Thread by @heibighead

lumark/markhei medical au
— lucas and mark are exes who last saw each other after a messy breakup in high school. they meet again as doctors 10 years later, but time doesn’t heal everything.

— please QUOTE and DO NOT REPLY!
— this will be dramatic, exaggerated, and what i think is humorous
— the timestamps are inaccurate
— don’t take any med advice from this soc med au btw!
— this is actually my fic outline, but i’m working on another fic first so 🤙🏻

— i’m using the commonwealth standards of medical studies & training, to make this simple we’ll say:
— house officer = resident
— registrar = fellow
— house officers in this au are in the process of rotating through specialties, they have yet to choose their specialty

— any questions, comments, or feedback can be directed to this acc’s cc:
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— character profiles
— mark lee: 26, first-year house officer, newly graduated. in his 1st rotation (general surgery), has 4 more specialties to rotate through.
— lucas wong: 26, second-year house officer, part-time youtuber. in his 3rd rotation, 2 more rotations to go.

— all characters are acquainted
— sorted in terms of seniority
— johnny seo: second-year general surgery registrar
— lee taeyong: second-year general surgery registrar
— jung jaehyun: second-year house officer, 3rd rotation
— kim jungwoo: second-year house officer, 3rd rotation

— lee jeno: first-year house officer, graduated with mark. mark’s rotation partner, in his 1st rotation (general surgery).
— na jaemin: first-year house officer, graduated with mark. in his 1st rotation (obstetrics and gynaecology).

— other characters may be introduced if they play a major role in the story development
— the rest of the nct members are doctors in other departments
— remaining 127 members are registrars or second-year house officers
— remaining dream members are first-year house officers

1. mark’s 3rd day in gen surg vs. lucas’ return to the department

2. lucas doesn’t want a 1st year tagger, jeno thinks dr. lucas looks familiar?

3. jeno thinks lucas looks familiar and he texts jaemin about it

4. mark has to introduce himself to lucas and he comes to a revelation

5. lucas recognises mark immediately but mark probably doesn’t care... right?

6. wrong

7. nomin bicker as mark evades the question

8. jaehyun wants the tea from lucas

9. mark needs to make sure lucas is yukhei

10. jungwoo confronts lucas just as lucas is going to bed 9 👀

11. lucas and mark talk at bed 9

12. two drastically different opinions of one shared encounter

13. mark confides in jeno

14. jeno has ☕️ he really wants to spill

15. is dr. lucas actually a doctor? he’s never in the hospital

16. jeno never promised secrecy

17. mark texts jungwoo to ask about lucas

18. mark supposes lucas doesn’t remember him either

19. mark receives concerned texts from jaehyun and johnny regarding lucas

20. lucas is confronted for his supposed behaviour

21. the next morning, lucas buys his way into everyone’s hearts once more

22. and one heart in particular

23. lying by omission is NOT lying

24. mind your own beeswax

25. mark drowns himself in work to avoid lucas

24. the duality of a medical career

25. lucas does something bold

26. mark... does something bold, too

27. if mark is following lucas, so are his friends

28. a few days later, the head of department gathers the gen surg ward for a grand ward round

29. mark is a nerd and gets left behind

30. mark and lucas bump into each other in the locker room (1)

31. mark and lucas bump into each other in the locker room (2)

that’s all the updates for tonight! drop me an ask on cc if you wanna see a particular side pairing or a cameo from the other members who aren’t in the gen surg ward! 🥰
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32. after over a week of avoiding lucas, mark is scheduled to tag with him for a shift

33. responses to the “general surgery meltdown” courtesy of the paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and orthopaedics departments respectively

34. jeno texts jaemin about mark and lucas

35. mark talks to lucas and they prove to be Professionals™️

36. mark doesn’t care to watch lucas perform a paracentesis

37. later in the night after work, mark adds a new contact

38. nomin want the ☕️, mark and lucas are civil colleagues now

39. mark tweets a fake deep quote

40. mark and lucas spend their nights similarly by studying

41. lucas likes a tweet on his timeline

42. a few days later, work resumes as normal but jeno has news for mark

43. the first day of Many Consecutive Shifts with Lucas, lucas decides to buy doughnuts

44. doughnuts... for mark?

45. mark likes lucas as a colleague but yukhei? let’s not talk about him

46. mark lee? organic energy bars?

47. the rightful owner of the organic energy bars

48. mark living his organic lifestyle

49. a few days later, mark forgets his wallet when buying food for the gen surg dept

50. jeno’s bringing mark’s wallet

51. jeno finds out who lucas really is to mark

52. nomin discuss mark - jeno seeks advice (1)

53. nomin discuss mark - jaemin gives great advice for someone who lives for drama

54. jeno offers mark his support

55. and the scab has been ripped off

that’s tonight’s cliffhanger! leave me feedback if you’d like, i’d love to hear from you! i’m sorry if i forgot to clarify any medical abbreviations or terms/phrases, do lmk if anything was confusing ☺️
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56. the next day, mark gets two breakfast offers

57. mark is “good”

58. later in the day, taeyong offers to buy dinner

59. the med school gang reunion

60. the hospital dinner is a mess

61. the mess escalates

62. mark makes a... friend?

63. mark needs to go home

64. jeno and jaemin take mark home

65. mark’s ready to talk about yukhei

66. yukhei broke mark’s heart

67. jeno has a lot to unpack after that drive

68. lucas tweets cryptically

69. mark wakes up to nomin’s texts

70. ... and lucas’ texts

that rounds up tonight! hmu on cc 😳
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71. mark frantically texts jeno

72. jeno takes over timetabling duties (for mark’s sake)

73. mark is thankful... and evasive

74. lucas texts mark

75. lucas is a smart man, he’ll get it

76. lucas doesn’t get it

77. mark uses the one-word approach

78. subtweeting

79. nomin help nurse mark’s hangover + learn the story

80. a few days later, mark drowns himself in work again

81. lucas catches mark in the locker room

82. jaehyun hears hospital gossip

83. lucas really regrets his past

84. lucas tweets in mandarin

85. jungwoo noticed mark’s not himself at work

86. jeno is leaving mark’s schedule to fate

87. jaehyun is meddlesome

88. jaehyun works efficiently

89. mark’s is gonna face it

90. lucas gets his chance

that rounds up tonight! what do you think is gonna happen tomorrow? 👀
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91. the morning scene

92. mark unblocked lucas’ number

93. mark played himself

94. mark and lucas leave the hospital together

95. they try to talk at mark’s place

96. lucas’ side of the story

97. the last line matters

98. it ends in tears

99. mark’s texts vs. lucas’ texts

100. lucas meant it

i’m done updating for the night! today’s update was very narration-heavy with lots of 👀 points so i’m curious what you thought
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101. lucas’ thoughts

102. a brief look into lucas’ past

103. nomin’s texts the day after mark and lucas’ talk

104. the hospital scene

105. lucas is taking mark to work in the morning

106. lucas posts a new youtube video late at night

107. nomin approve of the video

108. responses to lucas’ video

109. in the morning, lucas picks mark hp

110. the car ride

tonight’s update ends here. they’re stepping into another territory now 🤩 or are they...
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111. breaking the new routine

112. traffic update vs. subway update

113. mark texts lucas in the subway

114. they get off at the same stop

115. are you dating? friends? or best friends

116. dr. lucas wong owns a house 🤩

117. lucas brings congee

118. character development: dr. lucas is actually seen in the hospital now

119. nomin want mark to define his relationship with lucas

120. what’s happening

tonight’s update was a lil delayed. we see lumark making SOME progress... but what kind?? relationship? friendship? best friendship?? who knows
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121. drinks on jaemin, for the gossip

122. a med geniuses reunion

123. the party is a... wha

124. marktography

125. lightweight mark: a thread (we all know what’s coming)

126. lucas calls

127. the rumours are true

128. an unlikely friendship

129. jeno? a traitor

130. mark’s childhood fear

131. lucas falls sleep

okay i’m done for the night 🤪 lmk what you think is in store for the morning?
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132. the morning after

133. how they woke up

134. how it happened

135. ? he gon cook?

136. ugly eggs

137. the breakfast situation

138. no one’s to blame

139. yukhei.

i was gonna add a scene but i think i’ll end today here 😇 we’re nearing the ending, so lmk if you’d like to see a particular flashback scene or if there’s something you want explored further!
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140. a few days later

141. karma

142. a series of tweets after work

143. yukhei, a genius? maybe

144. what’s new

145. everyone mark knows is stupid

146. real men scream

147. after the movie

148. in the following weeks

149. domestic lumark

150. boyfriend, huh

hehe this is it for tonight! tomorrow might be the last part but i’m taking notes for my next au 👀📝 [cough] a spin on the bachelor [cough] (lmk if that’s something you’d read 😳)
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151. time skip

152. sticky mochi

153. surgery vs. paeds

154. anti-🍞

155. mark... cooked?

156. congee!

157. mark bringing breakfast

158. stealing moments, however short they are

159. locker room talks

160. mark lee—employee and boyfriend of the year

—the end 🤗

this last update was more of an epilogue, i had other scenes planned but this is a good place to conclude the plot!
i hope you’ve enjoyed the story and please continue to send good vibes lucas and mark’s way! 💞 thank you for reading 💝
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