Hucklerobby Fics
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Robby was convinced to stay another few days after his planned departure on July 4th. Not by Dana, not by Jack, and certainly not by Caleb. Not by Noelle either, by any means.
Or, Robby delays the start of his sabbatical, and after some devastating news from Whitaker, he decides to reroute his original plans.
Orrrr, it takes about 3 days for Robby’s sabbatical to fully blow up in his face.
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- Part 1 of Hucklerobby Fics
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Dennis washed up and headed toward the room, pulling up the chart one more time on his tablet as he walked. Stable. No new changes since he last checked. Just waiting. Still not looking hopeful. He knocked lightly before entering. He stepped inside and pulled the curtain partially closed behind him, giving the family privacy. The overhead lights were dimmer now. The steady hum of the ventilator filled the quiet.
He turned and froze, a stuttered breath leaving his mouth as he choked on his greeting.
A gun.Or, Post-Sabbatical, Dennis is held hostage by a patient’s grieving family member.
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- Part 2 of Hucklerobby Fics
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He had called Dennis over to his place one night, heart racing harder than it had any right to, and told him he needed space. “I need to take a break from seeing anyone.” He’d said carefully.
Dennis had gone still. His eyes, those ridiculously expressive eyes, had flickered with something that looked like his heart breaking in real time. But he’d nodded, a sad smile on his face.
“Okay.” Dennis had said gently. Too gently. “If that’s what you need.”
That was what gutted Robby. Dennis had been so damn nice about it.Or, Robby’s avoidant tendencies get the best of him, and after falling head over heels in love with Dennis, he decides he needs space.
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- Part 3 of Hucklerobby Fics
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“Hey, Doctor Abbot.” Dennis said, trying to keep his voice steady. “Can I speak with you about something before you go?”
Jack turned toward him immediately, following him back to the break room. “Everything okay?”
“I… don’t know.” He hesitated. “I’m concerned. About Robby.”
Something flickered across Jack’s face. For a moment, it was unmistakably grave, but just as quickly, he smoothed it over. “Why do you say that?”Or, Dennis sounds the alarm, and Robby’s 3-month sabbatical turns into a 2-month psychiatric hold.
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- Part 4 of Hucklerobby Fics
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The idea of disappointing Robby felt worse than the panic attack, worse than the humiliation of losing control in the hallway, worse than an actual heart attack. He had seen how Robby handled it when Doctor Mohan cracked under the pressure, how cold his voice had gone, how sharp and cutting every word had been until she looked like she might shatter right there in the middle of the department. Dennis couldn’t stop imagining that same look turning on him.
Or, Dennis has a panic attack after making a critical mistake. He doesn’t want Robby to know.
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- Part 5 of Hucklerobby Fics
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Dennis swayed on his feet as the patient was rushed out so that another bed could be rolled in. Everything became disjointed, his body no longer responding to commands that should have been automatic. Panic surged, but even that felt distant, muffled, like he was underwater watching himself from somewhere just outside his body.
“Trin. Go get Robby.” Was all that Dennis could mutter before he was unable to get his lungs and mouth to cooperate again. Then his knees gave out. Before he hit the floor he felt his chest spasming one violent, final contraction that didn’t resolve. Then it just… stopped.
Or, Dennis’s heart stops. And of course, all he wants is to see Robby one last time.
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- Part 6 of Hucklerobby Fics
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Dennis exhaled slowly, already bracing himself. “I didn’t mean for you to find out like that.”
Robby’s jaw flexed. “No?”
“It slipped my mind.” It was technically true, but also completely insufficient.
Robby let out a quiet, humorless breath, looking away for a second before dragging a hand down his face. “You got a trauma surgery fellowship offer. In this hospital. And it just slipped your mind?”Or, Dennis gets an offer for a residency transfer for a prestigious fellowship in trauma surgery.
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- Part 7 of Hucklerobby Fics
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They had all seen it. Humiliation crawled hot beneath his skin. And because humiliation had always been intolerable, because shame had always felt like a hot iron down his throat, Robby’s mind did what it had trained itself to do since childhood. It turned the shame into anger. He latched onto it greedily.
Dennis had no right to do that in front of everyone. No right to challenge him on the floor. No right to humiliate him in his own department. If Dennis had a problem with the way he ran things, he should have waited. Should have handled it privately. Should have pulled him aside instead of dressing him down like some reckless intern.
Robby clung to that narrative desperately. He had to. Because if he admitted, even for one second, that Dennis had been right… Then he would have to face what he had become in that moment. And he wasn’t ready for that.
Or, Established Hucklerobby argue very publicly in the ED. Robby, of course, spirals about it. after.
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- Part 8 of Hucklerobby Fics
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“Oh, Trin. That one.” Marissa pointed at him. “That one is pretty.”
The whole table burst into laughter. Dennis went bright red. “Oh, um. Thank you?”
Marissa was already circling him. “Look at this face. These cheekbones. These eyes. You are the most offensively adorable little twunk I have ever seen in my life.” She declared. “Have you ever considered drag?”
Or, the Pitt goes to a drag show and Robby has feelings about seeing Dennis so pretty.
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- Part 9 of Hucklerobby Fics
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The movement was sudden. Dennis flinched violently before he could stop himself. His shoulders jerked backward hard enough that he nearly stumbled. One hand came up instinctively between them, his entire body recoiling like it had been wired for it.
He saw the exact moment that realization hit Robby, the frustration vanishing from his face so quickly it was almost frightening. His hand dropped immediately to his side. Dennis made the mistake of looking directly into his eyes again. Pure, naked heartbreak spread slowly across Robby’s face like Dennis had physically struck him instead.
Or, Dennis’s past comes back to haunt him and Robby is there to help him through it.
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- Part 10 of Hucklerobby Fics
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“Whitaker!”
Every head snapped toward the hallway. Dennis felt it instantly. That familiar tightening low in his spine, attention sharpening before he could stop it. Robby’s voice carried differently for him now. Dennis had realized that months ago and very intentionally chose not to examine it too closely. He knew many attendings, but only one could cut through every other sound in the room and reroute Dennis’s entire nervous system.
Jesse leaned against the desk smirking. “Your owner is calling you.”
Or, the ED jokes about Dennis being Robby’s puppy. That makes him feel a lot of things.
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- Part 11 of Hucklerobby Fics
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The conference itself would’ve been bad enough on its own. Three days in Virginia Beach with physicians from across the East Coast attending lectures and networking events and social hours that nobody actually wanted to participate in. But no, PTMC had also agreed to some commemorative panel recognizing the one-year anniversary of Pittfest.
Meaning Robby somehow ended up scheduled the next day to accept a departmental honor recognizing “exceptional leadership and emergency response coordination during mass casualty management.” There would apparently also be a plaque. A shiny new plaque to hang in the ED. Because nothing helped process collective trauma like polished wood and engraved brass.
Or, Robby is selected to sit on a conference panel commemorating Pittfest and accept an award on behalf of PTMC. (Inspired by the photo of Noah Wyle looking *lovingly* at a picture of Gerran/Dennis)
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- Part 12 of Hucklerobby Fics