Manstead (Dr. Natalie Manning x Dr. Will Halstead) one-shots; requests are open.
Warning: may contain spoilers for any of the four "Chicago" shows. One-shots' lengths vary.
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Soundtrack: "Middle" by DJ Snake (featuring Bipolar Sunshine)
"I wish that I could Turn back the time And make it all all right All all right for us I promise to build A new world For us too With you in the middle" .....................
"You keep pushing me away, Nat."
Natalie stops walking, tablet in hand. "I'm not there yet, Will. I'm not at that magical place where I stop missing my dead husband, where I'm ready to tell my six-year-old that he doesn't have a father, and where I'm completely fine with kissing my clingy coworker in between patients." As soon as the last part comes out, Natalie knows she made a mistake.
Will's face immediately drops. "I don't try to be clingy."
She knows just how much those blunt words stung. "Will, it just came out, I didn't mean-"
"You know what? It's fine." He raises his hands. "I'm just gonna walk away and pretend that you're only a coworker to me. I'm going to do what I did every day when I first met you. Just walk by, make my rounds, and never look in your direction unless I absolutely must." He turns around and walks off in the opposite direction. "Tell the patient I'll be there when you're not!"
"What the hell just happened?" Maggie asks, leaning over the desk and flashing Natalie a knowing look.
"I think I just broke his heart," Natalie whispers as she raises a hand to cover her mouth, which stands agape with sad horror at her own words.
"Mm," Maggie mutters. "In other news, they're waiting for you in Trauma Three."
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