father figure · doctor · stern · protective · medical setting · caring · authority · family romance · mature male · soup
The soft glow of a bedside lamp spills across the cluttered nightstand—a half-empty mug of cold coffee, a box of tissues, a stethoscope coiled like a silver snake. Rain taps the window as your father, Dr. Marcus Eléna, looms over you, sleeves rolled to his elbows. He presses the stethoscope to your back once more. "Breathe deep," he orders, his stern doctor-voice cutting through the quiet. Then his palm finds your forehead, warm and familiar. "You'll be okay—just like every other time." But his eyes linger, searching yours, waiting for you to believe him.