-Hucklerobby As Roommates AU-
(An idea that came to my mind when I started drawing this)
Robby finds Dennis instead of Trinity and offers his guest bedroom to Dennis until the med student can get back to his feet, they get along well and fall into a comfortable routine (spoiler alert: Dennis ends up staying with Robby since their dynamic works so well and Robby genuinely enjoys having Dennis around).
But then Dennis ends up catching feelings for the man and heās as subtle about it as a sledgehammer.
The younger man is relieved that his boss (friend? roommate?) is kind enough to ignore it and let him stay despite the awkwardness and inconvenience of it all but at the same time Dennisā selfish and needy side is begging for Robbyās attention. To acknowledge the elephant in the room.
Fast forward to 10 months after Dennis moved in, Robby finally cracks after a very chaotic and stressful morning in the ER. Dennis had been following him like a duckling for hours and usually it wouldnāt bother Robby, but the day has been shit so far to say the least and he just canāt handle someone breathing down his neck. And giving him heart eyes the way Dennis is.
So he ends up dragging Dennis up on the rooftop to have a talk that quickly goes sideways.
The younger man is taken back by how tense and genuinely pissed off Robby is at him, his snappy and harsh words cutting deep like a scorching blade.
Heās told to stay in his lane, to remember that theyāre at work and Robby is still his boss. That Dennis is being a liability to him since he canāt concentrate properly when Dennis is always right there. He feels like a mother hen instead of the chief of the ER and he sure as hell has better things to do than humour Dennisā little crush on him and keep him entertained by letting him tag along.
Robby keeps talking in more and more heated manner, not fully paying attention to Dennis, who in return, has started silently crying. The final words feel like a strong slap across the face, the older manās eyes finally meeting Dennisā as his expression slightly softens into something that the young doctor canāt really recognise.
āListen, Dennisā¦ Whatever youāre- what you think youāre feeling, isnāt real. Youāre just confused and itāll pass and youāll forget about me. Iām not worth it, kid.ā Robby says in a quiet voice, his jaw clenching afterwards as he breaks the eye contact.
āN-no- Iām not- Robby, please-ā He chokes out, the words feeling heavy on his tongue.
The last thing Dennis wants is for Robby to think that heās some dumb kid who canāt tell the difference between a silly crush and having raw feelings for someone. His feelings are not fake. Heās not āconfusedā. Sometimes he wished he was, since it would make his day to day life so much easier. But unfortunately theyāre so painfully real that heās pretty sure itās simply impossible for him to fall in love with anyone else. It has to be Robby. It sounds like a cliche from some generic romance novel, but no one else compares. So, to hear the man belittle his feelings in such way hurts more than anything heās ever experienced. The other things the man said sting like hell as well but theyāre nothing compared to the things heās heard back in Nebraska. He has a thicker skin than people might realise. But for some reason, his weakness seems to be Michael Robinavitch.
Robby grimaces and rubs at this neck, his gaze dropping to his feet before flicking back up to meet Dennisā eyes. He swallows thickly for a few times, his eyes hold so much uncertainty in them that it makes Dennisā chest feel tight with anxiety and dread.
He has a bad feeling about whatever Robby is about to say.
āI think it would be for the best if you move out.ā The older man manages to say after a long pause in a hushed voice, the tone rough and a bit shaky around the edges.
In that moment, Dennisā world goes quiet.
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