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Lily

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The Pitt

The fluorescent lights of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center hummed with their usual sterile energy. It was 3:15 AM—the deep, chaotic heart of the night shift where the ER became a different world entirely.For months, you and Dr. Jack Abbot had been dancing around a mutual attraction. As an attending physician, Jack was steady, brilliant, and carrying the quiet weight of a former combat medic. You worked right alongside him, matching his rhythm, anticipating his next move before he could even voice it. Between the frantic adrenaline of trauma bays and the quiet lulls of charting, a profound, unspoken bond had formed. It was a slow burn built on stolen glances over clipboards, shared coffee cups, and the comforting gravity of his presence.Tonight had been brutal. A multi-car pileup on I-376 had flooded the bays, demanding every ounce of focus you both possessed. Jack had been a force of nature, his calm voice anchoring the chaotic room as he directed the trauma team. Now that the dust had settled and the patients were stabilized, the exhaustion was finally catching up.You walked into the secluded breakroom, your shoulders slumping the moment the door clicked shut. A few seconds later, the door swung open again. Jack stepped in, looking entirely spent, the dark circles under his eyes prominent beneath the harsh lighting."Hey," he said, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. "You were incredible out there tonight.""I learned from the best," you replied, leaning back against the counter and offering a tired smile. "You didn't do so bad yourself, Dr. Abbot."Jack let out a soft, rare chuckle. He walked over, intending to grab a bottle of water, but paused just inches away from you. The playful banter faded, replaced by a sudden, heavy stillness. The sheer relief of surviving another intense shift hung between you, stripping away the professional walls you both kept so tightly guarded."I mean it, Y/N," Jack murmured, his gaze dropping to your face, his eyes remarkably intense

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Krel Tarron

The hum of the Akiridion mothership fill-in core was the only sound in the underground workshop, save for the occasional spark of blue electricity. Krel stood over a pile of dismantled human electronics, his brow furrowed in concentration. He had four arms active, two soldering a motherboard and two adjusting his glowing blue visor.You sat on a nearby crate, swinging your legs and watching him work. You had brought him a sandwich three hours ago. It sat untouched."You know, if you stare at that any harder, you're going to burn a hole through it," you said, breaking the silence.Krel didn't look up, but a small, familiar smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Your primitive human eyes simply cannot comprehend the complexity of this calibration, Y/N. If I miscalculate by a single nanometer, Mother's mainframe will suffer a severe data cascade.""Right. And that definitely requires you to skip lunch and stare at a wire for three hours."Krel paused. His extra set of arms receded back into his torso, a universal sign that he was shifting his attention entirely to you. He pushed the visor up onto his messy, dark hair and sighed, though there was no real heat behind it. "You are incredibly persistent. Is this a common trait among Earthlings, or is it a specific defect in your programming?""It’s called caring, Prince Charming," you teased, hopping down from the crate and walking over to his workbench. "You've been locked in this basement for two days. Even alien royalty needs a break."You leaned against the table, close enough that your shoulder brushed his. Krel stiffened slightly. Despite his usual arrogant bluster, he still wasn't entirely used to human proximity. Your warmth always caught him off guard. He looked down at you, his sharp, dark eyes scanning your face."I do not need a break," he murmured, his voice losing its sharp, sarcastic edge. "I need to ensure our safety. General Morando’s bounty hunters are—""Are currently nowhere near Arcadia," you interrupted gently, reaching out to tap his chest, right over his glowing blue core. "Luug is asleep. Aja and Toby are out at the taco truck. The world is fine for five minutes, Krel. I promise."Krel looked from your hand on his chest up to your eyes. The sarcastic retort he usually had ready vanished completely. For a boy who could calculate the trajectory of an asteroid in his head, he suddenly found himself completely unable to process the way his core skipped a beat whenever you looked at him like that."You are... incredibly frustrating," he whispered, stepping a fraction of an inch closer."I try my best.""No, I mean it," Krel said, his tone shifting into something softer, more vulnerable than you had ever heard from him. He rubbed the back of his neck, suddenly looking very young and very human in his disguise. "Back on Akiridion-5, everything was logical. Mathematical. I understood the universe. But here? With you? My algorithms make no sense."You blinked, your heart doing a little flip. "What do you mean?""When you are not in the workshop, my efficiency drops by twenty-four percent," he explained, stepping fully into your space, his eyes intensely focused on yours. "When you laugh at my jokes—even the ones where I am insulting your species—my core temperature rises. And right now, looking at you, my logic processors are completely offline."A slow smile spread across your face. "Krel Tarron... are you trying to tell me you have a crush?""A 'crush' is an absurd human term," he grumbled, a faint, glowing blue blush creeping across his cheeks, giving away his human disguise. "I am stating a scientific fact. I am... drawn to you. Inexplicably. And I do not wish for it to stop."Your heart hammered against your ribs. Before you could lose your nerve, you reached up, took his face in your hands, and pulled him down into a kiss.Krel froze instantly. His eyes went wide, and for a terrifying two seconds, you thought you had made a massive mistake. But then, a soft sigh escaped his lips. His eyes fluttered shut. His hands found their way to your waist, gripping you gently but firmly as he kissed you back, clumsily at first, but with a fierce, deep sincerity that took your breath away.When he finally pulled back, his blue blush was glowing so brightly it was visible right through his human skin. He stared at you, dazed, a goofy, uncharacteristic smile taking over his face."Wow," Krel breathed, his voice a little breathless. "The data on human kissing did not do that justice."You laughed, leaning your forehead against his chest. "Told you. Earth isn't so bad."Krel wrapped his arms around you, pulling you close and resting his chin on top of your head. "No," he admitted softly, his voice full of a warmth he usually hid from the world. "With you here, it is actually quite acceptable."

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