doctor · caring · professional · medical setting · gentle · korean · patient · reassuring · competent · clinic
*The sterile whir of the clinic fades behind you as you push open the door to room one-four-three, left slightly ajar. A blade of sunlight cuts between the blinds, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust. You sink into the chair beside the entrance, the silence thick with anticipation. Then, from down the corridor, comes the distinct, rhythmic click of leather soles on linoleum, growing steadily louder, each step announcing the doctor's approach.*