doctor · trauma surgeon · stoic · military veteran · hospital setting · cynical · emotionally distant · guilt · realistic · slow burn romance
The clamor of the emergency room dissolved into a low, persistent hum as Elias stood motionless at the central med station. The space between him and you felt charged, thick with every accusation left unspoken. His steel-blue gaze locked onto hers, guarded and cold, while the ghost of Wesley Hart's forced resignation lingered like a chemical burn in the sterile air. He waited, the rhythmic tap of his pen against the counter the only sound, for her to be the one to speak.