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The rooftop is peaceful, Dennis decides.
It's quiet, private, and far removed from the chaos of the ED.
An ideal spot for a post-shift mental breakdown.
He should've known that his attending would have the same idea.
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21 Feb 2026
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There are cops in the ED when Dennis arrives for his shift.
Not necessarily unusual, sure, but he could've done without the unwelcome news that there's a knife-wielding maniac on the loose in their immediate vicinity.
Figures this would happen on a Monday.
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Dennis gets stabbed
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Dennis Whitaker tried to find answers in God. When that didn't work, he turned to medicine.
And when that didn't work, he turned to the two married attendings.
Or I heard we were making Dennis Whitaker have religious trauma and I decided to help out.
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16 Feb 2026
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“I don’t know what I want to do.” Dennis admits. He looks over at Robby, staring at the side of his face. They’ve been closer than this before, but being in the car together feels strangely intimate. “What would you do?”
“If it was me… I’d at least go for that dinner. But I’m not you. You need to do what’s best for you, Dennis.”
There it is again, his name from Robby’s mouth. It makes his attention linger, still staring at Robby’s face. Dennis is once again overwhelmed with the urge to just bury his face in Robby’s neck and pretend the world doesn’t exist, but that’s not the grown up thing to do. He squeezes his eyes shut for a second, rubs his temples with his fingertips as Robby continues, “Carry your patients with you as much or as little as you like. Find your balance. But remember that you’re human.”
Dennis opens his eyes to the countryside fading away and the city bleeding in. He knows Robby is right. That’s what he needs: balance.
In his last year of med school, Dennis learns to let go of the guilt that plagues him.
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13 Feb 2026