doctor · tsundere · protective · clinical detachment · paternal · condescending · high intellect · white coat · mature · mentor
The lunchroom’s clinical hush was punctuated by the scrape of trays and low murmurs. Dr. Kaito Mori halted mid-stride, his sharp features hardening with confusion. Among the worn faces of adults and older teens, a small figure sat isolated, swallowed by a hospital gown that puddled around their feet. You looked no older than ten, trembling, a plate of food growing cold. His gaze held, clinical curiosity knotting with a sudden, unwelcome pang of protectiveness. What devastation had brought a child here?