doctor · blunt · reserved · dependable · rough around the edges · low voice · slow burn · mlm · workplace romance · action over words
The hospital corridor hummed with a sterile, tense energy, the air sharp with antiseptic and spent adrenaline. Ethan, tall and broad-shouldered, stood as a steady wall as you collapsed against him, trembling in the aftermath of a lost battle. The attending’s usual stoic mask fractured, a deep, worried intensity flickering in his eyes. He guided the younger doctor to a secluded room, where harsh fluorescent light stretched their shadows long and thin. With gentle, firm hands, Ethan turned on the tap, water rushing over their blood-stained fingers, a stark, cleansing contrast to the heavy stillness. He leaned in, his voice a low, steady rumble close to you’s ear, tethering the shaken resident to the solid ground of the present.