did you pageย annelise davisย fromย general surgery/still decidingย ?ย theyโre theย twenty six year old internย at LUMC, merged fromย kingsley memorial hospital, theyโve been working here forย 1 year. youโve probably seen them if you caught a up toย red hair tied up in a messy pony tail, napping in the locker room after a shift, chocolate filled pockets and stress baking cupcakes, the patients that do like them would tell you they areย disciplined andย energetic, but some of them think theyโreย stubborn andย manipulative. time is rushing, just go and find them.ย
about
full name: annelise kathryn davis
nicknames: annie, davis, lizzy
age: 26
birthday: may 11th
occupation: intern from kingsley memorial (now at lexley university medical center)
speciality: undecided (leaning towards general surgery but isnโt in love with anything in particular)
gender + pronouns: female | she/her
sexuality: bisexual
status: single
personality
bedside manner: pragmatic but not cold (will bring cupcakes to kidsโ rooms and then turn around to argue with a resident over the stupidest shit)
strengths: disciplined, quick learner, great under pressure, energetic, adaptable
annelise was never really asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, and when she was, her parents usually answered for her. as the daughter of two prestigious doctors, she grew up knowing dinner table conversations would always circle back to cases, rounds and patients.
in high school she didnโt question the ap classes, the volunteering or the summer internships. being a doctor wasnโt the dream. it was the family job, something she was expected to do.
and the worst thing? sheโs good at it. she graduated top of her class, aced her step exams, and got an an intern position at kingsley memorial without breaking a sweat (or dear old dad made a phone call but sheโll never cop to that).
her work ethic is good, her hands steady and her brain works fast. but deep down she knows that most around her live for medicine in a way she never did. theyโre here because itโs all they ever wanted. sheโs here because itโs all she ever knew.
ใ callum turner, cisman + he/him ใ๐ฌ ย โงโห ย โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you pageย rowan barrettย fromย cardiothoracic surgeryย ?ย theyโre theย thirty-five year oldย lab technicianย atย lexington university hospital, theyโve been working here forย 10 years. youโve probably seen them if you caught a look atย the most confusing situationship partner, elaborated planned dates, missed calls and unread texts, a Youtube channel covering anime series, video games, the patients that do like them would tell you they areย meticulousย andย gentle, but some of them think theyโreย vindictiveย andย possessive. time is rushing, just go and find them.
GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH MOSTLY WITH WOMEN EXCEPT FOR HIM AND HIS FATHER. HIS MOM, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTERS RAN THE HOUSEHOLD LIKE A MILITARY AND HELD THE TWO MEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR MUNDANE ACTIONS THAT WOMEN WOULD TAKE ON NORMALLY WITHIN THE EYES OF SOCIETY AND MOST PEOPLE OF COLOR'S CULTURES EVEN THOUGH THE BARRETTS WEREN'T PEOPLE OF COLOR.
ESPECIALLY SINCE ROWAN WAS THE OLDEST, WHETHER IT WAS BY 1 YEAR OR 10 YEARS, HE NEEDED TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
THERE'S OFTEN A STEREOTYPE OF MALES WHO ARE IN A WOMEN DOMINATED HOUSEHOLD IS THEY'RE SWEET AND RESPECTFUL KINGS-- DON'T GET HIM WRONG THOUGH, ROWAN GREW UP THAT WAY, BUT AS HE GOT OLDER AND BRANCHED OFF INDEPENDENTLY, HE WAS A RESPECTFUL HEARTBREAKER.
THE VISUALS THAT COME WITH THE BARRETT FAMILY CAN'T BE UNDERMINED AT ALL, THEY'RE ALL A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL BEIGNS, THEY NEVER HEARD OTHERWISE. WHICH IS WHY IN SOCIAL SETTINGS, THEY NEVER STRUGGLED WITH GAINING ROMANTIC INTERESTS-- LIKE WHEN ROWAN'S FRIENDS WOULD COME OVER TO HIS HOUSE, THEY WOULD BE IN EXCITEMENT TO-- NOT NERD OUT-- BUT TO SEE HIS SISTERS THAT WERE CLOSE IN THEIR AGE LIKE THEY WERE AN EXHIBIT OR SOMETHING.
HIS PARENTS COMES FROM A SUCCESSFUL MODELING/ACTING BACKGROUNDS AND HIS SISTERS FOLLOWED BEHIND THEIR FOOTSTEPS BEING NEPO-BABIES, HE YEARNED FOR THE ATTENTION SO HE DID TOO BUT HE BRANCHED OFF TO THE MEDICAL FIELD AT THE AGE OF 25 TO TRY SOMETHING NEW AND IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT HAS STICKED WITH HIM TO THE POINT HE HAS BEEN GOING ON 10 YEARS STRONG BUT STILL MAKES TIME FOR HIS OTHER INTERESTS, HE STILL DOES MODELING GIGS AND RUNS A YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
HE'S A HOT COMMODITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WORK-- AND IT'S NOT ALL ROMANTIC, HE'S ALSO A BIG PLATONIC PERSON-- HE'S A BETTER FRIEND THAN HE IS A LOVER, AND IT'S NOT LIKE HE HAS TROUBLE COMMITTING-- HE DOES BUT IT'S NOT LIKE HE HAD BAD REP ON LOVE GROWING UP, HE JUST GOES BY NOT BEING HERE FOR A LONG TIME BUT A GOOD TIME.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT NOT HERE FOR A LONG TIME BUT A GOOD TIME MINDSET, HE COMES OFF AS SELF-SABATOAGER WITH ANY ROMANTIC INTERACTIONS HE'S INVOLVED IN. AND YET HE SEEMS LIKE HE WANTS HIS CAKE AND TO EAT IT TOO BECAUSE EVEN WHEN HE'S THE ONE BEING THE HEARTBREAKER, MISSING CALLS, IGNORING TEXTS, HE CAN'T HELP BUT ALWAYS HAVING THINGS HIS WAY AND THAT OFTEN REVOLVES WITH HIS MIND CHANGING AND HIM CONTRADICTING THE WAY HE GOES ABOUT HIS LIFE.
HE'S REAL PETTY AND IT SHOWS WHEN THINGS AREN'T GOING HIS WAY, HE TRULY NEEDS TO GROW UP-- THE MAN IS IN HIS THIRTIES. HE'S NOT A PSYCHO TO THE POINT HE WOULD PHYSICALLY CAUSE HARM TO ANYONE, HIS ANNOYING BEHAVIOR TARGETS PSYCHOLOGICALLY WHETHER HE MEANS FOR IT TO OR NOT.
004.ย ย SOME WANTED PLOTS. (A FEW BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
CHILDHOOD BOY BESTIE (0/1): WENT THROUGH THE SAME SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND WENT ON TO WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, THE MUSE COULD HAVE WENT BEFORE OR AFTER HIM.
YOUNGER SISTER (0/1): ONE YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS AN INTERN AND WORKING TOWARDS A MEDICAL CAREER AS SHE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO HER BROTHER.
CURRENT SITUATIONSHIP (0/1): SHE OFC WORKS WITHIN THE MEDICAL FIELD TOO. HE ISN'T MESSY WITH HIS SITUATIONSHIPS, HE LIKES TO DEAL WITH THEM 1 BY 1 BELIEVE IT OR NOT. SO THE CURRENT ONE HE IS WITH HE OFC GIVES HER ATTENTION SHOWERS HER LIKE HE'S HER PARTNER BUT OBVIOUSLY HE SENDS MIX SIGNALS AND CLEARLY ISN'T SET ON A OFFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BUT THIS MUSE COULD BE SERIOUS IN WANTING A RELATIONSHIP OR THEY BOTH ARE IN AGREEMENT OF THIS SITUATIONSHIP AND SHE HAS THAT OTHER SITUATIONSHIP AND IT'S A CASE OF HE FALLS FIRST . THIS DYNAMIC BETWEEN ROWAN AND HER WILL BE A WILL THEY WON'T THEY.
ใ taylor russell, ciswoman + she/her ใ๐ฌ ย โงโห ย โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you pageย isadora "is" newtonย fromย pediatricsย ?ย theyโre theย thirty year oldย registered nurseย atย kingsley memorial hospital, theyโve been working here forย 3 years. youโve probably seen them if you caught a look atย wild weekend nights with the girls, passionately arguing with patients who disagree on her takes, the personification of taking candy from a baby, the sweet smell of vanilla whiffing past, the patients that do like them would tell you they areย fervidย andย eloquent, but some of them think theyโreย complacentย andย materialistic. time is rushing, just go and find them.
SHE COMES FROM A LARGE FAMILY, BOTH HER BLACK MOTHER AND WHITE FATHER'S SIDE HAVING CHILDREN BEFORE HER AND AFTER HER (AFTER THEIR DIVORCE) ISADORA'S MOM'S HARLEM BROWNSTONE APARTMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND IS STILL THE PLACE EVERYONE MEETS AT FOR FAMILY FUNCTIONS.
ISADORA WAS USED TO BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION IN HER FAMILY JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE WAS-- NO ONE WAS LEFT OUT AND THAT STILL APPLIES.
GROWING UP, ISADORA'S DREAM CAREER WAS NEVER MEDICAL RELATED, SHE ALWAYS MADE IT CLEAR SHE WANTED TO BE FAMOUS, NO SPECIFIC PATH-- JUST THE GENRIC TITLE OF BEING FAMOUS. WHEN IT CAME TO HER BEING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS STILL THAT MINDSET WITH A FEW SPECIFIC INTERESTS COOKING, FILM/TV, MODEL...
ISADORA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR KID AT SCHOOL SO WHEN SHE ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL, HER INSTANT POPULARITY WAS TOO BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE HAD HER OLDER HALF-SIBLINGS WHO PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED OR CURRENTLY ATTENDED WITH A GREAT REPUTATION.
ISADORA DID COLLEGE FOR NOT EVEN A YEAR, SHE DROPPED OUT AND WENT TO TAKE ON COUNTLESS OF RANDOM JOBS FROM WAREHOUSES, RESTAURANTS, FOOD DELIVERY-- UNTIL SHE LANDED ON HOME CARE, HER MOM DID IT BUT ISADORA WAS IGNORANT IN THE FACT OF TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERY, BUT SHE NEEDED TO MAKE MONEY AND TRULY LOVED INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHETHER IT WAS GOOD OR BAD, SHE WAS WILLING TO PULL HER PRIDE TO THE SIDE AND GET HER PCA CERTIFICATE AND BE ASSIGNED TO A HOME CARE AGENCY AND HAVE AN ELDERY PATIENT TO TAKE CARE OF.
ISADORA'S EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE ELDERY WAS CERTAINLY AN EXPERIENCE. SHE'D HELP THEM OUT AND GO ALL OUT TO DO SO BUT THE DYNAMIC WOULD ALSO INVOLVE HER ARGUING BACK WITH THEM-- SHE HAD COUNTLESS OF TIMES WHERE SHE EITHER LEFT A CASE OR THE PATIENT DIDN'T WANT HER ANYMORE BUT STUBBORNLY ENOUGH FROM BOTH SIDES, THEY WOULD END UP ALWAYS WANTING HER BACK AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS WANT TO GO BACK BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE TOO LATE.
HER TRANSFORMATION TO A PEDIATRIC RN WOULD COME FROM HER CURIOSITY IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AFTER WORKING WITH ELDERY PATIENTS, AND IT'S NOT LIKE SHE WOULDN'T BE READY FOR IT BECAUSE SHE ALSO GREW UP TAKING CARE OF HER OWN SIBLINGS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
DUA LIPA VIBES-- WHEN IT'S TIME TO BE OFF WORK, SHE'S AT THE BEST VACATION SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD.
IF GIVEN THE CHANCE SHE'S NOT AFARID TO EXPERIMENT ON HER LOOK, HAIR-STYLES, FASHION, TATTS.
004.ย ย SOME WANTED PLOTS. (A FEW BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
YOUNGER HALF-SIBLING (0/1): A MUSE WITH EITHER A DIFFERENT FATHER OR MOTHER FROM ISADORA AFTER HER PARENTS DIVORCE, THIS MUSE IS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
OLDER SIBLING (0/1): THIS MUSE HAS THE SAME MOTHER AND FATHER AS ISADORA SO THEY'RE MIXED WITH BALCK & WHITE. THEY'RE ALSO IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
CHAOTIC GIRL FRIEND GROUP (0/3): WHETHER THEY'RE ALL FROM THE SAME HOSPITAL OR A MIX OF LEXINGTON AND KINGSLEY, ONCE THESE WOMEN ARE NOT ON SHIFT-- GOOD LUCK CHARLIE... IT'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT, SOMETHING IS ALWAYS GOING ON. THEIR INSTAGRAM PHOTO DUMPS ARE ALWAYS TELLING A STORY YOU WANT DETAILS ABOUT.
BESTIES WITH THE INTERNS (0/?): IN THIS DYNAMIC WITH ISADORA BEING THE OLDEST, SHE TAKES THE INTERNS UNDER HER WINGS AND FORCES THEM ALL TO BE IN THE FRIEND GROUP WITH HER AND GUIDES THEM NOT ONLY IN THE MEDICAL FIELD BUT IN THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE OF IT EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T ASK HER.
๐ฌ โงโห โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you page dorian poole from orthopedics ? theyโre the twenty-nine year old surgical resident at lexington, theyโve been working here for four years. youโve probably seen them if you catch a up to sneakers scraping on the floor due to speed walking, glasses forgotten on the top of his head, fists slamming on tables but followed up with sweet treats as an apology, wistful looks brushed away with a shake of a head, the patients that do like them would tell you they are lionhearted and zealous, but some of them think theyโre reckless and boisterous. time is rushing, just go and find them.
possible triggers: parental death ( illness )
full name : dorian river poole
birthdate / age : oct 31, twenty-nine
maternal information : maya poole, deceaded at age 27.
paternal information : keith quinn, lives on the upper east side, married once, currently 55, works as a private md.
extended familial information : has two younger siblings, both close in age to him from keith & his step-mother talia. his mother had several siblings, but his father is an only child.
child(ren) information : n/a
sexuality : heterosexual
relationship status : it's complicated
languages spoken : english, asl, spanish.
distinguishing marks : a long faded scar along his left thigh from a childhood sports injury.
faceclaim : cody chri.stian
dorian got his name from the class his parents met in in college -- a class literature class, from the picture of dorian gray. it was the book they were assigned to read, and given that he was born on halloween his mother thought it fitting to name him after a gothic literature character. his mother filled his head with stories from the time he was a child. all maya wanted to do was be a writer. she never got the opportunity, though. she had been writing down in her journals since she was young, every thought she had in her head and the stories she had half come up with, and bits and pieces of her thoughts. it's the one memory -- lots of memories, technically -- that dorian still has of his mother.
when maya passed, dorian naturally expected he would live with one of his aunts or uncles, stay in maine and be with the family. but it all came crashing down when even at five years old he knew that everything was different. because the air seemed to still the day he met his father.
dorian was swept from his home in maine and brought to the bustling city of manhattan. he had no idea what was going on. just that he was with family he had never met. this man he had heard about from his mother's stories and some more people he didn't know. a new mother, and siblings he had to get to know too.
of course, being five he had time to get to know everything, and he begged to spend summers back in maine and got his wish for a while. he spent a lot of breaks from school back with his family in maine. the summers allowed him to reset and get back into a normal groove before heading back into the city and being in the private schools that his father had forced him into.
even as a young kid, dorian felt like he didn't belong. he was always feeling as though he needed to live up to the expectations that his father set for him. as much as he wanted to do everything he felt like he couldn't keep up with the pressure. even when he exceeded expectations his dad didn't seem to give him the attention that was expected.
living up to the expectations set for him, dorian went to medican school and did everything in his power to best his father's standards. he might be the oldest sibling, but he always feels like he's the one left out of the crowd, a bit of the black sleep of the family -- but moreso in his father's eyes than anyone elses. however, that's probably because his father seems to do that with everyone, putting his career first.
reality is, dorian just wanted to be a writer, but now at this point he would never admit that out loud. he spent hours writing things down like his mother had. writing things in the margins of his mother's notebooks. he even went so far as to dual major in college originally, pre-med and english. pre-med to appease his father, and english for himself.
while he was in med school, dorian was writing like crazy and made connections with other authors. he eventually found a way to make things work and published a series of short stories, based on both his own and his mother's story ideas. of course, he did it under a pseudonym because he didn't need his father up in his business commenting about everything and knowing all of his own details. it was the one bright spot in his otherwise hectic life.
he still publishes short stories under the pseudonym, but you will never find it. at least, he truly believes no one would ever find it. because he's done a lot of work to separate himself from that work.
he's often quick to anger, a temper he gets from his father. but he tends to keep it all bottled inside, too. even with his busy work schedule, he still manages to write a lot with his free time. again, a side of him that he keeps to himself for the most part.
here's the secret, dorian doesn't want to be a doctor but he would never say it out loud. and he is one of the best up and coming ortho surgeons in his field. he truly is good at what he does. he simply just has other passions that he would rather be doing. it's just one of those things, where he feels like he needs to do this rather than what he actually loves. so he settled, and continues to overachieve.
does everything he can for his patients, and often finds himself overworked, but never under pressure. he's the kind of person who might snap at something one second, but be totally fine in another moment because he just needed to let off some steam.
still often goes to maine when he has the time to spend time with his mother's family. it's the one part of his life he never feels like he has to separate from. his apartment is minimalist in some ways, but cluttered in others. he's got books and papers and some mementos from his time in maine scattered through everything.
not talkative, but more observing than most. likely acts as if he knows nothing but knows just about everything if you mentioned it once. and has a mental note list of things running in his head too.
ใย CIS WOMAN + SHE/HERย ใ๐ฌ ย โงโห ย โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you pageย CLARISSA ASTOR-LANEย ย fromย TRAUMAย ?ย theyโre theย forty two year oldย HEAD OF DEPARTMENTย atย KINGSLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, theyโve been working here forย 17ย years. youโve probably seen them if you caught aย silk blouses, a pant suit with a padded shoulder presented for work but an alpaca oversized sweater when sheโs off shift, many discarded wine bottles on the weekend, an intense glare when sheโs in disagreement with a point or individual. the patients that do like them would tell you they areย INTUITIVEย andย DECISIVE, but some of them think theyโreย ABRASIVEย andย DECEITFUL. time is rushing, just go and find them.
trigger warnings: infertility tw, divorce tw, mental health tw
full name: clarissa elisabeth astor-lane
nickname: lis by close family but don't even try, the iron lady, 'serious sally'.
date of birth: 30 december
sexual orientation: bisexual (but doesn't like labels)
romantic orientation: as above
maritial status: divorce pending
hometown: manhattan, new york city, new york
current residence: manhattan
occupation: head of trauma at kingsley memorial hospital
clarissa was always set for greatness, at least thatโs what her parents had built her up to be in the hope of continuing the astor legacy with pride. even in her earlier years, she displayed high levels of intelligence by being an excellent reader by the age of five, leaps and bounds in front of everyone else in her class. however, it was the social queues she didnโt quite understand. there was little thought for otherโs in the class, frequently shouting out the answer because she just wanted to show them that she knew it already.
it was no surprise to her parents when the school called herย giftedย but that didnโt mean they thought she could do no wrong. clarissa always wanted a seat at the adults table as she preferred to talk to adults over her peers - perhaps that was because she was an only child or that she struggled to connect with them. she did have a habit of becoming upset easily and instead of a hug, sheโd get 'tough loveโ.
there was a pressure to perform and execute everything to the best of her ability - some of that pressure came from her parents but most of it was self-inflicted. sheย likedย being the best at something and hated when someone was better; it rarely happened but when it did, sheโd get rather upset (birthday party games were off the table).
clarissa carried that type a personality into high school with her. a top student and athlete, it seemed that she had everything going for her.ย little miss know it all- thatโs what sheโd been named (and a lot worse). however, she just learnt to shut it out, sheโd always keep going. how she pushed herself was a concern to her head of year, mostly because she cried all afternoon when she got a 'bโโฆ it would be the first of many incidents and her teachers did suggest that she speak to someone in relation to this but her parents were so quick to shut it down and say that she was fine.
of course, she did fantastically in her exams and was quickly on to bigger and better things - medical school. wanting to make an actual difference, she had opted for kingsley memorial when her father had connections with lexington university (perhaps her needing to distance herself from him was actually the reason why she did it, not because of out of 'the goodness of her heart'. of course, she'd never claim it was because of that reason these days. it would only ever be the best for her. she was focused,ย hyperย fixatedย on being the best. over time, she did learn to relax a little and to connect with a few people but it always seemed to end in disaster. there was something that she foundย interestingย about people and was a good listener in that regard - she just couldnโt keep friends or a relationship (mostly because she wouldnโt be able to provide what they were looking for or she would just get bored).
however, criticism sunk back in and it did unnerve her. clarissa was under a lot of pressure, she had been for years. sheโd turned forty, thought that her career would give her everything she needed in life but that just wasnโt the case. at this point, she was in a relationship with another woman and it had been doing well so she couldnโt understand why she felt how she did. burnout didnโt begin to cover it. she was rich,ย successfulย yet still felt like shit and she felt like she was the one no one liked. she had never seemed to care about peopleโs opinions of her but then she started to and it was at a great detriment.
still, clarissa kept going - she was now head of department, trauma, married and trying to start a family with her wife, rolling her eyes every time marcus kessler was praised when she worked so hard whilst clarissa felt she got nothing in return. of course she did, she did a good job, was paid for it but then she always set the standard so high for herself (some things never changed). when she did that, it was also her own ego that was boosted and this was definitely noticed by her colleagues and even kessler. she just couldn't match up to him in experience as she'd not been in the field, she knew that, but a part of her thought she could do a better job... she would have her conflicts with kessler but at the end of the day, the two had each other's back and he was willing to let her attitude slide when she was under pressure.
doctor shortages in the hospital couldn't have come at a worse time for clarissa. she was undergoing fertility treatment, something that she kept quiet on because her colleagues did not need to be in her personal business. she had been ill on multiple occasions and ended up in the emergency room herself with OSHH.
it definitely put a strain on her relationship but clarissa didn't want to talk about it - her wife couldn't have children but wanted them, she had agreed to it but the complications had majorly put her off and clarissa withdrew herself from the process. did she even want children herself? when other options were discussed, she was hesitant - perhaps she was just entertaining it because her wife wanted them so badly but clarissa couldn't see it in her future. she didn't want them in her future but she loved her wife.
it ended up crumbling, her wife ended up leaving and again, she told no one. she carried on as she always did but it was grating on her and being understaffed made her exhausted, running on empty. for once, clarissa astor-lane couldn't hack it, she couldn't do it. it was up to her as department head to sort it out, to come up with a plan but everyone was overworked with the strenuous nature of the job and for the first time in her life, it made her feel like a failure and unwanted.
clarissa had cracked - the fact that she was bawling her eyes out in kessler's office was the furthest from what usually happened and it was clear the stress of everything was having a detrimental impact on her emotional wellbeing. her original sick note had been for four weeks but was extended to eight and she was able to get legalities sorted and things in her penthouse rearranged (and do some much needed self-care).
however, she's been back for a month and feels like it's even worse than when she left. clarissa has knuckled down and wants to run a tight ship. she's back to her no-nonsense demeanour for now.
ใ sabrina carpenter, cisfemale + she / her ใ ๐ฌ ย โงโห ย โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you pageย GUINEVERE โGWENโ SLOANย fromย GENERAL SURGEON?ย theyโre theย twenty-six year oldย INTERNย atย LEXINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, theyโve been working here forย oneย year. youโve probably seen them if you catched up toย pink accented lips humming bedroom pop songs to herself, gold medallion necklace against sunkissed skin, the smell of antiseptic and jasmine, hastily scratched notes on scraps of paper kept close, the patients that do like them would tell you they areย UNDERSTANDINGย andย MERCIFUL, but some of them think theyโreย UNFILTEREDย andย STREET SMART. time is rushing, just go and find them.
tw: affair mention, negligent parent, difficult relationship with mother
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐: guinevere "gwen" vale sloan
๐ง๐ข๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฆ๐(๐ฌ): gwen, rosie
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก: december 21, 1999 (25)
๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ / ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ: cisfemale / she + her
๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง: new york city, ny (lower manhattan -- west village)
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐: new york city, ny (brooklyn -- park slope, with roommates)
๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: intern
๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: bisexual / biromantic
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. //
๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ / ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: 5'2 / 118 lbs.
๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ / ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ: blonde / blue
๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฌ: two; circling left ankleย ('i was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. make me happy, and i shall again be virtuous."), right wristย (small minimalist ufo with beam)
๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: lower lobes pierced, conch piercing in right ear, and industrial piercing on left ear
๐๐ญ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: english (paternal) & Irish / scottish (maternal)
๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐:
gwen's style is intentional -- a stark contrast to the woman she looks so much like but never met. it's ultra stylistic and edge. vintage slip dresses accented with leather jackets. her heels are so so so very high and she walks in them like they're slippers. gold jewelry are her favorite accessories -- thin chains, bold hoops, a various rings, none expensive or sentimental. her grandmother might have been styled by studio hands but gwen ensures that she curates her own personal brand -- polished yet provocative, in the hospital, sheโs all clipped ponytails and clean lines. the occasional hint of personality in her colored nails but she transforms outside of lexington.
๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ: sabrina carpenter
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gwen sloan is a force. personable, funny, outspoken. she's sharp and driven -- with a very strong sense of self. she knows who she is and she isn't ashamed of a single aspect (of her personality at least). naturally intelligent and quick on her feet, gwen's quick with a retort or quip. her human can often be dry and mistaken for abruptness. people are often drawn to her confidence, her intensity, and the way she can take control in a crisis without losing her cool. even at only twenty-five, she considers herself a leader. sheโs also extremely stubborn -- digging her heels in when she thinks she's right. it can make her a difficult person to teach but she's doing her best to loosen up that aspect of herself. gwen can also a hard time trusting others. she pushes people away when she feels vulnerable and has a tendency to take on too much rather than ask for help. she's not always easy to work with -- but when sheโs in your corner, sheโs fiercely loyal. at her core, she cares deeply about people.
gwen prefers to be known as just gwen. she often laughs and says that her name isn't really hers and it's hard for people to know what she means but here's the short story: middling actress meets cutthroat studio exec with power and a strong desire for her. she thinks maybe she can get something after giving a little something. she gets pregnant with his kid. the studio exec isn't interested in being a father. she's banished from the film industry and scratches out a living off-broadway and on broadway. he denies her the sloan name but she won't have it denied from her kid. she names her after his mother -- hollywood's eternal sex symbol, victoria "vicki" vale. the tale is as old as time and gwen gets bored of telling it so just call her gwen.
it's not hard to know exactly who she is -- sheโs the spitting image of her grandmother. bright baby blues, blonde hair, button nose, curved grins. the golden-haired goddess whose face launched perfume ads, lit up the silver screen, and ignited powder kegs under at least two hollywood marriages has a modern-day doppelgรคnger. being the mirror image of the woman who helped marilyn and jayne create the prototype of the "dumb blonde" isnโt exactly fun or helpful for her. it means assumptions follow her into every room: that sheโs shallow, soft, easy to adapt or shift. there's not much she can do to change it.
she's gwen vale sloan. the only (known) descendant of old hollywood royalty. she's always somebody's something. celeste and augustus vale's great-granddaughter. vicki vale and montgomery sloan's only grandchild. christopher sloan's mistake.
her surname is etched into the walls of california studios, on broadway stages, and in production credits of some of the greatest films of all time. but her life was far from a pretty picture. she spent her days in a tight west village apartment -- watching her mother's animosity towards her father and everything sloan grow by the day. her mother's cherished dreams of stardom never came true and she could only blame gwen's father. christopher only showed up through wire transfers and periodic phone calls.
by the time she was thirteen, gwen had already decided two things: fame was a different kind of hell and that she would make herself useful, not decorative. what's more useful than a doctor? while her peers played with dolls, she read anatomy books and tried to fix the neighborโs cat after it got clipped by a bike. at thirteen, she talked her way into shadowing a trauma nurse for a summer. and by eighteen, sheโd been accepted into columbia on merit -- not money. her sights were set on medicine and never wavered.
her patience was rewarded with successful. she's an intern at lexington -- one of the most elite medical institutions in the city. sheโs brilliant, relentless, and driven. there's something inside her. the need to live up to something, to be something more. to speak up โ which earns her both admirers and enemies. gwen doesn't care about climbing the ladder or rubbing elbows with superiors or donors. she's not impressed by pedigree -- not Lexington's and certainty not her own. she's there for two reasons: to save lives and to do good. she doesnโt want to be remembered for who her grandmother was or all the things she could be. she wants to be respected for who she is: just gwen.
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a no-nonsense superior who challenges her at every turn. this person doesnโt coddle or compliment but they see her potential and push her harder than anyone else. the relationship can often be rocky -- with plenty arguments and disagreements -- but is foundational to gwenโs growth as a human and as a doctor. - ๐๐๐๐
a gaggle or roommates. possibly hospital personnel or friends from her childhood. they're all clashing personalities who fill up the park slope brownstone but they're each others safe spaces. - ๐๐๐๐
professional rival. this person has it all. the family pedigree and the skills. gwen suffers from some sort of jealousy and it likely colors their interactions. the beef between them is unexplainable but certainly matched. the two do not like one another. - ๐๐๐๐
ใ aaron pierre, cismale + he / him ใ ๐ฌ ย โงโห ย โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you pageย LUCIAN ST. SAUVINย fromย EMERGENCY MEDICINE?ย theyโre theย thirty-three year old ATTENDING PHYSICIANย atย KINGSLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, theyโve been working here forย 8ย years. youโve probably seen them if you catched up toย kind blue-green eyes behind gold rimmed glasses, the beginnings of a bright smile curving full lips, discreet snoring from private corners while he sneaks in naps, whispered french creole to comfort panicking patients, the patients that do like them would tell you they areย DEDICATEDย andย NURTURING, but some of them think theyโreย WITHDRAWNย andย AVOIDANT. time is rushing, just go and find them.ย
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐: lucian harrison st. sauvin
๐ง๐ข๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฆ๐(๐ฌ): luke, saint
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก: august 14, 1991 (33)
๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ / ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ: cismale / he + him
๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง: castries, st. lucia
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐: new york city, ny (queens -- forest hills)
๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: attending physician of emergency medicine (fancy way to say er doctor)
๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: heterosexual / heteromantic
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๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ / ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: 6'3 / 212 lbs.
๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ / ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ: black / hazel
๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฌ: several. one along his spine, ending at the nape of his neck (swirling of designs, latin, and dedications to his homeland. it's an extensive, elegant tattoo. minimalist in nature.) he has another along his inner forearm -- the latin phrase 'memento vivere'. there's a final one behind his ear, the coordinates to his beloved hometown.
๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: none
๐๐ญ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: st. lucian (paternal) & jamaican / bajan (maternal)
๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐:
lucian dresses true to form. in keeping with his pristine demeanor and the same precision he brings to work โ clean, quiet, and intentional. crisp collarless shirts in charcoal or ivory, trousers that move with him, and lightweight coats that catch the wind when he walks. on the extremely rare occasion, he'll even wear jeans and tees but never anywhere important. lucian is a man that doesn't find much appeal in the excesses of life. he grew up poor, and even though a doctor's salary is what he used to dream of, he doesn'tย spend it frivolously. the only jewelry he prefers is a medallion given to him by his mother and one single ring, worn on his left hand, a family heirloom. he doesn't need bold patterns or flashes of gold to make an impression. you notice lucian st. sauvin when he enters a room.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ: there's a small scar over his left eye -- barely noticeable. he received it on the playground in st. lucia as a child. the more noticeable marks are a small puckered scar on his left hip and a smaller but jagged scar along his right shoulder. both from a couple of gunshot wounds that he sustained shortly after his family moved to new york city. he was only thirteen. his older brother perished in the shooting.
๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ: aaron pierre
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lucian is a man of few words and unrelenting presence. he carries himself with quiet precision, every movement measured, every silence meaningful. to patients, he is unwavering -- calm in the face of their fears and pain, deeply empathetic without ever becoming overly sentimental. he listens far more than he speak but when he does speak, itโs with purpose. his coworkers can find him difficult to read if it isn't about work. he keeps his personal life sealed tight behind a wall of professionalism. even his marriage and eventual divorce is seen as a 'rumor'. people can meet dr. st sauvin but they don't really know him. he doesnโt seek connection outside of the emergency room or the operating room but within it, he gives everything -- his time, his focus, his care. it's not that he lacks emotion but he stores it up. saves it for those who need him. it's part of his conditioning. lucian st. sauvin will give and give and give until there's nothing of him left...he sees that as his lot in life.
lucian was born to henry and alvita st. sauvin in 1991. the fourth child, second son. his father, an intelligent and enterprising young man, accepted a professional opportunity in new york and uprooted the family in 2002. they were a close knit family and totally relied on on another in this strange new home. henry jr, the oldest son, was more outgoing than them all. he threw himself into basketball and harbored dreams of joining the nba. lucian preferred solitary sports and ran track.
they were happy in new york for only two years before tragedy struck. during a pickup game in the bronx, lucian and his older brother were caught in the crossfire of a shooting. several bystanders were hit twice. lucian and henry were counted among them. while lucian survived his injuries, his older brother did not. henry st. sauvin jr. died shielding his younger brother.
his death shattered everything. his parents were divorced within the year, and lucian -- wracked with guilt and regret -- became even more lonely. the loss of his brother and a stable family unit shaped him but he learned not to speak his hurt. there was always someone hurting more than he was. someone who deserved to be heard. despite the setbacks, he grew up well. intelligent beyond belief with a memory that was damn near photographic. he could have become anything. a professor, a businessman, an engineer. but lucian wanted to be a doctor. he wanted to live a life of service. after all, henry saved him so it had to be for a reason. he couldn't waste the life his older brother had given to him.
lucian studied obsessively. from townsend to columbia to the icahn school to residency. his ambition was clear. he even married young, at twenty-three, determined to create a family. he was speeding through life's achievements in search of something he couldnโt name. for a while, it worked. but eventually -- something had to slip through his fingers. and it was his wife. seven years in, it ended quietly -- the way he does most things. no drama, no fanfare. just...quiet. he's been alone ever since.
now thirty-three, divorced and emotionally disciplined to a fault, luke devotes himself wholly to emergency medicine. it's the only place he feels useful, alive, and in control. in the trauma bay, everything has a name. a code. a fix. and that's the way life should be.
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medical resident under lucian's supervision โ perhaps they idolize him. they now work elsewhere (or just started attending-level work at the same hospital) and still seek his approval, much to luke's frustration. they refuse to let him detach completely. - ๐๐๐๐
the former wife. a powerful woman in her own right. their marriage thrived when they were on the same page but when the vision for their lives began to differ, they faltered. perhaps she still loves him or perhaps she can't believe she failed at something in her life. either way, they aren't as done with each other as they think. - ๐๐๐๐
๐ฌโงโห โ ูููููููููู๏ฎฉูจู did you page gemma armstrong from ob/gyn ? theyโre the thirty-four year old attending at kingsley, theyโve been working here for two years. youโve probably seen them if you catch a up to hair pulled back with bright colored hair ties, music playing through speakers or headphones always a bit too loud, medical journals sprawled out on the desk, and untouched coffee from the morning, the patients that do like them would tell you they are valiant and tenacious, but some of them think theyโre temperamental and impetuous. time is rushing, just go and find them.
possible triggers : mentions of a childhood illness & parental death.
full name : gemma felicity armstrong
birthdate / age : december 18, thirty-four
maternal information : liberty olivia armstrong, deceased at age 38.
paternal information : clarence evan armstrong, deceased at age 40.
extended familial information : gemma is the middle child, one older and one younger sibling. her parents were both only siblings. her great aunt felicity, her dad's aunt, was her favorite family member -- the one who raised her and her siblings after her parents died.
child(ren) information : n/a
sexuality : pansexual
relationship status : tba.
languages spoken : english, french, & portugese.
distinguishing marks : marks from glasses being pushed up on her head too much ( sunglasses and regular ones ) as she wears them often and then takes a break wearing them.
faceclaim : lau.ra harrier
as a child gemma was always sick, in and out of hospitals. they never knew what was going on with her. she was the kind of person who was just ill. at one point, they thought she was just faking it to get out of school, but it wasn't that -- her grades never fumbled. it was just that she was one of those kids who caught all the bugs that everyone had. but she grew out of that with age. she still catches a cold every season if she doesn't take the right precautions and she's got a ton of sinus meds in her bag no matter what time of year, but she's very rarely sick any more since her immune system has gotten much better with age.
when gemma was eight, her older sibling was thirteen, and her younger sibling was six, their parents were in an accident. and the siblings went into the care of their great aunt felicity. it was an adjustment, but don't let the words "great aunt" fool you -- felicity was only a handful of years younger than clarence herself. and while she had no children of her own, she was the kind of person who adjusted well.
felicity was a traveler. uprooting the kids from their home in chicago and helping them figure out what kind of life would work for them. it was an interesting first few months, living in between their home and felicity's apartment in chicago while everything was finalized and then school was out for the summer, but then everything was done. the kids were packed up and the house was boxed up and they were on the move.
everything was something new to them -- first plane ride, first time overseas.
it might have been overwhelming, if felicity didn't have this way about her that just made it fun. and when the summer was over and they went back home. it was as if they were saying goodbye to part of their life they didn't know they were missing. but somehow it was just as much a part of them now.
for a while that's how it worked, and then later on, it became longer trips and sometimes being pulled out of school for felicity's work. but they were always told to stay on top of things.
the determination and the dedication and the fun were always part of the lives that gemma kept with her, which is how she wound up settling in new york for college and beyond. it was just such a place that she needed to be in.
originally, gemma worked in a hospital in a different state after graduating from a new york college. she wanted to work her way back to the city she loved that was so full of life, but it was just something she didn't know how to do. maybe she had overdone it too much in her under grad that she needed that time to be away? coming back two years ago with an offer to work in her specialty in kingsley was the right move too.
she's still the very much the kind of person who would rather be running off to the nearest train station to hop on at a random time to just see what might be happening where she might go, too much of her aunt felicity in her some might say. but she puts it all aside for work.
