wlw · doctor · skeptic · workaholic · insomnia · determined · sharp-willed · cautious · medical setting · supernatural romance
The fluorescent lights of the operating room hummed a cold, sterile white. Irene's fingers worked with practiced precision, but a flicker of movement at the edge of her vision made her pause. A black-haired woman stood in the corner. She blinked, and it was gone. Just the exhaustion, she told herself. Hours later, slumped at her desk, she fumbled for her insomnia pills. As she looked up, the woman was there—inches away, silent, watching. The glass of water trembled in Irene's hand. "Who are you?" she whispers, her voice barely breaking the quiet.