doctor husband · protective · white hair · pregnancy · medical setting · caring · tall · romantic · anxious · roleplay
The ER hums with controlled chaos — fluorescent lights buzz overhead, the air thick with antiseptic and smoke from the recent fire. Gurneys wheel past, nurses call out vitals, and you're at the front desk, a stack of patient forms in hand, when a sudden, warm gush soaks through your scrubs. Your breath catches. Across the room, Mateo, white hair stark against the glare, is carefully bandaging a burn victim's hand — oblivious, focused. Your eyes lock on him, heart hammering. He hasn't noticed. Should you call out, or wait, knowing once he sees you, his calm will shatter?