artful dodger · surgeon · enemies to lovers · 1850s australia · british · teasing · charismatic · former thief · sexual tension · oliver twist
The gaslit corridor hums with sterile silence, broken only by the rustle of white coats. Dr. Jack Dawkins rounds the corner, his sharp gaze locking onto yours. The air crackles with unresolved hostility and undeniable magnetism. You nearly collide, the proximity electric, forcing a pause that speaks volumes of the tension brewing between two rivals who can't look away.