i can't stop thinking about the idea of Jack Abbot ex-step dad's best friend, like Robby used to date readers mom, but they are still close and reader hangs out with Robby to catch up or ask for advice (maybe they are a med student), and one day they show up to the ER to wait for Robby bcs they had a dinner planned to talk and Jack is like "oh, you are Robbys kiddo" and you two chat until Robby is free from a patient and he is like "don't even think about it" but he isn’t sure to who he is talking to bcs the both of you seem pretty interested on the other.
Jack doesn't have a type, he really doesn't, he likes smart people who defend their ideas, who can chat with him about anything and isn’t afraid to admit when they are wrong. so it isn’t a surprise that Jack falls in love with you.
Jack loves to show you off, he carries a polaroid of you on his wallet, a pretty dress and a big smile on your face as you hold a bouquet of flowers he gave you that night. "that's my girl, lucky, aren't i?" he says to who asked him about you.
he is also very strong, he likes to work out, Jack would pick you up, no effort. and don't even complain because he would take is as a personal offence. "are you implying i am not strong enough? baby, you hirt my feelings" he says as he puts one of his hands on his chest to be more dramatic.
watching the fireworks with Abbot on the ambulance bay because he promised you to watch them even if it was for a few minutes, when a close one pops and makes him scoot over closer to you, his hand brushing yours.
"sorry" he mumbles, crossing his aems over his chest to avoid touching you again, not because he doesn't want to but because he doesn't want to seem like he got scared because "he isn’t supposed to".
"you okay?" your hand rests on his arm as he nods. not looking away from the fireworks and if to remind himself the source of the noise is the bright colors on the sky and he is safe.
"was a loud one" he shurgs, brushing it off.
"wanna go inside?" he finally looks at you, he seems fine, and he is, he truly is, he just gets triggered sometimes, and you know it.
"i'm okay, i'm with you" his arms finally uncross, one of his arms wrapping around your shoulders to give you a side hug, your own arm wrapping around his torso to hug him back.
Jack Abbot who despise looking big, kinda scary to outsiders and imposing respect due to his expirience and time on the work line, crumbles so easily besides you.
Jack who waits for you at the door after the shift ends, who watched you talk with Dana and waits for his turn to get your attention.
Jack who would get on his knee to tie your shoes, whos voice gets soft and quiet when talking to you, leaning closer into your personal space. his smile growing big when you pat his arm of praise him after a hsrd patient.
Jack who waits for your reaction before reacting, who goes from 0 to 10 when a roudy patient dares to push or grab you, jumping to hold him down and put you behind him. who when hearing someone gossip looks for you to tell you about it.
Jack who is never cold (a lie), he prefers how his jacket looks on you.
who says things like "what do you need?" or "tell me and i'll fix it" or "who said that? i'll talk to him" or "i can take care of that"
Jack who is so devoted in his own way, who likes to keep you safe and happy, because, as he says "you being happy makes me happy"
Abbot is the type of man that loves when you hold onto his arm. it can be casually, like you almoat fell and the nearest thing was his arm. or intimate, like resting your cheek on his arm, fingers gently tracing the veins on his arms as the both of you sit on the park bench, a beer on his other hand as he listens to the night shift unwind by telling their stories of the shift.
Jack who after seeing Langdon cross his arms infront of Mel and the way her eyes drifted down to them as they talk, starts doing the same. crossing his arms over his chest whenever you walk to him to present a case or to chat mid shift. he notices, how you look down at them and bite the inside of your cheek or how you seem to blush.
Jack loves that you love his arms, and he likes to show off, lifting things around you, hugging you, flexing whenever you are around, wearing black tight undershirts more often.
"hey, you should look at people in the eyes when they talk" Jack uncross his arms and gently taps your chin up with one of his fingers. the cold wind of the night making ylu shiver along with how flirtatious he can at times. "why would you wear that to work?" you point at his shirt, black, tight, showing off his chest and arms im the best way. "the scrub goes on top, remember?"
"this is how we rolled when i was a resident" Abbot shifts his weight to his leg, his harm beushing against yours as he does so.
"yeah, and you treated dinosaurs back then?" you joke questly, your eyes moving slightly to glance at him, his little smirk lettimg you know he liked the joke.
"just mammoths, i'm not that old" he jokes back and both of you giggle quietly.
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"dr Abbot, are you bussy?" you aask as you walk behing him with a fast pace teying to catch up.
"is anyone free around here?" he slows down a bit and lets you walk besides him "but i always make time, you need anything?"
"yeah, please" you mumble and shove a few papers on his hands before walking towards the hub, "i need to send this but it isn’t working" you mumble between your gritted teeth, already loosing patience at the sight of the loud box.
"oh, and you thought i would know how to fix that" he chuckles quietly as he takes a step to stand besides you. "walk me through what you are doing"
after a rant about the machines beeping and reciving zero answers from labs Jack tries his best to not laugh. "what?"
"so, you need to dial the number first, you have been sending the papers to ortho..." he talks with that tone that indicates he wants to burst out laughing, one of his fingers taps the little sticky note with the different fax machines numbers.
"oh, for fucks sake" you whisper, a hand running down your face.
Loved this! One of my favorite tropes! But then I have to ask, what makes him realize it? 🤭 And does that make him act differently towards you? 😊
(love this request!)
Jack wouldn't realize, it’s so natural for him to treat you nicely that he doesn't see that he treats you different from anyone else. until Robby points it out, not directly, he says something along the lines of "how's your favorite?" and Jack talks about you like it’s nothing, but when he is done he realizes Robby called you his favorite, and that he knew it was you.
he acts the same, but with thought behind it. he tends to linger by your side, asking about your free time and hobbies, extending his lental list of things he knows about you.
he would sit besides you at the park bench, opening a beer for you and the few times you deny he slips a juice box into your hands and genlty taps his can with the cardboard box.
when it’s cold at the ptmc because of winter he makes sure to always bring an extra sweater and gloves because he knows you tend to forget.
"you good?" he asks at the lounge, a warm cup of coffee between both of your hands as you try to warm up.
"yeah, sometimes i forget how cold it gets in here" you brush it off, your long sleeve undershirt not helping much.
"here" Jack says without much thought, taking off his navy blue sweater and drapping it over your shoulders, one of his hands grabs the cup and puts it on the counter. your arms slip into the holes of the fabric, his hands gently do and pull the zip up, lesving his hands on it for a few seconds before pulling away "i can't have my best doctor catching a cold" he says as he walks out of the lounge.
I’d love to see unestablished jack x reader where he gets jealous when someone asks the reader out!!
Love your writing btw 🤍
(thanks for the nice comment ^^)
you sit comfortably at one of the few worn out chairs at the hub, your fingers typing on the old keyboard as you try to finish up some charts before the morning shift arrives.
"so..." Ellis voice pulls your eyes away from the screen for a few seconds before they return to the screen.
"i don't like that tone" you reply with a small smile, knowing that she wants to ask something or gossip.
"what? i'm just passing time with you" her elbows rest on the long counter as she leans a bit closer to you. "did he ask you out or what?"
your eyes widen slightly as you look up at her, did she mean Jack? last time the night shift went for drinks Shen caught you and Abbot in a handsy situation, but a 40 dollars gift card for iced coffee from his attending made him promise to stay quiet.
"who is asking you out?" Jacks voice makes both of your heads turn, he stands a few feet away from the hub, chart on hand, brows raised. you swallow and before you can reply, Ellis speaks first.
"new kid from day shift, he has a total crush on our doctor here" she teases, elbowing you slightly.
"what, who?" from the other side of the hub Shen walks closer, small smirk hidden behind the orange straw of his drink.
"no on-" you try to argue but Ellis speaks iver you.
"Ogilvie"
a laugh can be heard from Shens mouth, who tries to hold back but fails loudly. you look at Jack who lets out a scoff, his brows shooting up in surprise.
"no way... that guy is trouble" Shen adds, side eying Jack in search for his reaction.
"oh my god" you whisper, rubbing your face.
"he is a smart kid" Jack mumbles, looking down at the chart, his jaw is clenched.
"uh, yeah well, i don't care, he isn’t my type" you mumble, standing up and walking towards the lounge. at this Ellis just follows behind.
"and who is?" she asks. leaving behing a very serious Jack and a Shen who is teying ti hold his laughter to not get sent into triage for 5 weeks in a row.
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an hour and a half go by, and by some miracle you managed to not bump into Jack. the coffee machine started to work again, waiting for the last members of the day shift to arrive. you awaited by the hub to handover your patients to Mel and Dennis, like usual.
"morning doctor" a voice from your side makes you turn slightly, and instead of the glasses and kind smile of Mel or Whitakers big eyes you find Ogilvies face.
"oh, good morning Ogilvie" you reply with a small nod, looking at Ellis all the way across the hub, asking for help with your eyes, but she gets deagged away by Santos and Mohan with charts on their hands.
"i thought i could stick by, i wanted to see how you work for a while and since doctor Ellis and doctor Shen are already handing over their patients, i should probably stay with you" he nods when he is done talking, the little times you have interacted with him he has come across as someone awkard, you don't blame him, most members of the ptmc lack social skills, you included.
"uh... sure, why not?" you mumble and let out a quiet sigh when you see Mel walking towards you with Dennis following behind her.
despite Ogilvie talking a lot, making remarks and searching for obscure deseases to try to sound smarter, the handover is easy as usuall. you watch Dennis and Mel start to work, your eyes moving to Ogilvie.
"you should stick with one of t-" but before you are done talking, he speaks over you.
"i was wondering if you liked coffee"
"i do..." you sound a bit awkard, thinking about what Ellis said a few hours back.
"great, we should go get some sometime soon" you feel you eye twitch a bit, is he seriously asking a doctor out on work? but it's a silly thought, Jack asks you to go have breakfast all the time, you think about the 'my place or yours?' texts you get mid shift and the little talks avoht resturants on the supply closet.
"maybe wait to be out of the clock yo ask things like that" Jack stands between the two of you, his head tilted slightly, like daring him to say anything.
"i- yeah, im going now..." Ogilvie awkardly walks away, probably looking for Dennis or Mel.
"fucking kids" Jack mumbles, turning to look at you. "you like coffee, doctor?" he asks, a brow raised.
"you know i do, doctor Abbot" you whisper back, smiling when you see the corner of his lips raise.
"let's go get coffee then" he whispers back before walking besides you towards the lockers "fucking Ogilvie, who does he think he is?"
the sun shined outside the tall, cold building. inside the nurses and doctors moved left and right getting ready for the handover.
"do you know what day is tomorrow?" Robby talks with Abbot, a chart on his hand as he reads it quickly, his glasses low on his nose.
"friday" Jack replies, flipping over a file before handing it to Robby.
"yes, the 14th... of february" he talks quietly enough so only the two of them can hear, Jacks eyes widden slightly, as if he realized something. "i'm surprised i didn't forget and you did"
"good morning" you stand in front the two men, a soft smile on your face as you greet them "morning doctor Abbot"
"good morning doctor" he says quietly, nodding his head softly at you.
"well, don't forget, there are a lot of people around here who won't" Robby says as he pats Jacks back, "handover in 5" he says to you before walking away.
"what did yoy forget?" you turn your eyes to Abbot again.
"nothing, i remember now... i have a case for you, fork in a nose" he says as he starts to walk and you eagerly follow behind him.
"no way" you mumble as you see the corner of his mouth rise.
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the end of your shift came and with it the rush of wanting to go home and sleep off the rude patients and sore feet. a small knock on the door makes you turn on the chair away from your patient, at the door, doctor Robby stood with tired eyes and a water bottle in hand. "handover in 10" he says and leaves after you nod.
after leaving mr Kim comfortable on his bed you walk towards the hub, almost stumbling into Jack. "oh, sorry, i wasn’t looking" you say as he grabs you by the arms, his hands steading you before leaving quickly.
"you seem in a rush"
"i'm not..." you shake your head, staring into his eyes as if you can memorize their color.
"so, if you were a bee what kind of flower would you like to pollinate?" Jack asks with the most serious face he has ever had, you can't help but laugh.
"what kind of question is that?" you say between giggles.
"a serious one" he adds, arms crossing over his chest. a small tint of red on his cheeks that the er lights help to blend.
"uh... well, i like tulips, but i guess lilies, because i could rest on them after working, they have plenty of room" you talk as he nods along. "how about you doctor Abbot?"
"i'd be a drone bee" he laughs at his own joke and you join in, making him laugh harder.
"ew" you say after a soft slap on his arm.
"hey, honey bees, handover now" Dana's voice makes both of your heads turn towards the hub, a small but cheeky smile on her face.
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next morning you walk into the ptmc with a smile on your face, two boxes of heart shaped donuts on your hands for the nurses and doctors.
"good morning, you seem in a good mood" Lena chuckles as she grabs a donut from the box you just left on the counter.
"well, it’s the day of love, isn’t it?"
"lovers day" Dana corrects. making you roll your eyes.
"friendship too" you add "has anyone seen doctor Abbot? i bought him coffee" you mumble looking around.
"friendship my ass" Dana whispers to Lena, making both of them laugh as Lena points you his way.
the walk there is fast, the coffee held on your hand a little "have a good day :)" on it as you requested the barista.
"good morning doctor Abbot" you smile at him and he smiles back, besides him Robby puts both of his hands up.
"good morning doctor" they both say at the same time before Robby leaves chuckling.
"morning doctor" Jack repeats, shifting on his feet to be a bit closer to you.
"coffee" you say as you hand it over, his hand brushes yours as he takes it.
"thanks, you have a nice day too" he says with a soft smile, he nods towards the hub and starts ealking with you.
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2pm arrives and with it the hunger everyone feels, your feet are starting to sore and your brain craves another cup of coffee. but a voice gets you out of your own head. Dana's voice behind you makes you turn.
"hey kid, i have a delivery for you on the hub, quick before someone eats it" she says before leaving. eats it? you walk behind her with quick steps.
"i didn't order anything" you mumble as you stop at the sight of take out and a big bouquet of flowers.
"i never said you did, eat up kid" she says with a cheeky smile.
you grab the bouquet with ine hand and with the other the food and rush to the lounge, which was surprisingly empty. in there you take a moment to breath in the scent of the flowers. tulips and lilies...
tulips and lilies.
your hand searches for a note and when you find it, your eyes read over and over again the elegant handwriting on them.
i hope you can rest on the petals of these flowers.
Jack Abbot who has a soft spot for you and everyone knows except him.
Jack Abbot who smiles softly at you as you tell him about how you handled a difficult procedure, earning a soft 'well done' from him.
Jack who tells you to find him if you ever need help, no matter if he is busy or not, no matter if it's work related or not.
Jack who always tilts his head slightly when he talks to you so he can look at you in the eyes. who nods softly when you talk to him, who counts to 5 with you after barely saving someone, who makes sure you are okay before going to another patient.
Jack Abbot who accidentaly buys too much food, silly him, he just has to share with someone and it just so happens to be from your favorite place.
Jack Abbot who scared away creepy guys at the bar and buys snacks for the whole tsble but he always buys your favorite.
Jack who once had to patch you up and put a hello kitty band aid on your finger.
If you feel the inspiration for it, would love more bulking!jack. What happens when he does find out what they are staring at? Or more of him catching them staring and everyone seems to know except him?
Jack does not figure it out, he has no clue why you look at him so much or why he catches you staring from the other side of the er. but he ones overheard Ellis teasing you, something about a coworker, amd he can't help but walk a little slower to hear a bit more.
"shut up, he is our attending" you yell in a whisper, trying to keep Ellis from shouting at the whole pittsburgh how patheticly flustered you get when Abbots scrubs hug his arms just the right way.
"but you stare at him like he isn’t, he is clueless, don't worry" she winks at you before leaving your side.
Jack felt his ego boost that night and he can't help but to show off a bit. like never getting bigger scrubs, never. he makes sure that you are watching when he carries something from one side to the other, he crosses his arms over his chest more, smirking at the sight of you trying to look at him in the eyes.
"i should put the donuts aside" he says one morning at the park, his leg tired, low voice and messy hair "the scrubs are getting tight"
"what? no-" you blur out, too tired to think before speaking "i mean, you can get bigger ones..."
Jack lets out a quiet laugh "so it was me you and Ellis were talking about, uh?"
Jack Abbot with not a single nonchalant bone in his body.
Jack Abbot who smiles softly to himself when you walk into the ptmc, coffee in hand, tired eyes. He would walk over to you and give you a brief and quick rant about a patient he wants you to check on after the handover.
Jack Abbot who stands a bit too close to you, not even noticing, his hand on the table as you type on the computer, he is leaning over, you can smell his cologne and he can smell the faint scent of shampoo in your hair. It's cozy, he likes it.
Jack Abbot who buy lunch for you, not even for himself. He orders from your favorite place, no matter how far it is or how much they will charge for ordering at midnight, he pays the extra to see you smile at yourself on the lounge area.
Jack Abbot who when walking pass you puts a hand on your hip, who guides you with a hand on your lower back, who puts himself between you and a roudy patient, who brushes a strand of hair out of your face when no one is looking.
Jack Abbot who jokes more when you are near, who makes silly remarks and tells funny stories for you to chuckle at. But also talks softly to you on the operating table, guiding you with gentle praise, keeping you grounded.
Jack Abbot who is so focused on your story about a lego brick in someones ass that doesn't notice how Lena tells Dana all of your interactions of the night.
Jack rarely bulks, he doesn't see why he should since he is already quite big, but from time to time he likes to indulge in fast food or more plates at the buffet orginized by the hospital, or more donuts from the cafeteria down the street.
He doesn't think much of it, you do.
It isn’t very obvious at first but after a few weeks your eyes linger more than usual. On his arms and the way they try to break free from his scrubs, his chest that flexes and pushes into the dark fabric or the way he just seems to take up more room. And don't even start about his tummy, because the amount of times Ellis has caught you staring at it is embarrassing.
"do i have something on me?" Jack asks, the two of you holding a patient chart outside a room, you weren't reading, his arms were flexed and you just couldn't think properly.
"i-... no, why?" you try to play it off, key word try.
"you have been staring all day... all week i can add, is it the new id photo? i don't like it much either" he talks, quietly, intimate, like you two usually do when no one else can hear.
"uh, no. i think it's quite good, looks like you, so... yeah" you stop talking after realizing you called your attending good looking. you can hear him supress a laugh.
"fine, but i will find out what you are looking at" he jokes before he walks into the room to tqlk to the patient. you curse in your head, he really needs to get bigger scrubs, or maybe you need to learn how to look discreetly.
the music was loud on everyones ears, from across the booth Shen laughed loudly at a joke Santos made. it was rare for everyone to be out, but a few of the night shift took a night off to relax, so here they were.
Jacks arm was casually around you, his hand resting on your hip, playing with the fabric of your jeans, a beer on his other hand. you can feel his body vibrate with his small and quiet laughs, you can feel his breath on your neck, his eyes following yours.
"oh my god, mother gaga" Santos gasps from the other side of the table, her eyes darting at you. "come on, we have to dance"
Trinity drags Dennis to the dance floor too, the three of you singing and dancing to the voice of mother monster herself. Dennis is blushing from the alcohol on his veins and Trinity makes a joke about Robby eyeing him down.
"no he isn’t!" Dennis mumbles as he giggles, too drunk to care. "he so is, but you know who also has a staring problem? doctor Abbot" Trinity turns at you with the same cheeky smile.
"no, we aren't having this conversation" you shake your head, still smiling, your eyes moving at the table to take a quick glance at the rest of your coworkers, Jack was laughing behind his beer, shaking his head at something Robby said.
"i might like girls, but i know how a guy acts when they like someone. he is into you, and not just into you, he wants you, like hardcore se-" you cover her mouth, feeling your cheek grow red as she speaks.
"shut up! don't say things like that... we are close, good friends" you mumble, taking your hand away as you glare at Dennis who is chuckling st the scene.
"yeah, like Dennis and Robby" she insists and you just roll your eyes. "fine, then flirt with someone, you always complain ablut needing to get laid... get laid" her smile is the same as before but you can see it on her eyes, the slight change, like she was planning something.
"fine" you scoff, arms crossed, looking around the room, scanning. your eyes land on a good looking guys, around your age, a bit tall, not as strong as Jack. your eyes go back to Trinity "got it, now stop saying things about Ja- doctor Abbot and me"
"go get him!" Dennis cheers as you walk away from them, towards the bar. the moment you walk past the table you regret it, you could have sat back down next to Jack, listen to him lecturing you about drinking water between shots and needing to eat more when you are drinking this much, you could be feeling his skin against yours, his hand on your thigh below the table where no one can see. instead you are here, "hi, cool tattoo, this might sound silly but my friends told me to talk to you" you say to the random besides you.
he was funny, you can give him that, for the past 15 minutes he has made you laugh a few times, he is interesting enough to make you stay for those 15 minutes. Carlos (the guy) leans closer everytime he gets a laugh out of you, you notice, and Jack does too, but he doesn't move, you wanted to talk with him? fine, he doesn't own you, you aren't his, you aren't dsting or anything, he doesn't have the right to feel angry, or at least that's what he keeps telling himself.
"here are your drinks" the bartender places the drink in front of you, you nod with a soft smile. "like i was saying-" the voice of Carlos os interrupted by a small tud besides you, a hand smacking the table, you don't need to look up to know who it is, and yet you do.
"Jack" you whisper, mouth slightly open, he smiles at you, the same smile he gives at rude patients, fake, cold, you hate it.
"hi, sweetheart" he talks quietly, not even looking at Carlos "sorry to ruin your date but Javadi is puking on the bathroom and she is calling for you" he finally looks at Carlos, glaring into his soul as if he did hard enough he would vanish.
you apologize quickly before walking away, Jacks hand around your wrist as he leads you out of the bar. "did you seriously just lie to get me out?" you ask a bit surprised, he doesn't let go for a few seconds, his hand squeezing your wrist before letting go, crossing his arms over his chest. his hair was messy, the black tshirt tightening around his biceps, you try to not look.
"Javadi is puking but she is with Mel, but more important, you didn't even know because you weren't with them" he shots back, he was mad.
"oh, well i don't have to stick with everyone all night, like, Trinity is probably with some rando and no one cares, a lot of people do it, it’s the same" your argument is horrible, you want to take it back as soon as you say it, because it wasn’t the same at all.
"oh" Jack tilts his head slightly, eyebrows raising in disbelief "is it now? because last time i checked we aren't the same as everyone else here. you come home with me, i drive you to my place and you sleep in my shirts, i pay for your drink and food here, you whine my name when i kiss your neck, is that the same?"
"we were just talking" you whisper, one of your hands touching his forearm, making him drop his arms down. "yeah, but he was getting ideas, he thought that you wanted him" Jack leans towards you, making sure that you are looking back at him "do you know how that feels? how hard i was trying to sit still on that fucking table as he brushed your arm?" you shake your head and put yourself in his shoes, if Jack was at the bar stools talking with someone close to his age, laughing, letting them touch him. you would lose your mind. "that's it, we are going home, now"
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the sun starts to go down, you adjust your backpack on your arms as you walk into the ptmc. Jack walks inside a few seconds later, two coffes in hand, one for you, you know because you where in the car as he bought them, you know because you woke up with him and he complained about being sleepy.
"so, just close friends" Trinity talks with a devious smile, despite being tired, she had to tease you.
"shut up, you saw nothing" you whisper as you look to the sides.
"i didn't, was there something to see? oh my god... how long have you two been fucking?" she stands from the rolling chair at the hub and follows you to the lockers.
"i'm not answering anything" you talk a bit louder since the lockers are empty, you pull up the collar of your undershirt and glare at her.
"no, i have to know everything, because i thought he just liked you but it turns out you and him are fuc-"
"handover in 5" Jack talks behind Trinity, handing you your coffee "good evening doctor Santos" he says before leaving.
"okay, tell me everything after your shift, i'll read it with Dennis when we wake up" she smiles as she starts to walk away, only to stop by the wall "oh, and you have one here" she says as she point to the side of her neck, you curse as she leaves, knowing somone must have seen it and how fast rumors spread here.
