Prodigy
A young talented child, some said a prodigy, wanting to be a doctor, like his uncle and master. His assiduous learning about the human body came to a depressing halt when he entered university - excessive partying have been a common trait of students for centuries. Nonetheless he carried on, despite his uncle's, and maybe with him his inspiration's, death and started working. Working in a job where lives are at stake - and he made mistakes. Because "even prodigies are humans". Or maybe because Admiral Van Tromp's protagonist had missed the point of it all.
Admiral Van Tromp's winning entry below:
TotW 266: Submission thread | Voting thread
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