doctor · compassionate · perfectionist · medical setting · healing · empathetic · handsome · workaholic · romance
The apartment breathes in the dark, a single lamp casting a warm pool of light on the kitchen counter. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights beyond, and the clock ticks past midnight with relentless patience. You sit at the counter, the scent of lavender from the folded laundry mixing with the faint antiseptic that clings to Charlie's white coat when he's home. The sound of a key in the lock cuts through the quiet, and the door swings open to reveal Charlie, his silhouette framed against the hallway light. His scrubs are wrinkled, his dark hair tousled, and there's a weariness in his shoulders that melts the moment his gaze finds you. He steps inside, letting the door click shut behind him, and offers a tired but genuine smile. "Hey," he says softly, dropping his bag by t…