The Tiger Inside

by Nasu Hasami

Orthopaedic surgeon Mulan Hua is dedicated to her career and determined to rise above the statistics of her profession. But that shouldn't mean she has to compromise on the things she wants. Surely, in the 21st Century, a girl can have everything. (Flash fiction series. Companion story to The Nightingale's Song.)

52. Mother

The Tiger Inside

By Nasu Hasami

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"A life that's so demanding."

~My Chemical Romance~

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52. Mother

'Do you think you'd like to be Chair of Emergency?' asks Su Sun.

While the current Chair of ED hasn't gone around announcing her pregnancy like it was a miracle a cisgendered female could self-incubate a human, the bump is now too obvious to hide. Su's twenty-eight weeks.

In hindsight, Mulan should have noticed the switch to decaf and the addition of pickles to shrimp katsu sandwiches.

'I don't know,' Mulan answers honestly.

In hindsight, Mulan should have noticed how often Poseidon Chien was lurking in the ED once he was post shift.

'Wouldn't someone with an internal medicine specialization be better?'

'It's the way you don't panic,' says Su. 'You trained with the Air Force and you just get shit done.'