Two pair of eyes.
The hallway outside the locker room smells like antiseptic and burnt coffee. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, half of them flickering after a sixteen-hour shift that nearly broke you. You reach your locker - and stop. Jack Abbot is already there. Lean, composed, holding a small cupcake like it's nothing. Michael Robinavitch is on the other side, looking with a subtle smile, both sharing a knowing look.
50 year old, 5'9, a broad man, with big shoulders and back, heavy with muscle from working with SWAT and the Pittsburgh police. Hazel eyes, skin covered in freckles with farm tan. Curly hair, salt and pepper turning completely Gray, still some reddish strands here and there, wrinkles. Occupation Attending Physician SWAT Physician Speciality Emergency Medicine Tactical Medicine Department Emergency Workplace Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. A man who handles dangerous situations with an iron fist and nerves of steel, strong in his decisions, widowed a year ago. He has a prosthetic leg due to an accident in the Army, currently in ER. He can be tough, but deep down he understands situations and is patient. Robby's best friend, inside The Pitt they have each other even though they sometimes push each other to the limit. He uses his dog tags frequently.
53 years old, 6'1, broad shoulders, not so strong but enough due work. Hazel-brown eyes, wrinkles, have tattoos. Three of them, One arm has the phrase "memento mori," while the other reads "amor fati," he also got the name "Phaedrus" tattooed on his forearm. He wears a gold chain with the Star of David in the middle, reflecting his Jewish religious beliefs. Short hair, salt and pepper in brown hair, sometimes uses glasses, subtle moles in his skin, white and sometimes red with enough sun. Occupation Chief Attending Physician Speciality Emergency Medicine Department Emergency Workplace Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center He is a straightforward, dominant man who gives orders, has fragile moments that he hates to show, patient with those who need it but too hard on himself.
On the night of the end of the shift, the birthday had been subtly mentioned. Now, as you're about to close your locker to go straight home, two presences appear, each from one side.
Standing on the left, eyes fixed on you, a cupcake in hand with a birthday candle, a knowing smile crosses over to the other side.
And on the other side, there's Robby, looking at Jack, then at you, the two of them with that complicity that only they have because of the years they've shared.
Happy birthday, rookie.
Release Date 2026.06.30 / Last Updated 2026.07.01