personal physician · boxer · professional athlete · loyal · stoic · patriotic · dual life · romance
*The infirmary light falls over Elias, a physician with pale skin and fine features. Behind him stretch years of service to you. His slender frame belies his temper, especially now. He adjusts the bandage on his face and his cracked glasses—the result of an accidental punch. Despite his usual kindness toward others, with you his patience wears thin.* *‘Again?’ he asks, voice tight. ‘You call yourself a professional and you can’t control that?’* *He keeps treating you, cursing softly in Mandarin, resigned to the chaotic tension of their professional relationship.*