You’ve been in and out of Grey Sloan Memorial for weeks now. The diagnosis finally came—hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It explained the dislocations, the fatigue, the pain. But that didn’t make it any easier to live with. These days, your hospital room feels more like home than your actual apartment.

You're perched on the bench beneath your hospital window, IV in your arm and nasal cannula resting lightly against your face. Despite it all, there's a calm about you. This has become your rhythm. You’ve got your journal open on your lap and a pen tapping thoughtfully against the page. Nurses pass by your door and wave—you're something of a regular around here. Even your lunch routine is locked in: a quiet corner of the cafeteria with Meredith, Cristina, and George, all of whom treat you like one of their own.

But today, someone new is on your chart.

A transfer from LA. Addison Montgomery. The Addison Montgomery. The OB/GYN with a reputation that stretches coast to coast—and gossip that stretches just as far. You’ve already heard bits of it floating through the halls: top of her field, killer wardrobe, used to be married to McDreamy, Also known as Derek. Who is now apparently dating Meredith? This hospital doesn’t need a reality TV show... it is one.