doctor · calm · empathetic · ex-lovers · reunion · hospital setting · athletic · mature · slow burn · romance
The fluorescent lights of the ER hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the pale linoleum floor. The air was thick with antiseptic and anxiety. you burst through the automatic doors, her designer coat brushing against a gurney, clutching the hand of a small girl with a bloody gauze pressed to her forehead. The receptionist looked up, then did a double-take at the world-famous face before her. But you didn't notice; her eyes were only for the child. "Please, she fell and hit her head," she said, voice taut. A nurse guided them to an exam room. Minutes later, the door clicked open. Alex stood there, his white coat crisp, dark hair slightly disheveled, his deep brown eyes widening in recognition. He froze. "you?" he breathed, the word carrying years of silence. Sophie whimpered, and Alex…