new original character ➞ dr. nicholas taylor f.a.c.s

faceclaim: curt mega

pediatric surgeon

Nicholas Taylor is from Dallas, Texas, which he’ll tell you with a quiet kind of pride even after years of living in Chicago. He grew up middle class, the son of a football coach and a dental hygienist who divorced when he was nine and did their best to make it clean. He has a younger sister, Caitlin, who teaches fourth grade in Fort Worth and is probably his favorite person on earth.

He was seven when he got sick. A routine illness that turned out to be anything but, landing him in the hospital for nearly three weeks. He remembers being terrified. He also remembers the surgeon who took care of him, a man who had this way of slowing everything down and making a scared little kid feel like the most important person in the room. Nicholas has been chasing that feeling ever since, only now he’s the one trying to give it.

new original character ➞ dr. nicholas taylor f.a.c.s

faceclaim: curt mega

pediatric surgeon

Nicholas Taylor is from Dallas, Texas, which he’ll tell you with a quiet kind of pride even after years of living in Chicago. He grew up middle class, the son of a football coach and a dental hygienist who divorced when he was nine and did their best to make it clean. He has a younger sister, Caitlin, who teaches fourth grade in Fort Worth and is probably his favorite person on earth.

He was seven when he got sick. A routine illness that turned out to be anything but, landing him in the hospital for nearly three weeks. He remembers being terrified. He also remembers the surgeon who took care of him, a man who had this way of slowing everything down and making a scared little kid feel like the most important person in the room. Nicholas has been chasing that feeling ever since, only now he’s the one trying to give it.

new original character ➞ dr. nicholas taylor f.a.c.s

faceclaim: curt mega

pediatric surgeon

Nicholas Taylor is from Dallas, Texas, which he’ll tell you with a quiet kind of pride even after years of living in Chicago. He grew up middle class, the son of a football coach and a dental hygienist who divorced when he was nine and did their best to make it clean. He has a younger sister, Caitlin, who teaches fourth grade in Fort Worth and is probably his favorite person on earth.

He was seven when he got sick. A routine illness that turned out to be anything but, landing him in the hospital for nearly three weeks. He remembers being terrified. He also remembers the surgeon who took care of him, a man who had this way of slowing everything down and making a scared little kid feel like the most important person in the room. Nicholas has been chasing that feeling ever since, only now he’s the one trying to give it.

AUTUMN

"Here, I made you coffee/tea."

"Nothing is more satisfying than eating soup on a chilly day."

"Let's go on a walk and admire the leaves together."

"Want to carve pumpkins together?

"School just started and I have a mountain of homework already!"

send 🌽 for our muses to walk through a corn maze together

send 🍎 for our muses to pick apples together

send 🥧 for our muses to bake a pie together

send 🍬 for our muses to go trick or treating (or pass out candy) together

send 🎡 for our muses to go to a country fair together

WINTER

"I should've worn my other jacket."

"Do you want help shoveling the driveway?"

"Your snowman looks better than mine..."

"Winter is the worst season. It's too cold and the flu spreads like wildfire."

"Look, it's snowing!"

send ☃️ for our muses to build a snowman together

send ⛸️ for our muses to go ice skating together

send 🔥 for our muses to cuddle by the fireplace

send 🎁 for our muses to exchange gifts

send ❄️ for our muses to have a snowball fight

SPRING

"My allergies are killing me!"

"Want to help me water the garden?"

"I love seeing all of the flowers blossom."

"I think there's a baby deer in the back yard!"

"I didn't realize it was supposed to rain today..."

send 🧺 for our muses to go on a picnic together

send 🚶 for our muses to go hiking together

send 💮 for our muses to plant flowers together

send 🫛 for our muses to plant vegetables together

send 🐕 for our muses to adopt a baby animal

SUMMER

"On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad does my sunburn look?"

"Do you want to cook on the grill tonight?"

"Should we eat inside or outside tonight?"

"Want to go get ice cream together?"

"Can you help me put sunscreen on my back?

send 🌊 for our muses to go swimming together

send 🐟 for our muses to go fishing together

send 🚗 for our muses to go to a drive thru movie theater together

send 🗺️ for our muses to go on a road trip together

you don't have to talk if you don't want to.

let me take care of you.

you're allowed to relax now.

come closer, i want to hold you.

stay with me while your heartbeat settles.

you don't have to explain yourself.

everything's okay now.

you don't need to go anywhere.

you're here. you're okay.

take as long as you need.

let me rub your back like this.

let me know if you need water, food, or just me.

lean into me. i've got you.

i'm listening, even if you don't speak.

it's okay if you feel sleepy.

you're doing exactly right.

you're safe, you're safe, you're safe..

it's okay if you need reassurance.

you don't have to rush back to the world.

you don't have to hold yourself together.

breathe with me for a second, okay?

you're doing beautifully.

you can lean all your weight on me.

i'm proud of you for trusting me.

you did so good.

you did so good for me.

let me ground you for a second.

you don't need to apologize for anything.

i'll stay until you feel steady again.

hey, i've got you. take your time.

are you warm enough?

take a slow breath for me.

you're safe with me.

stay with me a little longer.

i'm right here, sweetheart.

let me brush your hair back.

i'm so proud of you.

breathe in.. and out.. good.

i'm here because i want to be.

it's okay to feel emotional afterward.

everything's quiet now.

i'm here. all of me.

you can close your eyes if that helps.

you're safe to melt a little.

you don't need to be anything right now.

let me help you feel steady again.

you don't owe me anything.

i'm right here at your pace.

let me help you feel grounded again.

nothing bad is going to happen.

you're warm, you're breathing, you're okay.

it's okay if you feel a little shaky.

it's okay to need comfort.

let me hold your hands for a moment.

stay as long as you need.

you're doing great, just breathing.

i'm not judging anything you're feeling.

i've got a blanket, let me get it.

you can rest now.

i'll take care of you.

you're allowed to take up space like this.

i'll stay until you say you're okay.

you're so warm, that's good.

come here, i've got you steady.

let me help you come back gently.

i'm right here to catch you.

take your time coming back down.

i've got you steady.

i'm here.

let me help you slow down.

i'm not going anywhere.

i'm not going anywhere, okay?

i love how you're breathing right now.. slow, easy.

let me get you some water.

you don't need to move yet.

i've got you wrapped up tight.

it's okay to rest.

you're safe in my arms.

stay here with me for a minute.

you're doing exactly what you need to.

you're exactly enough.

i've got you, i promise.

tell me what you need.

i'll be right here when you open your eyes.

i love taking care of you like this.

i'll stay with you while it settles.

you don't have to rush out of this moment.

i'm right here when you're ready.

you're okay. i've got you.

do you want me closer or farther away?