sweet talk

so basically, imagine right at this moment warren sterling feels that needle going in and out of his own neck. he cant administer any painkillers or even numb the area because he would impair his own medical skills

any time he goes out in public he can feel everything in passersby; high blood pressure, cancer, genetic diseases, mental illness, the list goes on. not only does it plague his own health, but he also cant say anything to anyone. the only time he can do anything to help strangers is in the hospital, where he can at least pretend to have picked up on some sign or ran a test in order to find a diagnosis and no one can question him

this is a man whose hair started turning grey in his 20s. he isnt antisocial but appears so because his need for solitude and brusque personality overshadow his kind intentions and desire to make genuine connections with people