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That’s his bright spot, though—the thing he clings to on his first day, then continues to hold onto tightly thereafter: Mel.
Where he had felt out of step with everyone else, he and her were right on beat together, dancing around the ED, just as they had on her first day. He had been shocked how easily they picked up where they’d left off. There was no wariness towards him, no undercurrent of judgement, no hesitation to let him treat a patient. She didn’t hold him back, she pushed him forward. It was what he needed more than anything.
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OR: The only thing that really makes Frank feel good about being back at the Pitt is Mel. He holds on tight to her, even when other men in the ED seem to want her too.Bookmarked by Smalljellyfish
22 May 2026
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[College/University AU]
After Mel loses her job at a local coffee shop in the middle of her freshman year of college, her friends suggest she start a tutoring business, given her just shy of perfect grades. She starts with her biology class, where she knows most people are struggling.
The first person to sign up for her services isn’t who she would’ve expected: Frank Langdon, the very handsome but very quiet sophomore who sits behind her in the lecture. She has barely ever spoken to him outside of one random encounter at a party a few weeks earlier.
Mel is in no position to be turning any students away, so she happily agrees to tutor him… But she certainly didn’t agree to fall in love with him.
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19 May 2026
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All of Mel's boyfriends.
Mel would never presume that Frank Langdon is boyfriend material.
Those were the words Princess had used once—though in a very different tone, after she’d stared a little too long at the new radiologist who’d come down for a consult.
“What about me?” Frank had said, winking at her like a dog begging for a treat.
It had made Mel feel inexplicably sad.
Set some time after season two.
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12 May 2026
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“I guess I could see if one of my friends is amenable to helping,” Mel continues, and Frank whites out. Sirens in his head, DEFCON 1 or 5 or whichever was the highest, do not pass go. “But that seems like a lot to ask.”
“I, uh, I wouldn’t mind,” Frank hears himself say. “Just, uh, you know, to help. As your friend. But no pressure, I know it might be weird.”
“That’s so nice of you.” Mel sounds genuinely touched, her lips curving up into a soft smile, her eyes glistening up at him, and Frank has never felt like a worse person.
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- Part 1 of got me going crazy
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10 May 2026
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Ten months gone, ten months back. Frank Langdon goes to his first Ren Faire to save Mel King from being a third wheel, and not at all because he's in love with her.
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07 May 2026