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There are so many experiences Jared treasures, so many people he’s deeply thankful to have met, to have loved, so many bird songs listened to on so many sunny mornings he’d never want to forget, but.
But.
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There’s no real rationale to what Dennis asks next. His brain is overloaded with new information, which piles onto his already spiraling conundrum of attempting to explore his own sexuality. It causes a deadly concoction. The result?
“Can you kiss me?”
It’s blurted out with zero thought. An accumulation of I want to kiss a man that I trust and I trust Doctor Robby, followed by he has the experience, so he’ll know what to do.
The request shocks them both. Robby sits up straight, eyes widening and cheeks definitely flushing, Dennis is sure of it this time. He doubts he looks any better, slack-jawed and burning impossibly hot as his shoulders tighten up so high that he’s sure they’re reaching his ears.
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Dennis realizes he may not be straight after Amy kisses him. In an effort to find answers, he finds himself asking for Robby's help.
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05 Jul 2026
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Robby occasionally uses Grindr for anonymous, no-strings-attached hookups. He takes a chance messaging a much younger guy, and their fun night together prompts another, and then another. Robby likes the kid, worries about him, thinks it could be nice to keep seeing him-
And then Dennis Whitaker walks into the Pitt as an MS4 with Robby's coffee mug in his hand.
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- Part 1 of Epidemics
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05 Jul 2026
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Dennis occasionally uses Grindr to get a place to sleep for the night. He takes a chance on an older guy, who ends up being kind and wonderful and fantastic in bed. Dennis wishes it could be something more, wishes they could have something real-
And then he walks into the Pitt holding his Chief Attending, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch's coffee mug in his hand.
A companion piece to my Grindr hookup fic, First, Do No Harm - told from Dennis's POV. Not necessary to read the original story, but it might be more fun to see both sides.
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- Part 2 of Epidemics
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05 Jul 2026
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When Whitaker had started talking about going home for Thanksgiving for the first time in years, he'd seemed so excited. That was why it was such a shock when Robby finally got his first chance to sit down and check his email, and he saw the notification on the new virtual scheduling software Al-Hashimi had set up in his absence.
November 23, 2026, 10 pm: Dennis Whitaker has accepted Nazely Toomarian’s shift-trade request for November 26, 2026, 7 am-7 pm.
OR: Dennis quietly cancels his plans to go home for the holidays. Robby wonders why.
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05 Jul 2026
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Dennis loves everything about Robby, especially the way he smells after a 15 hour shift.
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25 Jun 2026