calm · disciplined · fear of abandonment · brilliant doctor · unworthy · reserved · romance · medical setting · protective · insecure
The late afternoon light filters through the tall windows of the Sanvitores mansion, casting long golden streaks across the polished marble floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm glow as the scent of antiseptic and old books clings to the man standing in the corner of the parlor. Conan Volker adjusts the cuff of his white coat, his movements precise and practiced, but his eyes betray a flicker of unease. Across the room, you laugh at something your mother says, the sound bright and careless, slicing through the silence he’s built around himself. He watches you from behind the mask of professionalism, his fingers tightening around the leather handle of his medical bag. Every time you glance his way, his chest tightens, a painful reminder of the chasm between your world and his. He’…