping to lighten the mood before he has to face more tragedies. “And you text me when you’re done, Doctor.”
“Will do,” He kisses your cheek and winks before running after his friends.
Sora walks with you and promises to let you know once she’s home. Disappointed but overall happy, you change out of your fancy outfit in favor of your oversized sweatpants and sweatshirt. The TV is on but you can’t seem to focus on anything, always glancing at your phone in hopes of receiving a text. You understand that he’s probably really busy, being the head of the ER, so you try to not expect much, deciding that it’s better to not hope for anything then to get disappointed in the end.
It’s around midnight that your phone shines, illuminating the dark room. Luckily, your insomnia kicked in and you were wide awake, replaying the events of the night over and over again, sometimes cringing at something you remember having said, or giggling at a face Mark made. Once the light of your phone washes the room, though, you forget all about the past hours and focus on the present, quickly unlocking your phone.
Mark: you promised you’d let me know once you were home >.<
He used an emoji. You couldn’t believe Mark Tuan, the stone faced doctor of the ER, used an emoji.
You: I’m sorry! I completely forgot!
You: Did you get off of work just now?
Mark: Yeah… I’m sorry if I woke you up
You: It’s okay, I wasn’t asleep
You: You must be really tired right now…
Mark: Not at all! We can talk more
Mark: If you’re not tired, that is!
You: Can you come over, then?
And you are very aware that there are a thousand better words to use rather than “emergency,” especially with a doctor that spends his days performing surgery on emergency patients, but you couldn’t help but laugh at the irony.
Mark: Emergency??? What happened?
Mark: Are you feeling alright?
Mark: Send me your address, please!
You send him the address and for a second you almost feel guilty for setting him on a panic driven mission, but you console yourself with the hope that he’ll like the reward. It takes him exact seven minutes to make it to your house and you worry about him a little, knowing that on a good traffic day, it usually takes fifteen; however, you forget all about it when you see him at your door, hair messy and eyes wild. He is still wearing the clothes he had at the exhibit and you chastise yourself for changing into your sweats.
“Hey–“ You open the door a little bit but he gently pushes the rest of it open, walking in, and closing it with his feet. His hands are on your head instantly, searching for an injury.
“What happened?” He asks and asks you to follow his finger with your eyes. “Do you feel sick? Did you get hurt again? How are you so clumsy, Y/N?”
Laughing, you hold both his hands and put them down, letting it go only when his arms are limp next to his body.
“I’m okay,” You say taking a step forward. It was now or never; you had to be brave. “It’s another kind of emergency.”
“W-what kind i-is it?” His stutter makes you smile, knowing you can break his stone face down.
“Hm, the urgent kind,” Your lips graze his as you speak, and you think he stopped breathing.
“If it’s that urgent why didn’t you call me before?” You can feel his confidence growing as one of his arms goes around your waist, and the other hand grabs the nape of your neck.
“You were busy,” You know you sound lame but it’s true– you were afraid of messing up his work.
“Never too busy for you,” And then he kisses you.
You think his kisses can be compared to his smiles; they are shy and gentle in the beginning, but once he gets comfortable, they are languid and familiar. They claim you in the most delicious of ways– your body, your mouth, your heart,– and all you can do is give; give everything he wants, even if that means giving your whole self. The things about Mark, though, is that although he takes it all, he gives his all, too; and you feel it, through the kiss, how much he wants to be yours. How much he wants you closer, and closer, and closer, until you’re pressed against your wall, trapped in his body.
You pull away first, laughing as he follows your mouth with his.
“It’s late,” You whisper in between pecks. “Why don’t we go sleep?”
“Sleep?” He asks, blinking as if he never heard those words before.
“Or not,” You wink already walking to the bedroom. “Your choice, though you look like you have… an emergency.”
“You’re going to be the death of me,” He groans and runs after you. “Get back here!”
Safe to say, you trip on your way down the hall. But it’s okay; you have your stone faced doctor with you.
hello lovelies! This is the first story of the General Hospital Series I’m doing for GOT7! How’d you like it? I have been falling in love with Mark more and more each day ❤️ leave your thoughts in the comment section, it means the world to know what you thin of my story :P love you all and thanks for the support!
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