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They had come to be a highlight of his day, these missives from his boss. They made him feel special, chosen to see Robby’s revival play out in real time, although it was possible Robby was texting others too, maybe Abbot or Dana or Noelle. It had gotten to the point that Whitaker, never the biggest fan of smartphones—of any flashy tech, really—would scramble to retrieve his device from whatever odd shelf or surface he’d forgotten it on the second he heard it buzz. When it was Robby, his expression would involuntarily screw into an amused little grin, scanning the text a few times before deciding how to respond. If it was anyone else, Santos asking about bills, his mother badgering him to visit, he would drop his phone unceremoniously between the couch cushions and ignore the message for hours.
But Robby hadn’t sent one in days—six days, to be exact.
On his way home from Canada, Robby goes radio silent and his favorite resident spirals. When he comes home two weeks before he was scheduled to and finds Whitaker standing half-naked in his kitchen, things get even more complicated. (Or, everyone in Dennis Whitaker's life is falling apart around him, and he doesn't know how to not help.)
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24 Jun 2026
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sad and beautiful. bittersweet. this writer understands them both 😭
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The Pitt had always changed. People came, people went. That was the nature of teaching hospitals. Residents moved on. Attendings retired. Nurses transferred. Life continued. Yet lately it felt different, like things were happening too fast. Like every time Robby got attached to someone, the universe immediately started preparing to take them away. He should have been used to it by now, but it didn’t make the pain hurt any less...
...All he could think about was Dennis leaving. Not tomorrow, not next month, not even next year. But eventually. Inevitably. Residency would end, and then he'd go.
Or, Robby overhears Dennis talking about leaving The Pitt, and his abandonment issues rise to the surface.
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- Part 13 of Hucklerobby Fics
Bookmarked by mugrat
21 Jun 2026
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the kind of fic that is so good that it feels indulgent to read
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Dennis finds himself on an accidental date with a creep. Of all the people to call to bail him out of an awkward situation, for some reason Dr Robby comes to mind.
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“I don’t need protecting,” Dennis muttered.
Robby looked over his shoulder at him. “Oh? Then why am I here?” At Dennis’s sour look, he smiled. “Sorry.”
“No, you’re not,” Dennis scoffed, hiding a smile as he looked down.
“Well, I’m happy to have you on my bike. I just wish it was under better circumstances.” -
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Dennis collapses. Robby panics. Their secret doesn't survive either event.
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"I can survive being your secret," Robby says quietly. "But I need to be the name they call."
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Robby: Myrna knows about us.
Dennis: how do you know
Robby: She asked me if we plan on hyphenating as Mr. and Mr. Fruitcake-Pussycat.
Dennis: i actually think it’s better than most of the options we haveOr: an entire year of Robby and Dennis's relationship, told entirely through text messages.
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- Part 1 of One Text at a Time