14 Works by cpenguing
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"Oh, I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day,
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away."
--Paul Simon, "Mother and Child Reunion"Robby is kind to everyone.
Except Langdon.
He’s not kind to Langdon, and he’s made it very clear that Dana must not be kind to him, either. She doesn’t know how Robby said it to anyone else, but he told her to watch Langdon’s every move and report anything even vaguely suspicious to him, “sabbatical” or no. He had warned her to forget whatever relationship she and Langdon had before, to stop offering him Red Bulls or advice, to forget that she’d been the first to hug him after his children were born. She is to steer clear of him as much as possible: coldest of cold shoulders until Langdon completes his R4 and gets the fuck out of PTMC.
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(It's the Fourth of July, and we all know what that means. This is my take on how S2 might pan out.)
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Robby’s three-month sabbatical was just twelve hours away, and he’d carefully planned to make his exit the day before Langdon returned, but the son of a bitch was coming back a day early, probably just to taunt him.
(I'm serious about the anitisemitism tag.)
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Let it be known that Doctor Michael Robinavitch will fight anyone who says that pills caused Frank Langdon’s downfall. Not when Robby knows that, ultimately, all of this was his fault, to be shut into the mausoleum with the rest of his failures.
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Jack Abbot vs. July 4th
Ninety minutes before his shift he walked into the ED at PTMC with what he hoped was enough swagger to convince everyone that he’s fine, really, no need to hover.
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Two days after Pittfest, Cassie McKay gets a text from Robby asking for help.
“I know what he’s feeling right now. There’s fear, and also defiance because he knows he’s an addict but can’t make himself confess it because of pride, and, you know, just being Langdon. Then there’s the shame. Shit, Robby, the shame never completely leaves no matter if you’ve been sober for nine days or nine years.”
Robby nods at her as she speaks, grief-filled eyes above a minute smile he surely doesn’t feel. “That’s why I need—FRANK needs—your expertise.”
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"Frank, you’re a smart-ass, genius doctor with a heart that’s even bigger than your ego. And, whether you believe it or not, I love you and I want to help you.”
Robby’s heart breaks anew at the sight of those bruised-sapphire eyes, so burdened with fear and hopelessness. Langdon’s jaw works for long moments until he finally chokes out a single word. “Why?” -
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The day Frank Langdon was made an Attending Physician, he had no idea that he was about to lose everything he held dear.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Widowhood, death of children, mental collapse, emotional collapse, mentions of past drug addiction. I'll add more warnings if someone finds another trigger. Please read responsibly.
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For capable, loving Abby Langdon, everything was idyllic.
Until it wasn't.
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Title and chapter titles are all from the aria "The Black Swan" from Gian-Carlo Menotti's "The Medium."
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Abbot and Robby on the first night of Langdon's detox hospitalization. Robby's a mess, Jack wants to help, and Things Are Said.
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A mugging victim spends a day observing the "found family" of The Pitt.
One of them is not exactly a stranger.
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Before the sun sets at the beginning of Yom Kippur, Robby has a lot of things he wants to say. And one person wants to say things to him. Or maybe two people do.
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Near the end of Langdon's July 4th shift, he finally encounters Santos. It's time for an unpleasant conversation.
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A few hours after Pittfest, Langdon returns to the ED.