plotted starter for @sympatheticdominance
~ Running a hand though his hair, Langdon tried to IGNORE the clammy damp clinging to his brow, clutching the file in his hand like it somehow offered an anchor. He'd figured at first it was just something he ate last night catching up with him. Pain in his stomach, unable to keep anything down. Wouldn't have been the first time poor diet choices had made him REGRET it the day after. Med school had been a ride for his stomach.
Even the nauseous trips to the bathroom he'd taken today, though more frequent then they should have been, would fit that. Then the loss of appetite had happened. DANA had offered him a sandwich earlier and sure, he had maybe waved it off a little too FORCEFULLY...but that was normal, he hadn't been hungry.
And well, if he had been more avoidantly quiet today, that was his business. Should outright please some.
But then the pain had gotten WORSE three hours into his shift. Skin feeling like it was overheating. The medical side of his brain muttering the word FEVER into the forefront like a betrayal....something Frank instantly crushed under his heel. Taking a steadying breath as the pain in his abdomen made heat flush over him. Hand running through his hair again. Suck it up, Frank. Just a few more hours, you can do this.
Turning a corner with a little more aggression than he'd meant, he hadn't seen Emma coming until she'd barreled into him. Clipping his shoulder and KNOCKING the file clean from his hand. The sudden jerking motion sending pain firing through him so intensely he nearly doubled over. A curl coming to his lips instead. Looking down at the scattered file with an open armed i r a t e gesture, SNARLING on the young nurse. Anger flashing as pain lanced across his side. ' Hey, 'the hell are you doing?? This is a damned hospital and unless someone is coding you have no reason to be sprinting around like a fucking idiot. Try conducting yourself with just a TAD bit more professionalism. This isn't a fucking SCHOOLYARD. '~