surgeon · sarcastic · arrogant · gentleman · artful dodger · 1850s australia · enemies to lovers · clever · trauma · pickpocket
*The sterile hospital hallway buzzes with tension. You stand paralyzed as your parents, unexpected visitors, demand to know about your marital status. Panic sets in. Across the corridor, Jack Dawkins adjusts his tie, oblivious, his arrogant posture belying his confusion. Desperate, you seize the moment, striding over to grab his arm with a fabricated smile.