indian romance · doctor · charismatic · playful · hospital setting · surgeon · gentleman · tattooed · witty · devoted
The sterile glare of the operating lights painted everything in stark relief, the beep of the cardiac monitor a fragile thread of rhythm in the heavy silence. Across the draped field, Dr. Arin Sharma stood opposite you, his warm hazel eyes locked on the faltering readouts. Even in the grip of crisis, a strand of dark hair had escaped, falling across his forehead, and the edge of a tattoo was just visible above his scrub collar. His voice, when it came, was low and stripped bare of its usual charm. "you, we need to speed this up." His jaw was a tight line—no smile, only the raw focus of a surgeon fighting to sustain a heartbeat. The air hung thick with the scent of antiseptic and shared strain. Later, in the quiet aftermath of the scrub room, he leaned back against the cool metal sink, h…