#ignoring-this-writes

trinity being a regular presence on victoria's tiktok page is so important to me. it starts with victoria filming in the breakroom, so obviously trinity comments while she's filming (to bother crash of course). they're mostly unhelpful things that victoria really should be editing out but they're funny and the viewers like them (she does have to do a lot of bleeping though) it's most stuff like 'and don't pour milk in your eyes after getting pepper sprayed kids that's a fucking hoax' (which is true BTW don't do that!! only ever use water to clean your eyes!!)

but, at some point, victoria is doing a video on a topic that trinity is really passionate about, and she begins offering meaningful comments. her interests in medical research journals are pretty different than victoria's so they cover each other's gaps well. trinity isn't comfortable being on camera, so usually it's just footage of victoria looking off camera (although sometimes trinity does voiceover for full videos with lovingly but rather poorly drawn animations by mel and becca)

the fans EAT IT UP, especially because victoria is SO expressive and she has fucking HEART EYES when she stares at trinity (because who wouldn't look a little in love with their crush when they talk about mental health and diversity in the workplace!!) which oddly, trinity doesn't tease her about 👀👀 even if the comments do 👀👀 there's a whole hashtag about it and people are WAITING for a 'dr. s' reveal.

there's also a whole mess when someone actually goes to the hospital and meets dr. shen and then people think it's him even though they sound totally different -- the patient was just high lmao -- john makes it worse being in a few vids -- he's just a nice guy who wants to teach the kids though. and then there's a second incident where people think it's samira -- who is victoria's bestie because i said so which is also how victoria accidentally comes out to her audience and the pittlings -- which trinity has Thoughts about.

and it doesn't help that victoria at this point, is also kinda seeing mateo who Does show his face on the channel. and of course, the people Love him and his content about nursing, and also his face and their bestie chemistry which makes trinity SO jealous that she insists on making her official dr. j tiktok debut and of course the lesbians FLOCK because look at this gorgeous butch who wants to teach us about sexual health HELLO which makes VICTORIA jealous of her own fans (which samira thinks is hilarious) (victoria does Not think it's funny)

which all leads to a dr. j tiktok hiatus and trinity screaming a confession of love on the hospital rooftop

when dr. j returns to tiktok, she does so in a live from their shared apartment in a shirt that trinity wore in her last appearance on the page (i like to think victoria is clingy and unsubtle and romantic like that)

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it's an ongoing thing.

emery and yolanda are currently in the off mode of their on-again, off-again .... situation. as if there were a word that could possibly encapsulate have been hooking up since emery was yolanda's assigned med school mentor, and still are (sometimes) (well, really most of the time) even though it's been half a decade, several degrees, and many salary raises later.

the more immediate problem is, of course, the med student. the two of them toying with the med students on rotation isn't new, much to the dismay of robby (which is probably part of why they do it). it's fun and easy, helps pass the time for two adrenaline seekers who aren't always particularly fond of the cases they're given. usually, though, their tastes don't overlap.

typically, yolanda finds someone strong-willed and even sharper-tongued, more often than not, the gunner of the group (there's always one of them). she, not unlike a cat playing with a mouse, pulls them in with what feels like specialized treatment, entices them by actually calling them by name while practically ignoring everyone else, giving them priority on the more interesting cases, offering challenges combined with cheeky nods to make them feel special. emery, on the other hand, tends to find the lost lambs of the group, the softer souls who choose this path for heart and not head. she's callous and strategic, pushing them to find their own fire, thrilling in watching them harden while also reveling in being the one to do it. she likes to fly the plane, of course. she likes to be the captain of the ship, the voice of reason they turn to, spoon-feeding them challenges, but always there to be the savior. she gives the attention they characteristically so deeply desire (although only in small doses, just enough to keep them desperate; it's more fun that way),

the problem, though, is that victoria javadi is all of those things at the same time and more.

she's oh so soft; emery spots her watery eyes from across the department floor, sees her wringing her hands together and pulling her sleeves down to ball up her fists before she walks into certain patient rooms, all but verbally psyching herself up. she watches her follow mckay, robby, baran, anyone with any kind of authority really, around like a lost sheep. and so it's all too easy for emery to slot herself in, to make herself the sun to victoria's proverbial sunflower. victoria just bends so easily to even the slightest bit of praise, looks up at emery from the bedside with those giant, round eyes after even the simplest of compliments. emery offers cold commentary, but accented with the slightest good work victoria just to watch victoria's posture instantly straighten, for her expression to instantly brighten; it's almost impossible for emery not to want to play with her food.

but victoria's also stubborn and sarcastic; when yolanda walks into cases that victoria is on, she gets more than just the doe-eyed, pouted lips that emery seems to enjoy. unexpectedly (to yolanda anyways), victoria bites back, disagrees with directives, or at least doesn't blindly follow along as yolanda had expected of the lost little lamb that had first stumbled into the department. she reminds yolanda of her past self in some ways, not as ostentatious but also brave and instantly ready to prove doubting minds wrong. she's so eager in every way to correct when yolanda makes a comment, but also so much sharper than yolanda had initially expected, making sassy comments under her breath, and eventually yolanda can't stifle the chuckle that escapes her. she's so pliant, and yet it comes with an edge that victoria's still learning to wield, so of course yolanda wants to capitalize on that.

all that doesn't solve the other issue at hand: victoria's not just anyone. and eileen is not exactly an absent parent. they can't just bat her between them like they usually do with the few med students who fit both of their tastes; victoria is expressly, although unspokenly, off limits. which, of course, makes the game all the more fun.

nothing is obvious, or overt. this cannot hit the gossip circles, which is made all the more difficult by the fact that while eileen shamsi doesn't listen to drama around the hospital, it's a well-known fact that raymond javadi does.

but if emery has victoria scrub in on an extra surgery here or there, dropping a few more compliments than is entirely necessary while resting a hand on her lower back or if yolanda finds herself peering over victoria's shoulder a bit more carefully than she technically needs to so that she's just a bit too close, and asks more questions than she normally would specifically directed at victoria--well, that's not anything for betting boards now, is it?

they're both 'commit to the bit-a-holics' there is not a joke that they won't let linger for too long. saccharine sarcastic voices going 'oh no whatever shall i do' back and forth, it drives everyone around them Nuts

victoria is Really good at doing makeup so whenever they go out, she does trinity's, usually while perched on her lap. which is all good and well until mel finally accepts the offer of sparkly eye makeup that victoria's been dying to do on her for months and leaps onto mel's lap to do it. of course, trinity isn't really jealous, but if she pulls victoria back into her lap the second victoria finishes up mel's eyeliner, that's nobody's business. until it becomes a more regular thing -- samira ends up at the whitsantos residence requesting a glam look and gets both that and trinity glaring lazers into her head from the other side of the room

victoria is a romantic at heart, of course. so on their first official date, she goes all out. even though trinity is the one picking her up, trinity is met at victoria's apartment door with a bouquet and the biggest hug she's ever experienced. victoria meticulously picks out the restaurant they get takeout from (they're both terrible cooks), the park they settle in for their picnic, and the cute ice cream place they visit for dessert. it makes trinity feel so loved, so cared for, that she almost tears up on the way home. victoria, obviously, freaks out, jumping to the conclusion that she did everything wrong and trinity hated it, and starts rambling an apology so fast that trinity can't do anything but kiss her to get her to stop. the flowers become a mainstay of their relationship -- victoria is genuinely terrible at keeping them alive (and unfortunately, samira -- who she lives with -- isn't any better), so more often than not, any bouquets they get for each other inevitably end up at trinity's. but victoria does painstakingly dry them when they're about to die, and puts them all in a scrapbook.

tw: biting, eileen shamsi haunting the narrative

yolanda's first mistake is thinking that telling eileen about her and victoria's thing will make her life easier. foolishly, she assumes that eileen will adore her, victoria will be chill about it, and that everything will be sunshine and roses and glimmering pots of gold.

and in a way, it is. eileen does love it; she begins giving yolanda priority on more interesting surgeries and regularly invites her over for dinners at the shamsi/javadi family residence. and it's amusing for yolanda to watch victoria go through the five stages of grief with every passing comment, both because eileen seems to be under the impression that yolanda's leading victoria to surgery (she's not) and raymond seems to think their relationship is something more than a situationship (it's not, but it's incredibly entertaining to watch victoria flounder through a conversation with her father about it).

she deeply regrets this choice, though, on a night where victoria's out at a concert, something pop-esque, with her friends. bored, yolanda returns to one of her old haunts, a lesbian bar downtown, because hey, if victoria is allowed to have fun, so is she, right? it's not they're exclusive or anything.

what she doesn't expect, however, is for a flushed victoria javadi to burst into the bar, yank her from her stool (with much hooting and hollering from those around them), and all but drag her into a bathroom.

"weren't you at a concert?" yolanda mutters, trying to play off how flustered she is that victoria is here, but she has no time to think about how victoria even knew to be here before victoria is shoving her against the vanity and latching onto her neck like a fucking vampire: sucking, and licking, and even biting down with such a ferocity that it should hurt, but instead is just incredibly hot.

"yeah, and then you decided to post some story about being here," victoria throws back with venom, before sinking her teeth into yolanda's shoulder so deep it breaks the skin. "fucking ow, victoria," yolanda practically whines. her voice sounds foreign even to herself: thinner, higher, and weaker than normal, particularly different from how she tends to sound when they hook up. that, at least, gets victoria to detach herself from yolanda, eyes drawing down as she examines her handiwork displayed across yolanda's chest.

yolanda looks down too, and god, she looks like she's been attacked: purple and red splotches riddle her sternum, already starting to darken while a slow trickle of blood seeps down her left bicep. victoria seems satisfied, licking up yolanda's arm and sucking the red off of her own canines before gazing back up at yolanda with those big, doe eyes. if it were anyone else, this might feel like whiplash, but yolanda is used to victoria, familiar with the way she can go from one to a hundred in record time.

"victoria, we're not dating," she tries to reprimand, although her voice sounds flimsy and strained even to her own ears.

"well, you wouldn't want dr. shamsi to know that, now, would you?"

yolanda tries to glare, but she knows the malice in her gaze is nothing in comparison to the ferocity in victoria's. she looks almost drunk like this, whether on power or alcohol, yolanda couldn't say. and suddenly, yolanda's being flipped around and shoved down onto her knees, and victoria is hiking up her tiny miniskirt while sliding up onto the countertop. as always, yolanda's hands instinctually come up to wrap around the backs of each of victoria's thighs--like clockwork, like breathing. victoria smirks at the familiarity of the gesture, and yolanda knows she's been caught: hook, line, and sinker.

"oh, but she thinks you're such a doting girlfriend," victoria's voice is as light as air but sharp as a scalpel. she runs a manicured finger along yolanda's jawline but the pressure is barely there, completely opposite from the aggressive energy victoria had entered the bar with. it makes yolanda feel empty, feel undone and victoria knows it--yolanda can see it from the haughty, confident expression across her face.

she can also tell that it's working for her, in fact, yolanda can smell victoria's arousal from here, inches away from her pussy, and it makes her mouth begin to water. yolanda tries to reach under to the string of victoria's waistband, but victoria's finger instantly turns into an entire hand gripping at her chin, holding her in place.

and now yolanda is actually whining, because she wants, no, needs, to sink her face into victoria's cunt at this very moment, or she'll die (she's a doctor, yolanda's pretty sure there's some case study somewhere that says you can die if pussy is withheld from you and if it hasn't been written yet, she's willing to testify as patient zero). she's not entirely paying attention to what victoria's saying or how she, herself, sounds until her chin is yanked upward, and she's forced to make eye contact with victoria who tuts, spitefully, "what would eileen say about you breaking the heart of her precious little girl?" victoria's face has lost all of its characteristic sweetness, a cruel sneer replacing it as she holds yolanda's face in place. "you wouldn't get that recommendation letter you want so badly, now, would you?"

and it's not about the recommendation letter, none of this was really actually even about eileen -- they both know that -- but the casual acidity, the roughness of victoria's comment is so unmooring that she can't stall her reaction. the sound that pours out of yolanda's mouth is so pathetic it actually disorients her, so incredibly unlike herself that it feels like it's coming from an entirely different person. victoria just smirks like she's satisfied, like she knew this was going to happen, like she knew this is where they were always going to end up. evidently pleased enough, she takes her free hand and pulls her own panties to the side. the view is perfect and the smell is intoxicating, and yolanda tries to surge forward only to be met by victoria's frustratingly strong grasp still stopping her. "say it."

part of yolanda wants to be abrasive, to ask what do you want me to say, but she's far too tightly wound at the moment to really even consider stopping the instinctual response that falls off her tongue, "'m yours, vic."

yolanda only manages to catch a glimpse of the downright cheshire grin that's broken across victoria's face, too busy with the freedom that the release of victoria's grip on her chin has granted her, practically diving into victoria's cunt with the determination of a woman starved. victoria's efforts to press her head inward do little; she's so deep within victoria that they're utterly unnecessary, her tongue already plunging as far in as she can manage while her left hand coils around the top of victoria's hip to press down at her pelvic bone.

she eats, and eats, and eats, not stopping after victoria's first or second orgasm, barely even considering her own need to breathe. in fact, she doesn't stop until victoria tugs her away, and that embarrassing little whine falls from her throat again as she takes shallow breaths, her lungs rushing to fill again after so much deprivation. this time, though, victoria looks bemused or perhaps even endeared at her frustration, pulling yolanda up into a lazy, sloppy kiss that's half teeth, half victoria's slick still coating her lips. "mine, huh?" victoria questions coyly as she rearranges her panties, fumbling with the thin string stretching across her hipbone so it lies flat. if yolanda stares at it any longer, she's pretty sure she might try to tear the waistband apart with her teeth, so she instead turns to grab a paper towel, wetting it slightly before gliding it across victoria's thighs in an effort to clean at least some of the mess she's made. she's pretty sure her face is somewhat flushed, and the honeyed grin plain across victoria's face when she looks back up is evidence enough of the truth.

yolanda hasn't done this, reacted to something like this in a long time, maybe ever, and it's frighteningly vulnerable. she feels naked, ironically, given that she's completely clothed and victoria's miniskirt is still bunched up at her stomach. it's not there for long, though, as victoria hops down from the countertop, shimmies her skirt back down to an acceptable length (although, still too high for yolanda's taste) and gives herself a once-over in the mirror. it's sort of useless; anyone with eyes could tell what's happened between them, which, is probably the point, yolanda realizes as victoria pulls out her phone to snap a selfie in the mirror (one that not only showcases victoria's freshly fucked out expression but also almost certainly has the back of yolanda's head in frame), before casually striding forward to flip the latch on the bathroom door.

crashtos

obvi, i post about them all the time. ragebaited x ragebaiter !! specifically, i'm an acquaintances -> friends -> weird friends-with-benefits, codependent something they can't name -> lovers when they figure out their shit truther. love the idea of them accidentally teasing each other into a relationship, especially if that dynamic stays the exact same while they're dating. there's something so buzzy about the idea of trinity getting surprised by victoria teasing her back, the two of them learning how to be in a real, functioning relationship together super awkwardly and not knowing how to be in the same space but also relying on each other far too much to know how to emotionally deal with all that. trinity pulling at victoria's metaphorical pigtails to get her attention because she doesn't know how to deal with her feelings. victoria ranting about trinity on her tiktok page because she, too, does not know how to deal with her feelings. victoria not knowing that they're flirting initially, vs. trinity not knowing that they've been on several dates after things get going, because they are both so awkward and bad at communication. adorbs

my personal fav outlandish ship where i'm literally the captain and also the only one on the whole boat: garvadi

i wrote a whole thing on this, but the buzziness of victoria fucking yolanda to get back at her mom and yolanda knowing this and still fucking the 21-year-old med student is SOO everything to me. yolanda making exceptions for victoria and not understanding why, feeling frustrated with herself that victoria has somehow managed to get past all the defenses she's built up for herself. victoria going to yolanda for advice on how to be more detached from her patients, and yolanda not having the heart to tell victoria 1) that's the thing she likes the most about victoria but also 2) victoria is actively making that harder for her just by existing -- attempting to get over your mommy issues by fucking your mom's resident in a no-feelings-attached situationship but quickly realixing that 1) you cannot do no-feelings-attached because you have Way too many feelings 2) you accidentally fucked feelings into your mom's surgical resident ?? and broke her ?? making things weird between your mom and her resident (this happened to my good friend victoria javadi). the concept of yolanda standing up for victoria against eileen without totally understanding why she's doing it -- victoria getting mad because she thinks that yolanda is patronizing her when yolanda is just way too attached in all the wrong ways and doesn't know how to express it AHHHHH someone please write the fic for me

sashimi

haven't seen as much of this one here as much as on twit, but samira and baran is soooo everything. unfortunately, i do need samira to go through the horrors of age gap yuri where she is begging that older woman to fuck her, and that older woman should also be conflicted and feeling guilty about it. we are Not talking about samira mohan's mommy issues enough in my opinion. but also in a very real sense, i think that baran would be such an amazing support system for samira but also samira's uniquely positioned to challenge baran--i think baran would be endlessly entertained by her dry sense of humor. i also think they're both terribly nerdy and would probably discuss case studies from random journals while carpooling or something equally domestic. ALSO someone opened my eyes to the possibility of secretly married sashimi where they have to pretend they're not together when working, and that is the BUZZIEST THING EVER the STRESS, but also so Sexy GOD

mcvadi

speaking of an older woman feeling guilty about wanting to fuck her younger employee, I'M GONNA BE SO REAL i though this ship was canon or at least strongly implied when i watched the show for the first time. LET'S BE SO FOR REAL it works so well cassie feeling stuck in life at such a low point in season one, and that's exactly when victoria, wide-eyed and too eager, is introduced to her? cassie who has lived several lives at this point, and victoria who's never gotten to live her own life? the fact that they repeatedly choose each other, that their interactions are constantly mirroring each other, that not only does victoria learn from cassie but cassie also learns from victoria?? the i love you scene ??? straight from the canon, their dynamic is particularly interesting in how their experiences are particularly molded to challenge each other. and yes cassie needs to have a lot of guilt about all of this for it to work for me sorry. that being said, if this were canon, i fear the showrunners would ruin it, so it's probably best that the lesbians write this on ao3. thee age gap yuri ship of all time, perfection. also butchfemme mcvadi is everything and more.

mowalsh

also something i thought (foolishly) would get explored more in the canon. there's something so buzzy about emery, rigid and callous, who loves rules and certainties, clashing with samira, who's all flowing lines and emotional connections and bending the rules to make them work for you. certainty and ego meets fragility and flexibility. the respect that underlies their interactions. the fact that emery looks so amused when samira says, 'did i miss that day in med school' -- the fact that emery was so clearly turned on when samira managed to pull off that heart procedure IT'S ALL SO DELICIOUS !! forever mourning them

garsantos

something so amusing to me about garcia verbally assaulting practically everyone, but asking trinity about her star sign lmao. the sexiest thing you can do is guide someone through a surgery? i guess? also the fact that yolanda will always have a scar from trinity literally dropping a scalpel on her foot -- can never forget the day they met. they're both whining dogs trying to hide their vulnerabilities by leaving first, by refusing to show their bellies before the other one does. potentially very sweet dynamic. that being said, if garcia does know about trinity's sh scars, that scene where she tells trinity to get therapy is weird and that makes things more complicated for me if that is the case. however, the idea of them both wanting more but keeping things under a guise of being casual because they're both scared of commitment is very excellent

crownpearl

they are just the definition of soulmates to me. perhaps they had a weird situationship in college, we'll never know. have they made out? that's no one's business but theirs. are they legally married to each other? well, no one but the state of philadelphia would know that.

but the important thing is that their souls are intertwined. where i go, she goes type shit. when i breathe out, she breathes in type shit. princess goes out clubbing and perlah waits for her at home while she reads on the couch. when princess gets back, perlah has a glass of water waiting, and princess asks her if she liked her book. literally opposites attract excellence! the most important relationship on the show, in my personal opinion, we need more content of them.

mellis

SO EVERYTHING !! the scene where ellis said 'this isn't a conversation, this is a monologue, so shut up and listen' was easily the sexiest thing the pitt has ever shown on television. ellis is clearly a nerd, and i love the idea that she would feel comfortable around mel in a way that she wouldn't around anyone else. that mel would be careful and note the things she is comfortable with/uncomfortable with in a way that no one has cared for before. they are both #real lovers and i love that for them

jemma

so cutie !! joy having the worst day ever until the cute nurse drew her blood, and then her entire day turned around is sooo adorbs. i just know they would be so good to each other, that joy would be so gentle and supportive, while emma would (lovingly) force joy into social situations. very my melody X kuromi, grumpy X sunshine, sun X moon YOU GET IT. also a huge fan of the headcanon that joy says her veins are difficult just in case emma doesn't get one on the first try, so she doesn't feel bad about it -- joy, my tsundere angel i know what you are (a lesbian).

special mention !! mel aro/ace

taylor has mentioned this as something she sees for mel and i like it a lot !! there is so little aro/ace representation, and i also love the idea that her story would revolve around her finding her sense of identity outside of being a caregiver, but also, outside of a partner. also the fact that she loves kids but doesn't want a partner is a reality for so many aro/ace people who often have to deal with people assuming they don't want families/hate kids/etc. and i'd love to see that on screen.

vicmira

my babies !!! they just work SO well together, victoria's tendency to urgency vs. samira's constant patience. they would understand each other so deeply, but also be so frustrated by each other lmao. i think that's why they work so well as besties too -- two sides of the same coin have to meet at the edges. also they should kiss. Also it's probably just supriya and shabana being obsessed with each other, but in the very few scenes they have together they look at each other so lovingly, it always amuses me. like that's your coworker, why are your cheekbones that high? (it's because they're in Love of course)

garwalsh/surgyuri

first and foremost, surgyuri is the best ship name ever. Also i am DEEPLY obsessed with the idea that they've had a toxic situationship since med school that is all-consuming and they are destined for each other. ultra competitive, rivalry is just knowing someone too deeply, the utter horror of someone understanding you to your core and then wanting to fuck them about it -- CAN YOU TELL THAT THEY ARE EVERYTHING TO ME. love the idea that they are both the most adorable mushy couple on the face of the planet when they are on and horrifying to encounter when they are off. they make their relationship EVERYONE else's problem they are the least nonchalant exes ever. neither of them cares about drama unless the other is involved; then they are Way Too Involved. they get rotating med students involved, and it's AWFUL. beautiful to me

parkmira

another example of ships passing in the night that really should be kissing. parker, who initially starts dragging samira to things because she's genuinely concerned that samira doesn't leave her apartment except to go to work or the grocery store. samira who protests the entire time. they enjoy each other's presence, and things snowball from there. in a pure sense, i think they would genuinely be very good for each other, and encourage healthy behavior in the other. very friends -> lovers in my brain. also they should fuck. ALSO the concept of masc samira X stud parker ...... i'm gnawing at the bars of my enclosure

garshimi

oh they are so buzzy to me. baran frustrated by the casual callousness of yolanda while yolanda resents the position of authority baran has over her. the idea of them being exes is sooo sexy to me, especially them never quite having gotten over each other. not only femme4femme but also dom4dom where they are constantly clawing at each other. i especially like this because in every other ship i see for baran, she's so reserved and particular, never quite letting her guard down and always keeping hold of the upper hand, but she doesn't get that with yolanda. the scene where baran actively shakes her head when yolanda insinuates that she's in the wrong for operating on the patient they couldn't ventilate or intubate is So Sexy for no reason. the EYE CONTACT HAUNTS ME. baran gets to bare her teeth and bite with yolanda, which is so delicious.

omg anon OF COURSE

i have gone on and on about butchfemme mcvadi (here and here for example), and i will NEVER get off this train !! especially because it does really interesting things to their dynamic, particularly if cassie doesn't identify as a butch before her relationship with victoria. both of them exploring who they are to each other, who they are in a relationship in a categorically new way, at the same time, is really compelling to me. like yes, cassie is victoria's first girlfriend, but victoria is also cassie's first femme as a butch !!

i like to think victoria is incredibly possessive, which cassie finds incredibly amusing in social situations (victoria is never not touching cassie at group hangs), but also really touching for cassie on an emotional level. like victoria doesn't really think much of it, but her constantly expressing her desire for cassie in public ways always makes cassie a little teary when she thinks about it too much.

i know people see cassie as the dom in their relationship, but i'm 100% a sub-top cassie truther. especially in canon, i think she's hyperaware of how little control victoria has had over so much of her life for so long, i think she takes a lot of pride in being a counter to that, being the person that victoria feels comfortable enough around to direct (she also thinks it's hot). i see it as a very tell me where you want me baby kind of thing, especially because cassie, to me, is very acts of service; she wants her baby to feel good. meanwhile victoria is on some walk 'em like a dog type shit. and god does victoria enjoy that.

i think their relationship and experiences with finances would be really interesting (i know this is the most boring statement ever, but WALK WITH ME HERE). victoria is so privileged and also very gen z; she loves self-care, little sweet treats after work, and going to the spa and shit like that on the weekends. cassie, on the other hand, grew up thinking all that kind of stuff was a waste. she's also struggled with money and takes budgeting really seriously. i could see this going a lot of different ways! i could see victoria casually buying things for harrison because she thinks he'll like them and cassie feeling frustrated, but mostly at herself, because she knows it comes from a place of care from victoria. victoria trying to pay for dinners and things, and cassie feeling self-conscious but also conflicted about her self-consciousness. i think they'd both avoid meaningful conversations about it in the beginning, but after time, things would become easier. victoria FOR SURE loves buying flowers though -- that's not a debate. i also think cassie would be really honest about her internal dialogue of frustration, and that would be a good place of growth for them as a unit. and also victoria would SO drag cassie to the spa, and it would be the best day of her life.

crashtos except it's victoria and samira getting too drunk at a conference in vegas, accidentally platonically eloping, and victoria breaking it to her gf of two years 💕 inspired by @incorrect-crashtos 💗

they're drunk and on the town at a conference in vegas and samira is complaining about her mother, and victoria is like 'girl ....' because lord knows victoria always has things to say about her mother, and then samira's like 'at least your mom isn't threatening an arranged marriage because you're with trinity'. victoria blushes but then launches into a whole thing about how eileen is being weird about them because trinity's considering surgery, anyway, they get even Drunker and then both of them black out

they wake up in their hotel room with rings on their fingers and four polaroids of them at the little white chapel. in the first one, victoria is flipping off the camera, and she's got necktie (poorly) tied on. samira's got a cheap-looking tiara/veil on in the second polaroid, and she's blowing a kiss. the third one is of their hands with newly adorned rings. and the fourth one is of victoria kissing samira's cheek while they stand next to an elvis impersonator holding their certificate.

obviously, they both start panicking, and it doesn't help that they're hungover as high hell And they need to get on a flight in two hours. trinity picks them up at the airport, and she is Not Amused to find her girlfriend of two years has gotten married over the weekend they spent apart. samira finds this hilarious (she's now hydrated) and decides to keep wearing her ring around the hospital to piss off trinity. (victoria obviously doesn't wear hers because trinity and her mom would probably both have aneurysms about it).

perlah and princess notice the ring instantly (they aren't the only ones 👀👀). the gossip mill goes INSANE around the hospital, of course and the betting GOES EVEN CRAZIER. at least three people bet that samira married someone random while drunk in vegas, which samira finds mildly offensive until mel reminds her that that's not entirly untrue (the only people who know about the truth are the pittlings because they're on samira's priv twitter and she posted about it before sobering up lmao). trinity , of course, knows the truth but decides to fuel the fire by starting allegations of samira marrying a patient to get them insurance a la grey's anatomy -- which becomes so much of a thing (TM) that baran eventually tracks samira down to meet with her about HIPPA violations lmao.

because the marriage isn't real or binding, and because samira eventually stops wearing the ring, the rumors die down, but whenever samira picks up victoria from trinity's, she likes to call victoria 'her wifey <3' because trinity HATES it. it shocks the entire hospital (eileen included) when the truth is revealed during drunk trivia at an end-of-year party months later (for the record, perlah bet that it was someone in the hospital but that it wasn't abbot, emery, or ellis so she won) (victoria almost pulls a muscle laughing about the specifics of who perlah chose to exclude and her reasonings for doing so, which samira Does Not find amusing) (jack bet that it was himself .... which no one really manages to understand)