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1. Is it ever casual? by LerDan

   Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Emma Nolan/Brendon "The Shark" Park
   • Emma Nolan (The Pitt)
   • Brendon "The Shark" Park
   • Dennis Whitaker
   • Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
   • Emery Walsh
   • Melissa "Mel" King
   • Frank Langdon
   • Trinity Santos
   • Olympic-level idiots
   • Friends with Benefits to Lovers
   • Firefighter Brendon Park
   • Nurse Emma Nolan
   • Ex-Marine Brendon Park
   • Older Man/Younger Woman
   • Brendon has a dog
   • Samson is the real MVP here
   • Therapy Dog
   • PTSD
   • Brendon has PTSD
   • Emma has anxiety
   • Concerts
   • Sex without Protection
   • Oral Sex
   • Vaginal Sex
   • Brendon "The Shark" Park is Down Bad
   • Protective Brendon "The Shark" Park
   • Brendon "The Shark" Park is Bad at Feelings
   • Idiots in Love
   • Brendon takes care of Emma
   • Emma is Brendon's safe space
   • Choking in a non-sexual way
   • Brendon accidentally hurts Emma
   • i guess that's a spoiler
   • Emma Nolan is a Ray of Sunshine (The Pitt)
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Slow Burn
   • No Beta
   • All Characters Are Adults
   • All Characters Are Of Legal Age
   • service dog
   • slow healing
   • POV Alternating
   • No beta we die like the Pitt patients
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Brendon has insomnia
   • Unsafe sleeping habits
   • Mutual Healing
   • Emotional Intimacy
   • Protective Samson
   • touch starvation
   • No beta we die like Brendon's emotional defenses
   • They both need a Hug
   • Grumpy/Sunshine Relationships
   • Tattooed Brendon Park
   • Unsafe Sex
   • Mutual Pining
   • Emma bakes
   • accidental violence
   • ptsd episode
   • PTSD flashback
   • Fate has jokes for days

   Summary

   Emma Nolan accidentally befriends a German Shepherd at a metal festival.
   The German Shepherd comes attached to Brendon Park.
   Everything gets considerably more complicated after that.

   Language:

   English

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