Oblivious - Dr. Frank Langdon Imagine [The Pitt]
Title: Oblivious
Pairing: Dr. Frank Langdon X Reader
Word Count: 2,936 words
Warning(s): Langdon isn't married in this, depictions of violence
Summary: (Y/n) has a great day every day. But Frank only has a great day if (Y/n) looks at him. (Otherwise known as Frank being down bad, everyone else knowing, but (Y/n) being completely oblivious)
Author's Note: Shoutout to the ER Ken line for inspiring me to make a story where that summary could work (cannot pass up a good Barbie reference). Also, shoutout to @emziess who seems to have a talent for making Langdon's eyes look so fucking bright in these gifs.
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The first time I heard about Frank having a crush on someone in the hospital, it was from Cassie.
I had been sitting at one of the workstations, filling out the chart for a new patient who needed to be sent for an MRI to confirm a theory I had. Frank was sitting across from me. I had been so focused on my charts that I didn't even realize that he wasn't working on anything.
"Hey, (Y/n)," he said.
"Yes, Frank," I replied, mimicking his tone. I only ever used his first name if I was joking around or incredibly angry. He was a hard person to be incredibly angry at.
He let out an airy chuckle and glanced at the desk for a moment before looking back at me.
"Do you have a favorite coffee shop," he asked.
"Honestly, I can't remember the last time I went to a coffee shop," I shrugged. "I got an espresso machine as a little gift to myself a few years ago now and it has been a lifesaver. Why? Were you looking for recommendations?"
Frank seemed to deflate a little bit after my comment. "Yeah, yeah, I was. Don't worry about it though."
"Okay...," I pretended to be more suspicious of him than I was. "But if you want to get an espresso machine, I will happily send you a link to the one I have."
"Thank you," he nodded, smiling just a little bit more. "Gotta check on a patient. See ya in a bit."
"You too," I blindly waved at him as I concentrated on the computer screen.
Cassie walked over soon after, stopping next to my seat so she could look at the list of current patients.
"And done," I said as I scanned my ID and logged out of the computer. "Fingers crossed that man isn't here for half a day."
Cassie chuckled at that. "You caught that one pretty quick."
"It helps when a patient is cooperative and the family are forthcoming," I explained.
"And when you're very good at your job," she nudged me.
"I was trying to be humble." I shrugged. "How's your day going?"
"Not as chaotic as usual, but it's still the Pitt," she replied.
"Fair."
I saw her turn around and glance around the room. "I do have some interesting gossip, if you'd like it."
"Okay?" I chuckled.
"People are saying that Langdon has a crush on someone," she reported, giving me a look that almost seemed proud.
I had to fight to not let the disappointment that shot through me show on my face.
Frank and I were about as close to being best friends as you could be when you meet as adults. I thought that he would have been the one to tell me about that. At least, that's the reasoning that I used for myself. Because that would be more acceptable than admitting that I was jealous of a person I don't know the identity of.
"A crush?" I joked. "What is this? High school?"
"Are you fishing for a Bowling for Soup joke?"
"Absolutely," I nodded at her. "Anyway, did this gossip include the name of this crush?"
"I was hoping you would have one," she replied. "You two are closer than anyone else I know here."
"He didn't say a word about it," I shrugged. "I'll let you know if I find out."
"Okay," she said with an amused look. She clearly knew something that I didn't but wouldn't tell me a thing. I furrowed my eyebrows at her. "Gotta go, no rest for the wicked, right?"
"Right," I replied. She walked away quickly, leaving me to look back at the screen and find my next patient.
My conversation with Cassie wouldn't be the only weird interaction I had that day.
A while later, I would find myself walking over to the nurse's station. Dana was typing away at a computer while Frank was staring at the screen over her head. He was tapping away on the table. My focus turned to a bouquet of flowers on the counter.
"These are pretty," I commented, leaning on the counter next to Frank. "Do they need to go to any particular patient?"
"Nope, they were for the department," Dana replied. "Some parents came in to let us know that their kid pulled through. Said that we saved his life."
"Makes it all worth it," I decided.
"Didn't realize you were a fan of flowers," Frank commented.
"Only certain ones."
"Such as?"
"Peonies," I answered. "Easily the prettiest."
"Noted."
I turned to look at him. "Why?"
He seemed to panic for a moment before shrugging. "Feels like a good thing to know."
Dana placed a hand over her face, clearly hiding a laugh.
I gave her a confused look. She just waved me off.
I just shrugged. "Alright, no time to be picky. I'm just gonna pick the first thing I see- oh no."
Frank let out a laugh before quickly stopping himself.
"No, no, no, I changed my mind."
Dana raised an eyebrow at me.
"Based on the information, this looks like a potential... misuse of home goods," I explained. I tried to sound more successful than I would by saying that someone shoved something up their ass that they shouldn't have. "Last time I had a case like this, I had some... trouble being professional."
"I see."
"Yeah..." I muttered. "I guess I'll go-"
"I'll take this one," Frank stopped me.
"No, it's fine-"
"Nope, I'm taking this one," he insisted.
"Why?"
"Haven't you figured out that I'd do just about anything you asked me too?"
I stepped forward and hugged him. "My hero."
He chuckled almost directly into my ear before stepping back. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."
As he walked away, I turned back to the screen. "I'll have to buy him dinner or something for that one. Really took one for the team there."
Dana was giving me a weird look. It looked almost identical to the look that Cassie had given me earlier.
"What," I asked.
"Nothing, nothing," she shook her head. "Just wondering, have you heard about Langdon's mystery crush?"
"Maybe... do you know who it is?"
She just stared at me for a moment. "Nope, no idea."
I didn't believe her, but I didn't have the time to question her. "Okay..."
I didn't have another strange conversation that day.
Instead, all I got were some weird looks from time to time. I had caught a few of the nurses side-eyeing me. Dana also seemed to be watching me more than usual. It was all just a bit weird.
It was hard not to notice. Everyone else seemed to be aware of something that involved me, but no one would actually tell me what. It was getting to the point of being annoying.
So, when an unruly patient was wheeled into the Pitt, I was almost grateful for the opportunity to focus on something else.
He was already unhappy when he got there. The behaviors all lined up with some kind of withdrawal.
I had made the decision to move one of the nurses out of the way due to how belligerent the man had become. I don't know why. It wasn't like I was particularly stronger than any of them.
I wasn't strong enough to even pose a threat to the man.
That was proven when the man's arm had gotten out of the hands of those trying to restrain him. He swung full force to one side, cleanly clocking me in the face.
I don't know the full picture of what happened after that.
The full image of the world only truly comes into focus while I was sitting in the longue alone. I had my eyes closed; head tilted back as I tried to let the noise of the world die down for just a little bit. Just long enough to get my bearings.
I opened my eyes when the door opened.
"Hey," Frank said as he stepped inside and closed the door behind me. "How you feeling?"
"I feel like I've got whiplash," I replied. "How's it going?"
"Patient is sedated and is awaiting a psych consult," he explained before coming over to sit next to me. "Here, got some ice to help with the swelling."
"My hero," I grinned as I grabbed the ice pack. I held it to my cheek. "I've called you that twice today."
"And I haven't deserved it either time."
"Oh, shut up and take the compliment." I heard him chuckle. "You should get back out there."
"Not until I'm sure that you're okay."
I sat up straight and pulled the ice away, letting him look at the wound on my face.
Frank was incredibly gentle with me. His fingers were featherlike as he checked on me. I knew he could tell how warm my face was getting. I just didn't know what he would want to do with that information.
"Hey, umm, McKay and Dana have both mentioned something interesting," I said. "They mentioned that you had a crush on someone."
"Oh?"
"Yeah," I continued, returning the ice to my face as he leaned back. "Do you?"
"Um, yeah, you could call it a crush." he shrugged.
"Well, out with it!" I pushed, shoving his shoulder a bit.
"It doesn't matter-"
"Of course, it matters!"
"Alright, alright," he chuckled. "If you remember to ask me at the end of the day, then I'll tell you."
"Deal," I reached out to shake his hand.
I glanced over his shoulder when I felt someone looking at me. I saw Robby and Collins being incredibly obvious about looking at us with what seemed like the hundredth weird look of the day. Then, I saw Robby nudge Collins's shoulder with his own, his face going completely soft as they chuckled to themselves.
"Do you think Collins and Robby are seeing each other again?" I pointed to the view behind us.
Frank turned around to look at them, which seemed to make them realize that we could see them, so they walked away.
When he turned back to look at me, there was this look of disbelief on his face. I furrowed my eyebrows at him. He seemed to snap out of it a moment later, acting as if nothing had happened.
"Don't know, maybe," he shrugged. "They're good together."
"I've always thought so."
Robby popped his head in a few moments later.
Frank muttered about how he would see me later. I nodded at him, thanking him for checking on me. He grinned as he muttered “you're welcome" before continuing his path out of the room.
Robby focused on his mission of getting me to go home. He was sweet, always had been. But he seemed to forget that I cared significantly more about doing this job than I did about whatever bruises may come from it.
After a few minutes, he relented. He muttered about me taking a little more time to use the ice on my face before coming back. I accepted that compromise.
I was relieved that the rest of the day went significantly better. No deaths, no incredibly violent patients, no more moments of anxiety.
Except for the weird looks, which continued everywhere I went. God forbid that Frank and I worked on a case together. Everyone else in the room was looking at us like we were a time bomb that they were watching rapidly count down.
To put it very simply: I was more than happy by the time my shift ended.
Frank was waiting to walk me out to my car at the end of the day. I grinned as I made it over to him.
"Hey," he smiled.
"Hi," I let out a sigh, letting the tension roll off of my shoulders. I frowned when I saw him looking at the blooming bruise on my cheek. "Stop it. You're like the millionth person to give me a look that isn't normal."
"Are you in any pain?"
"It's sore, yeah, but nothing that some ibuprofen and ice can't fix." he didn't seem to believe me. I stepped closer to him. "Look at me. I'm fine. It's a bruise; no serious trauma, the bleeding is over, I have all my teeth. It's over and I'm okay."
He finally relented, nodding at me.
"You never told me who your crush was," I said as we started walking. I heard him sigh. "Bet you were hoping the hit would make me forget about that promise, huh?"
"I was hoping you'd have something distract you from asking again," he confessed.
When he let his sentence end there, I smacked his arm. "Well, out with it!"
"Why do you want to know so bad?"
"Because...," I trailed off for a moment. Why did I want to know so bad? To see if I could even compare to them? Just for the closure so I could move on at long last? "Because you're my friend. Probably my best friend."
"Yup, best friend," he nodded. I paused slightly at the tone he used. I couldn't figure out if he was just annoyed or if he was properly angry with me.
"What was that snark for?" I forced a chuckle to keep the conversation going.
"It's nothing."
"Oh my god," I said, stopping as we made it to our cars. "You are insufferable. Just tell me. What do you think is going to happen? Do you think I'll run off and spill your secret? I would have thought that you thought more of me than that."
"I don't think you'd do that," he admitted.
"Then, prove it by trusting me," I pushed.
He took a deep breath, running his hands over his face.
"Frank-"
"(Y/n), it's you."
Any sentence I had planned had died in the air. I stared at him in silence. There was no way that I didn't look as stunned as I felt.
It was like every weird event of the day had snapped into place. Like putting together a puzzle and finally sitting back to look at the complete image.
"Oh my god," I mumbled.
"(Y/n)..."
"Oh my god," I muttered again, taking a few steps back. He looked a bit panicked. "Oh, I'm so stupid."
He couldn't stop himself from chuckling a bit. "No, you aren't-"
"I am, actually, I really am," I insisted. "You asking me about my favorite coffee place..."
"I was trying to ask you out for coffee."
"McKay coming up to me afterwards and mentioning you having a crush on someone..."
"Her attempt to prove that you had no idea what I was doing when I asked about coffee."
"The comment about the flowers-"
"That was an accident."
"Everyone's weird looks today. Oh God, I thought Collins and Robby were sleeping together again."
I ran my hands over my face. I could hear Frank trying to stop himself from laughing at the whole series of events.
"I am such an idiot!" my sentence was muffled by my hands.
"Hey, hey," he stepped closer to me and pulled my hands away from my face. "You're not stupid. I am for not telling you sooner. You are brilliant. Part of why I... One of my favorite things about you is the fact that you're brilliant."
"Then, I'm just blind as a bat, thanks."
"Oh, for the love..." he cupped the sides of my face, getting even closer to me. I felt like my breath stopped completely. "You are amazing. Brilliant and kind and stubborn as hell and I love it. I adore it. All of it. Nothing else matters right now. Nothing outside of this moment matters."
I forced a chuckle, trying to break some of the tension. "Passionate?"
"A bit, yeah." he smiled at me.
There were a few seconds of silence. My eyes were jumping over every part of his face. His eyes were fixed on mine. I had lost hold of all concept of time at that moment.
I saw Frank open his mouth to speak, but I cut him off by leaning forward to kiss him. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. Gentle, loving. It felt like something had clicked into place. Like it was all a question of when and not if.
My hands grabbed onto the front of his scrubs. It was as if I was scared that he was going to change his mind suddenly. His hands moved to my sides, holding me just a bit tighter. It was enough to calm whatever subconscious part of my mind that had thought he was going to walk away.
I pulled away first. Frank had this smile on his face that made me chuckle quietly to myself.
"I... I don't think I mentioned this," I said, " but I do really like you."
His smile got a little bit bigger as he leaned his forehead on mine. He didn't say anything. He looked at me with the kindest eyes I had ever seen.
"I have just gotten to this point where my brain will automatically draw any other conclusion than someone's showing interest. It's a habit that I've had since high school. Helped me avoid a few pranks, but now... it just... hinders... stuff..."
"Just have to prove you wrong then," he replied before leaning in to kiss me again.
It was at that moment that I realized how much I wanted to stay there for as long as possible. And I would be content there. Because I'd be with him.
And I couldn't ask for much more.
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