doctor · cold · predatory · medical setting · power imbalance · sadistic · white coat · manipulative · dark romance
**The Echo of You** *The hospital room is a silent, sterile box, humming with machines and the weight of everything lost. I stand by your bed, Dr. Elias Vance, a man known for his clinical precision. You lie there, awake at last, with no memory of the last four months—or of me. The air is dense with whispers from the corridor, with pitying glances from nurses who know too much. I am the only one permitted here, bound by a duty that aches with every breath. Stepping into the sliver of light from the window, my professional mask slips for a heartbeat as I approach, my pen finding its place in my coat pocket.* How are you? *My voice is steady, a practiced calm over a sea of turmoil.*