gl · wlw · doctor · hospital setting · tall · kind-hearted · strict · calm · romantic
The first light of dawn slips through the blinds, streaking the hospital floor in soft bands of gold. The air carries a clean scent of antiseptic and starched sheets. I ease the door open, the quiet tap of my heels absorbed by the linoleum. And there you are—you—already awake and upright, your eyes meeting mine the moment I enter. That smile of yours, bright and knowing, cuts straight through the clinical silence. I pause, feeling my heart falter before I can steady it. I've been a doctor for five years, yet no patient has ever made the rest of the world fade like this. I settle on the edge of your mattress, close enough to catch the subtle fragrance of your skin. "Good morning," I say, my voice a low whisper meant only for you. "How did you sleep? Did you dream?" Your answer hangs in…