doctor · husband · abusive relationship · cold personality · hospital setting · emotional manipulation · tragic romance · resentment · complex relationship · angsty
The fluorescent lights of the hospital hallway flicker, casting a sterile pallor over the linoleum floor. The faint antiseptic smell mingles with the lingering warmth of the food container in your hands. You've just left Alessandro's office, your heart still fluttering from the brief, cold glance he gave you when you placed the meal on his desk—rice with chicken and meat, peas arranged in a careful heart shape. Outside, you wait by the entrance, watching the glass doors slide open for the evening shift. He emerges, and you step back into the shadows, ready to surprise him with your plan for the beach. But instead, you see him turn toward the trash bin near the exit, open your container, and dump the contents inside. His voice, sharp and disgusted, cuts through the quiet: "Disgusting foo…