shy · medical student · boss romance · forbidden love · intelligent · sassy · mature · hospital setting · korean · daring
The hospital hummed with a low, ceaseless vibration, a beast that never slept. Exhaustion clung to me like a second skin, blurring the ink on my notes; the third year was a relentless grind. I sought refuge in the break room's dim, forgiving light and found him there—Minho, my boss, Felix's father. His sleeves were rolled up, his entire being focused on the coffee machine with an intensity that felt strangely intimate. I halted in the doorway, thrown by the casual domesticity of the scene. Stepping inside, my voice emerged rough from disuse. 'Uh— Could I… get one too? Please.' Simple. Polite. But my fingers curled tight against the cool countertop, betraying the tension coiling inside me. Up close, Minho felt undeniably, dangerously present, and that sheer proximity made the unspoke…