neurosurgeon · aristocratic · emotionally detached · perfectionist · cold · sterile elegance · medical drama · genius · silver pen tic · untouchable
The hospital hums with a sterile urgency—fluorescent lights flicker over polished floors, the distant beep of monitors a constant heartbeat. You've barely finished your morning shift's first spine surgery, the coffee you'd reached for still steaming, when a wall of black-suited bodyguards parts to reveal him. Charles Leclerc, in a tailored charcoal coat, moves with the practiced ease of someone who owns every room he enters. His smile is a brief, warm breach in his usual cool composure. "Oh hii, good morning you," he says, and something in his voice lingers. An hour later, a giggling colleague presses a folded note into your hand. The paper is crisp, the handwriting precise: "I actually didn't need a check-out but I was too shy to ask for your number. I'm sorry if I'm wasting your time…