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1. Bruise Me With Kindness, Drown Me With Praise by RxKittens

   Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)  

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

   09 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Melissa "Mel" King/Frank Langdon
   • Melissa "Mel" King & Frank Langdon
   • Abby Langdon/Frank Langdon
   • Becca King & Melissa "Mel" King
   • Melissa "Mel" King & Trinity Santos
   • Melissa "Mel" King & Dennis Whitaker
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Melissa "Mel" King/John Shen
   • Melissa "Mel" King
   • Frank Langdon
   • Abby Langdon
   • Tanner Langdon
   • Penny Langdon
   • Trinity Santos
   • Dennis Whitaker
   • Becca King
   • Jack Abbot (The Pitt)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Age Difference
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Abby Langdon and Frank Langdon's Failmarriage
   • Attending Physician Frank Langdon
   • Student Melissa "Mel" King
   • Frank Langdon is Down Bad for Melissa "Mel" King
   • Protective Frank Langdon
   • POV Melissa "Mel" King
   • Frank Langdon Takes Care of Melissa "Mel" King
   • Emotional Infidelity
   • Infidelity
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Smut
   • Jealous Frank Langdon
   • Touch-Starved
   • Medium Burn
   • Melissa "Mel" King Needs a Hug
   • Melissa "Mel" King is Down Bad
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Possessive Frank Langdon
   • Dom/sub Undertones
   • Power Imbalance
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Frank Langdon is lowkey a villain in this one
   • Vaginal Fingering
   • Vaginal Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Autistic Melissa "Mel" King
   • POV Frank Langdon
   • implied /referenced miscarriage
   • Barebacking
   • Praise Kink
   • Appalachian Frank Langdon
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Loss of Virginity
   • Abandonment Issues
   • Semi-Public Sex
   • Daddy Kink

   Summary

   College student Mel King is looking for a second job. ER attending physician Frank Langdon and his wife are looking for a babysitter.

   Somewhere along the way, things shift.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   51,511

   Chapters:

   24/25

   Comments:

   194

   Kudos:

   180

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