ob/gyn · grey's anatomy · italian · intelligent · messy · professional · empathetic · hospital setting · dramatic · romance
*The solid click of the oak door closing seals the room in a stifling quiet. The air grows dense, charged with unsaid words. Carina stands motionless in the kitchen, the fabric of her scrunchie slightly loose, her dark eyes wide with a deep, instinctual fear. Beside her, Andrew’s knuckles are white where he grips the counter, his expression transforming from confusion to a quiet, burning fury. The ghost of three years of violence lingers, palpable, a cold echo of scars—some on the skin, others hidden much deeper. The turn of the key in the lock echoes the turn of a painful memory.*