#sam zanetti

[thena0315]

Imagine if Naomi knew the number of doctors that have dated a fellow co-worker in the hospital before she got there in Season 9 Episode 11

At most she's aware Hannah dated Will

[crockettmarcel]

[normakuhlings]

tsf for restart 🥺

“You haven’t seen Reese have you?”

Sam and Connor shared a look the other surgeon didn’t quite understand, silently pressing for an answer from them. Hesitantly, Sam took the charting tablet from Ava’s hands before speaking.

“Ava, Sarah left… she matched and quit today.”

[getawayaccount]

Matter To You ('Cause I know I) (1)

It all started with a tie Will did not truly expect to receive. And maybe it was stupid of him to feel as much happiness as he did, looking at the accessory, but as he had told Rhodes earlier, he didn’t come from money, and gifts, especially expensive ones, were sacred. That, accompanied by the fact that Will had been right about the Surgical Navigation Advanced Platform efficacity, as well as Natalie finally forgiving him, had his lips stretching into a ridiculously self-satisfied smile while Maggie teased him about his ‘secret admire’ - her words, not his. “Oh, someone really, really, likes you,” Maggie added as she looked inside the box. It took another second for Will to understand what she meant. Inside the tie’s box, written with a black sharpie, was a single word he definitely had not expected to read: ‘Dinner?’ Will blinked in obvious confusion as he stared at it. Was Rhodes asking him on a date? They could barely stand each other. It made no sense. “Do you know who they are?” Maggie asked. “Hm?” Will said. He didn’t know what to think and ended up shrugging it off - or at least, in appearance: “It’s just a joke.” It had to be.

* * *

Will had all but forgotten about the tie by the time he heard Maggie quite literally hiss his name. He looked up from the computer screen where he had been busy checking his planning for the next few weeks when his friend materialized seemingly out of nowhere… and pinched him, hard, on the arm. “What the - that hurt,” Will protested. “Good. Did it wake you up too?” Maggie shot-whispered back. Will looked at her as if she had lost her mind, both confused and slightly irritated. He opened his mouth to ask what this was about but she beat him to it: “I just heard Rhodes tell Zanetti that he couldn’t get a drink with her after work because he has asked someone out, to dinner, and he is still waiting for their answer,” Maggie explained. Oh God. “So?” Will said. He looked back at the computer screen, trying to act nonchalant. “What the hell are you waiting for?” Maggie asked. He shrugged and she hit him on the arm again, not hard enough to hurt but he still jumped. “First, that note was a joke,” Will said finally. “Second, even if it wasn’t, I’m not gay.” “That doesn’t exempt you from giving him an answer,” Maggie answered without missing a beat. “The man doesn’t deserve to spend his evening waiting for a text from you when he could be getting laid.” His friend gave him a pointed and obviously disappointed look before walking away while he simply stood there and stared. He hadn’t really seen things from that angle, and actually, he had tried really, really, hard not to think about the invitation at all. However, he wasn’t sure what was worse: having to man up and talk to Rhodes, or knowing the man would just move on and spend a ‘nice’ evening with Zanetti while he would be trying to figure out what to eat, alone at his apartment...

* * *

Will was about to go and get ready to leave when a colleague from the next shift asked him for a consult on a newly admitted patient. By the time he came out of the room, most of the people he worked with had gone home - Maggie included - and he was partly relieved he would get away with texting Rhodes his answer… when he caught sight of the man outside the doctors’ lounge, clearly waiting for someone… who happened to be Sam Zanetti: “So are you coming with me or did your mystery date finally get their head out of their ass?” Will heard her ask. Rhodes snorted, self-deprecative. And okay, maybe Maggie was right. Will was an asshole. Or at least, he had been acting like one and he needed to fix it. “Connor?” he called. The man was obviously taken aback by hearing Will’s voice and when he looked at him, Will was surprised to realize he also seemed… hopeful? Which was when Will’s brain decided to stop working. “Does the offer still stand? Dinner, I mean?” he heard himself ask. And what the hell was he doing? “Yeah, yes, of course,” Rhodes said. “I still have to change,” Will added. “It shouldn’t take me more than five minutes, top.” “Sure, take your time.” Will nodded, then stopped with a hand on the lounge’s door handle, when a thought crossed his mind: “Full disclaimer; I don’t have anything to go with the tie,” he said. And also the full potential of his words flew right above his own head, Rhodes had to bit back a smile: “Casual is fine,” the man said. Will nodded again before disappearing inside the lounge, the door closing behind him, but not before he heard Zanetti’s comment: “I’m gonna be honest with you, I didn’t see that one coming,” Neither did Will.

* * *

Saying Will was tensed would have been a euphemism. He was radiating nervosity by the time they reach the restaurant Rhodes had picked out. A hole-in-the-wall type of thing which both surprised Will and yet didn’t. After all, Rhodes hardly fit the idea he had always had of the Rich Kids from the Gold Coast. He hadn’t graduated from an Ivy League college, he wasn’t driving a fancy sports car and he hadn’t seemed put off by Will’s simple t-shirt and jeans either. He was nice and Will felt worse every passing second. He paused as they were about to enter the small but cozy-looking establishment: “I have to tell you,” he said. “I - I’m not… gay.” “O-kay? Neither am I?” Rhodes answered. He sounded vaguely amused, eyebrows raised, and Will blinked in confusion. “This isn’t a date?” he asked without thinking. “I mean, yes, it could be, it was my original idea but if that’s not something you want, it could just as well be a friendly dinner,” Rhodes said. He shrugged and Will… Will didn’t know what to say nor do. Rhodes was offering him the perfect way out on a silver plate… and he couldn’t seem to just take it. Will opened his mouth and closed it without articulating a word. “Actually, what about we eat and then we decide what this is. Would that be okay with you?” Rhodes added after a beat of awkward silence on Will’s part. “Yeah, yes, that sounds, yeah, okay,” Will managed finally. Rhodes smiled and Will couldn’t help but ask himself why the man wanted to spend his evening with an idiot like him when he could have been having a drink, and probably, sex, with a smart and hot woman like Zanetti.

* * *

Dinner went surprisingly well. Actually, it was probably the best maybe-a-date Will had had in a very long time. The conversation flowed easily between them: they shared anecdotes about their lives, also neither of them mentioned their families more than in passing, they did get personal about other topics. They also, somehow, ended up debating about Chicago’s sports teams, before Connor brought up the SNAP, and Will told Connor about a podcast he should listen to if he didn’t want to literally ‘crack open a [medical] journal once in a while’. All in all, Connor was ridiculously charming. Smart, nice, and even funny, and Will started to understand why so many people had been mooning over the man at the hospital. Hours flew by and they were amongst the last customers to leave the restaurant. They stood on the sidewalk in front of the establishment as they - reluctantly - separated to go and find their cars. “Have a good night, Will,” Connor concluded. “You too,” Will simply answered at first. They both took a few steps, walking backward, before turning around. However, Will turned back almost immediately and called Connor’s name. “Yes?” the other man said. He had stopped and turned around. His body language was nonchalant but there was something in his gaze… “Let’s do something else next time,” Will added. “Next time?” Connor repeated, a small smile playing on his lips. “Second date,” Will said. “I have a place in mind.” “Okay,” Connor answered simply.

However, his smile spoke for itself.

[crystalsbooksandtea]

Connor going “I didn’t know you were trying to peg me” after doctor Zanetti tells him she didn’t peg him as a bleeding heart is in his personal top 5 sexiest moments and I said what I said 

[inactive-chicago-heroes]

Imagine if it was Sam that came back in Season 4 instead of Robin. No doubt, Ava and Sam would become rivals at who's the better female surgeon. Actually, that there sounds more interesting than the Charles family, no offense to their fans. Someone should write a fanfic on it.

Honestly I would love Sam to come back!! She was my first favourite character on Med. Unfortunately all favourite characters have a tendency to get written off. I wouldn’t really want Med to pit Ava and Sam against each other though, and they wouldn’t have reason to since they work in different departments. They should totally be friends and have a playfully rivalry, bragging to each other about their cases and probably would love to annoy the hell out of Connor. There should be a big case where Ava, Connor and Sam all team up.

[cunninghamh2014]

Chicago Med / Arrow prompts

I’m not really good at starting stories and i’ve had these two stuck in my head and i just can’t start them. Anyone want to try to pick em up?

Connor attacked at apartment - by "unknown" group -- League of Assassins  

Oliver shows up in ED

[im-tryingtoloveyou]

Connor Rhodes + Confessing his insecurities to his partner

Look this isn’t an excuse. I am just trying to give you a little context here. I have a father, whom you met, who’s made it his life’s mission to undermine me. Maybe that’s made me a little sensitive at times.