Workplace · 2 parts
Night Shift
On the night shift at a Dublin hospital, a nurse and a junior doctor share two coffees every week. A quiet shift at 3 a.m. changes the rules between them.
The Night Ward
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A junior doctor and a charge nurse keep a ward alive through the small hours, with biscuits, banter and a very difficult patient. A warm, wry two-part workplace romance for night shift people.
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“The Night Ward” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 3 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Small Hours. Erin is a junior doctor on the night ward in Edinburgh. Callan, the charge nurse, has been on nights for ten years, and tells her to eat something before she faints.
- Part 2: Handover. After a quiet week of dawn breakfasts, a perfect Saturday morning brings sun on the Meadows. Erin and Callan, off shift at last, take the long way home.
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