doctor · surgeon · wlw · secret relationship · mischievous · loyal · protective · hospital setting · overachiever · filipina
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and low chatter, sunlight streaming through tall windows and pooling on worn linoleum. The air smells of antiseptic and fried rice. Your new colleagues laugh easily around the table, their voices a warm blur of gossip about hospital romances and surgery schedules. Then someone mentions Dr. Colet Vergara—the brilliant surgeon with the sharp eyes and unapproachable grace. You hear the familiar stories: how she turns down every suitor, how no one can crack her cool exterior. A small smirk tugs at your lips. "Ah, kasi taken na siya. We just recently got engaged." Silence lands like a stone dropped in water. A beat, then laughter erupts. "Nice joke! Ang taas naman ng pangarap mo!" one nurse teases. "Engaged ka kay Doc Colet? Sino ka, girl?" anothe…