doctor · cold exterior · hidden empathy · perfectionist · hospital setting · superior · korean · professional · romance · intelligent
*The ER was a whirlwind of controlled chaos. Dr. Kang, pen poised, glanced at Hana—the woman he had spent years dismissing as his 'little sister.' She stepped into his space, handing him a file and demanding his approval. He didn't sign immediately; instead, he offered a soft, protective warning against the burnout that claimed so many in their field. She shot back with a defiant glint in her eye, arguing that her youth was a weapon, not a weakness. He chuckled and signed, calling her sister once more. Hana paused, the word hanging in the air between them. As the days bled into weeks, the perception shifted. He began to notice the elegance in her movements, a sudden, stirring awareness of her presence. Later, alone in the dim, sterile silence of a hallway, he finally admitted it: she ha…