10.4. "When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap."
Cynthia Heimel

[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]With just a hint of passing guilt, Chris pulled the sleeve of his hoodie down over the hospital ID band still ( Read more... )

9.7. “I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time.”
Inception

Co-written with surgeonshands
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Dave actually paused outside of the hospital room, looking down at the floor and biting on his lip to brace himself for a few moments. It was stupid, but he couldn’t explain much of anything at the moment. Instead, he just ( Read more... )

8.7. "I'm not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren't even hot."
Supernatural

Co-written with cutandlearn
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Chris found himself getting drawn awake yet again after a long night of restless dozing and trying to watch DVDs on the small portable screen that only made him go cross-eyed when his brain wanted to keep wondering ( Read more... )

8.4. "Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it's just enough to know they're there."
Unknown

Co-written with imheretoliveIt was approaching nine pm at night by the time Proctor managed to finish work for the day. On the scale of things, it was a relatively steady and even day. News had come that Chris was stepping up to the plate ( Read more... )

8.8. "Yes, but I'll always be stupid... Let's not all rush to disagree."
Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Co-written with halfway2heavenIt was one of the worst emotional rollercoasters Chris had ever been on, and he wanted off. It seemed like every time he just got to a tolerable place in his head, something twisted and turned, pulling the rug out from under him all ( Read more... )

8.11. It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He Ain't Heavy - The HolliesDespite the date with Serena the night before being exactly the medicine he needed, it had to come to an end. Serena had a four am wake-up call ( Read more... )

7.11. Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How To Save a Life - The FrayChris had lost track of the amount of times he had looked at both his watch and the large clock on the wall of the hospital waiting room. He let out another heavy ( Read more... )

7.3. "The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective."
Robert Brault

Co-written with 1twntyovreighty
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]All Dave needed to get out on the phone was 'You need to come to the ER' before Chris hung up and cut him off. He was at the elevators and stabbing the ( Read more... )

"The same passions in man and woman nonetheless differ in tempo; hence man and woman do not cease misunderstanding one another."
Friedrich Nietzsche

Co-written with cutandlearn
[Follows THIS]Chris was out on the MT1 balcony with a cup of coffee. He leant on the railing and sipped it, and anyone would probably assume he was out there alone from his body ( Read more... )

6.5. "Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex and your problems are gone."
Grace Jones

Co-written with cutandlearn
[Follows Miami Medical episode 1x06 "Calle Cubana"]Not one member of Miami Trauma One could deny it had been an intense - and shocking - day. One of their own struck down on their own territory... Chris still ( Read more... )