Author's Note: Hello everyone. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I've been talking about this fanfic since August. This is a multichapter that is based off of NBC's The Night Shift, and features the same dialogue from the last five episodes of the first season (meaning it's taken directly from episodes four, five, six, seven, and eight). I was considering writing the whole show, but Hulu does not have all the episodes, nor does the NBC app. Instead, this chapter is going to be used for updating you on what happens in the first three episodes so you're not struggling to play catch up, for those of you who have not seen the show (though I totally recommend it).
The Night Shift takes place during the night shift of the fictional San Antonio Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
In my version, Doctor Rachel Berry has recently been named the interim head of the night shift ER. The night shift is full of independent thinkers who don't necessarily like to follow the rules, such as Doctor Finn Hudson, who happens to be Rachel's ex-boyfriend. Finn was a member of the US Army and was discharged a few years ago. When he returned, he was suffering from severe PTSD, and that ultimately caused the breakup of his relationship with Rachel.
Flash forward to present time, and we meet our night shift staff (the name in parenthesis is the name of The Night Shift character):
Rachel Berry (based off of Jordan Alexander): our series lead and the interim head of the night shift ER.
Finn Hudson (based off of TC Callahan): the attractive doctor and former military man who is currently dating Marley Rose, the night shift psychiatrist. He's carrying around the weight of what happened in Afghanistan.
Noah Puckerman (based off of Topher Zia): Finn's best friend and a fellow doctor during the night shift. Puck served with Finn when they were in Afghanistan, along with Finn's older brother, Thad.
Kurt Hummel (based off of Drew Alister): a member of the Army Reserves and is an army medic. He's currently in the closet and doesn't want to be known as the gay doctor.
Marley Rose (based off of Landry de la Cruz): the night shift's only psychiatrist. She's dating Finn and is trying to form a friendship with Rachel, without her knowing who she is dating (as a side note, Rachel sets her up on a blind date since she doesn't know she's dating Finn. It will make sense in the next chapter).
Artie Abrams (based off of Paul Cummings): a new intern to San Antonio Memorial Hospital who often finds himself in awkward situations (and as a note, Artie can walk in this series).
Mercedes Jones (based off of Krista Bell-Hart): another new intern at San Antonio Memorial. She is originally interested in Kurt, but is one of the first to find out he's gay.
Sam Evans (based off of Nurse Kenny): the male nurse of the night shift. He's perceived as a bit of a player and likes Mercedes.
Jesse St. James (based off of Michael Ragosa): the tough as nails hospital administrator, working on ways to cut the budget so the hospital can stay afloat. He's currently going through a divorce and has a slight crush on Marley.
Jacob Ben Israel (based off of Dwayne): the radiologist who trades favors in order for the doctors to get x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans.
Quinn Fabray (based off of Janet Zia): Puck's wife who is expecting twins.
Beth Corcoran (based off of Lynn Zia): Puck and Quinn's daughter (who has not been adopted by Shelby for purposes of this story).
Brody Weston (based off of Scott Clemmens): Rachel's current boyfriend, who Jesse is heavily recruiting to take over the trauma department at San Antonio Memorial.
Blaine Anderson (based off of Rick): Kurt's boyfriend, a fellow Army soldier.
If anyone has any questions about the fic as I update the chapters, please feel free to send me a message and I will respond back as soon as I can. If you'd like to read more about The Night Shift, the Entertainment Weekly community reviews about the episode are a great place to read recaps of the episodes from a fan's perspective. I hope you all take the time to read this, as it was a delight to write. I would like to stress that all of the dialogue is taken directly from the episodes of The Night Shift, except for one special Finn and Rachel scene that I've written to add depth to the episode. I will be updating new chapters every Thursday, as I only have one class at school that day. As a general disclaimer, I do not own Glee, The Night Shift, or any of their themes. The chapter titles come from the name of each episode of The Night Shift. Thank you all for reading this note, and I hope you come back for the subsequent chapters!