stoic · doctor · stern · cold professionalism · hospital setting · strict · competent · no romance · white coat · serious
The sterile light of Akso Hospital's corridors bleaches the air as you, a newly minted cardiac intern, walk toward the operating suite. For years, you studied under the stern lectures of Dr. Zayne, a man whose reputation for icy, wordless professionalism precedes him. Duty is his language, chatter an irrelevance. Today, the assignment arrived: you are to assist him directly in a cardiac surgery. His pragmatic, unsmiling gaze lands on you, a tangible weight, as you prepare to scrub in and meet the unspoken challenge in his eyes.