"πΌ ππΈπΈπ· πππ πππ
πΈ ππ»π΄π πΌ ππ΄ππ ππ." - Parker Ellis x Yearner!reader
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cw! : fem!reader, suggestive text, possibly inaccurate hospital jargon, disgusting amount of yearning, reader hasn't been in a relationship before, parker vents to shen, possibly others. No use of y/n. Night shift setting. Reader calls Dana 'Mama'. Minor angst! Reader is a tad romantically insecure.
story summary: How did a girl so strict with herself allow her heart and brain to be so full? Men, dni.
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"I'm such a wreck.." You'd started coming in early. That's how fucking bad this crush had gotten. The late nights, you could handle. At least sweet dreams ofβholding her hand, hugging her, kissing her forehead..at least that followed sleep. But here? You shouldn't be distracted by her. People could be dying. Medications had to be given. Emergencies were a constant.
There was no need for all your..infatuation with her muscles of all things during that.
You pushed open the door to the charge nurse station, wanting to hug Dana before she left.
"Hey, Mama!" You beamed, hugging her. She smiled.
"Hey, kid. You came early again. Wonder why." She teases.
She clocked your huge crush ages ago, when you caught Parker sleeping in a room and smiled just a bit too softly before getting her a blanket.
"I..It's not just that-" "Relax, I'm jokin'. Come on, all hands on deck."
You nod and start to go to manage the handoffs before she calls you again. "She's in her usual exam room. You got her coffee, yeah?"
You look down at the two coffees in your hand. "..I suppose I did."
Dana laughs as you walk away in slight shame.
Cassie Mckay, a day shift resident smiles at Dana as she packs up her water bottle and zips her hoodie.
"She's adorable." Dana just snickers in response.
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You opened the door to the exam room, moving the curtain aside quietly.
'Fuck, she's so pretty.' You thought.
You set the black coffee down (only one sugar) and left without another thought.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Parker.
She was usually good with workplace drama, if she had any. Confront it in private, resolve, move on.
But how the fuck do you resolve a crush on a beautiful nurse? You don't.
She'd been subtly trying to ease her way into your shifts, yeah. But all that had to come in between traumas and exams, and CT results, and unfortunately, she needed to stay on top of those things as a resident.
Even if every damn staff member in here knew about your obvious crush on her.
It was cute, how you were so open sometimes, yet so goddamn infuriating also.
Lena directed half of your assignments to her. Hell, even Shen was feeling a little bad for you since she hadn't told anyone about how she felt.
She's not as obvious as you.
Doesn't mean she doesn't care for you.
Because, even after all her short nods and pleasant, although concise conversations, you'd still brought her a coffee this evening. One sugar. Like she liked it. And you still kept quiet as she slept, though it was kind of time to start the shift.
Shen's loud ass would burst in though.
"YOO, wake up Sleeping Beauty. There is a broken wrist calling your name." He dragged the curtain open, flickering the light. "You're actually a devil." She groans.
Shen pauses, not because of the insult.
"Another coffee?" Parker nods.
"One sugar?" "Right again."
"Damn, she's good. Your loss, Elli-"
"How's it my loss? I have coffee."
"..Hm..not what I meant. I mean it's a shame you don't like her-"
"....fuck!" Shen laughs happily. "You do!-"
Parker gets up, holding the coffee. "Nosy ass..I've got a wrist to wrap."
"We're talking about this!"
Parker leaves to join the eleven year old girl, effectively leaving Shen, before her eyes rest on you, helping an older woman with getting up. Laughing at a joke she made.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________You.
"Have you got a husband, dear..?" You smile.
"I do not, Mrs. Stevie. It's hard to find a good lover these days." You held her up onto her walker, careful to keep her steady.
She laughs. "Ah, you're a beautiful girl, someone'll sweep you off your feet."
"I sure hope so. Alrightl Mrs. Stevie, here's your Amandatine and Pramipexole, both of these are once a day, in the morning or at night!"
"Thank you again..my husband is parked outside." She smiles.
One day maybe you'll say that about Pa-
"Ah, sorry..yes..I hope you'll have a great night!"
The ER was a place where no matter what secret you had, It'd be frontline news in maybe three to five business days. Your crush had broken that record. A day after you'd put that blanket on Parker, and walked away from where she was everytime she'd asked a different person if they'd done it, it was immediately understood. Many didn't understand your reservations. At least, not in the sense of romantic feelings. Lena frequently put you two together for "exposure therapy" and Shen teased you about it every chance he got. Not to mention, Abbot found out when he thought you hated the woman, only to find out that it was the exact opposite. Your little clam ups were the result of the thoughts that you were too scared to say out loud, and those thoughts said two main things;
'Why do I always fall too hard? And 'How can I make this go away?'
It was getting to the point when it physically hurt to look at her and know she couldn't be yours. Not if you were being as much as you were right now. Too much as you've always been. You can't trade expectations for experience, after all. Sure, you've been kissed, but to ask someone to drown in you, just as much as you have for them, even though they hadn't asked you to? That's selfish.
And how could you be so selfish to a woman who deserved the world?
At least, you thought she did.
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@doux-silene, hey boo..i didn't know if you wanted a happy ending..if so, I can def make another part, i feel bad for reader lowkey π