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the many tiny ways dr frank langdon touches dr mel king
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- Part 1 of kismet sinking in (second nature)
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13 Feb 2026
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Something clattered in the bathroom. Everything inside of Mel went very, very still.
Santos looked at the shut door. She processed.
“Mel King, you dirty dog.” A slow grin stretched over her face. “Did you hook up with someone last night?”(The gang goes to a medical conference.)
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12 Feb 2026
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“Do you know where you’re going?”
She realized it was a ridiculous question as it passed her lips, but Langdon looked at her, his eyes a little glassy, and shook his head no.
(Mel and Langdon take each other in.)
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12 Feb 2026
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She’d been here time and time again; they’d arrived at a Mel King grade-one emergency.
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11 Feb 2026
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A safe haven baby leaves Samira and Jack facing questions they’ve avoided for years. One kiss leads to a night where family stops being a far-off dream, and becomes something they both ache for.
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- Part 1 of Grace Universe
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11 Feb 2026
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Mel’s third-favorite scene in Dirty Dancing is only a second long. It’s when Johnny jumps off the stage during the final dance and flips his head up right on cue with the singer crooning “Hey, baby!”
So it was very distracting that, for the rest of the day after her karaoke session with Myrna, Frank had been quietly singing those two words to her every time they ran into each other. A “Hey baby!” when he slid into the chair next to her in the breakroom. Another when they met in the middle both jogging to an ambulance.
She couldn’t help but laugh every time he did it which, knowing Frank, meant he’d probably do it tomorrow, and the next day, and the next.
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10 Feb 2026
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To outroot an infection, you have to debride the wound, remove the necrosis, and allow time to heal. It’s a principle instilled in Langdon throughout his training, and one he is determined to live by. Recovery isn’t easy, but he has help. And maybe, at the end of day, he might be a better person for it, for her.
Or: Langdon battles his mistakes, Mel learns to let people help her, and Robby thinks maybe the past won't repeat itself.
Technically set a year after my last fic but absolutely no need to read the prior to understand this!
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- Part 2 of ER Barbie and Ken
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10 Feb 2026
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It had been six good months since Langdon's return, and perhaps there might be a decent ending to the shit storm since Pitt Fest.
Until he accidentally took a B52 to the thigh.
And Garcia can't help but wonder, why ER Barbie is the one most distraught.
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- Part 1 of ER Barbie and Ken
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10 Feb 2026
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“N-Nothing,” Mel whispered. “I’m just not used to… people taking care of me.”
Frank only grinned, something in his expression making Mel’s heart pound. “You better get used to it, King. I’m gonna take care of you so hard.”.・゜゜・ ・゜゜・．
or: mel gets hit and injured by a patient at work and frank takes care of her
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10 Feb 2026
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“You must be…?” Her step-mom turned towards Langdon, eyes tracking up and down him. Her thin eyebrows were tilted up, surely in surprise.
“I’m Frank,” Langdon smiled, reaching forward with his other hand to shake her hand. He leaned across the table to shake her step-sister’s hand, before turning to Mel’s father and looking at him. “I’m Mel’s boyfriend.”✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
mel has to spend the weekend with her family, and frank has the genius idea to pretend to be her boyfriend
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09 Feb 2026
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Mel crosses her arms, brings one fist up to her mouth. “No, cause it’s not a voice or a personality that I remember. Just his face. Probably more than once, if the recall is this strong.”
That is odd. Pittsburgh is no small town.
Mel’s uneasiness is still ringing in Langdon’s ears hours later. It’s out of the ordinary, for her to react like this.
And most things that are out of the ordinary are notable. Notable things tend to beget deeper investigation.
Dr. Langdon discovers a patient's troubling fixation with Dr. King.
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09 Feb 2026
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And then Santos says — because of course she does, of course they would, of course it’s her fault — “And Langdon would be awful in bed, of course.” Mel blinks.
She somehow hadn’t expected them to get to Langdon, although she acknowledges it’s quite ridiculous of her to not have seen it coming considering the list of male coworkers they were rapidly striking. It’s just — well, Langdon isn’t exactly just a coworker to her, but also a friend. Someone she sends medical memes to and facetimes and watches bad movies on her couch to decompress, someone who pays for her coffee when she’s not looking and talks her down from the egde of a spiral and has met Becca. He’s — He’s Frank to her, and it’s weird to— talk about him that way. Extremely inappropriate, beyond what HR demands.
Still, Mel thinks she should defend his honor, and notes, “I think you might be letting your biases influence your judgment.”
or mel can't stop thinking about how frank's like in bed, and decides she should really just ask him
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09 Feb 2026
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“—and I know that there’s Becca and Tanner and Millie to consider, but I was wondering if you maybe wanted to move in? Together? With me?”
Mel blinks. He certainly doesn’t look like he’s having a stroke.
“Frank, why would we move in together?”
“I thought it might be nice,” he shrugs here, acting nonchalant even though Mel can see the tension in his jaw. “To take that next step in our relationship.”
“Frank, what are you talking about? We’re not in a relationship?”
At this, Frank’s frown deepens before widening into a frustrated half smile. “Uh, yes we are? We’ve been dating for nine months?”
What.
Or, Frank thinks Mel doesn’t do physical touch.
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07 Feb 2026
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Langdon has trouble sleeping, Mel does not.
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06 Feb 2026
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The car pooling, she thought, represented this blurring of boundaries: not quite work but not quite personal life, either. If somebody asked her if she ever saw Langdon outside of the hospital, what should she say?
Mel and Langdon car pool to work.
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06 Feb 2026
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emt mel king & firefighter frank langdon
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04 Feb 2026
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“So listen,” Robby says, “I heard you’ve uh, well, that you’re living with Dr. King. Is there any truth to that statement?”
Frank groans.
“Yeah, yes, I’m living with her,” he says and Robby gets that crazy look in his eyes so Frank barrels on, “It’s not like that. Robby it’s not,” and Robby doesn’t look like he believes him one bit. “I’m living in her spare room and I pay her rent. We’re roommates. That’s not a crime.”
or: frank gets out of rehab, gets divorced, and needs somewhere to live. enter mel.
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04 Feb 2026
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Her thoughts are as follows: If Subject A (Mel) shows signs of discomfort, Subject B (Frank) will try to help, and vice versa. Therefore, if A is in need of a replacement for an article of clothing, B will do his best to provide A with one.
It’s shaky logic, all things considered, but it’s enough.
All that’s left is for Mel to put her hypothesis to the test.
Or: Mel can’t stop stealing Frank’s clothes. It’s becoming quite the problem.
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04 Feb 2026
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“I’m going to be a mom,” Mel whispers, sounding awed. Samira looks at her and sees Mel’s wet smile. She laughs and reaches over to hug her friend.
“You’re going to be an amazing mom!” she laughs. “Oh my God, this is so exciting! Langdon's going to be so happy, I just know it!”
Mel’s eyes go wide again.
“Oh God, we’re going to have to actually tell everyone we’re together now!”
Or: Mel's pregnancy through the eyes of her (sometimes incredibly oblivious) coworkers.
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03 Feb 2026
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How can we go back to being friends when we just shared a bed?
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02 Feb 2026