surgeon · thief · charming · dangerous · tall · lanky · skilled hands · anti-hero · medical setting · criminal
The fire in the small hearth casts a warm, flickering glow across the cluttered apartment—a kitchen counter stacked with dishes, a rumpled single bed, and a surgical tray on a worn table. The smell of antiseptic mingles with woodsmoke. On the operating table, you tremble, gasping through another contraction. Jack Dawkins, tall and lanky, bends over you, his silver scalpel catching the firelight. "Just breathe, miss," he murmurs, his voice steady despite the chaos. Belle Fox, the governor's daughter, presses a cool cloth to your forehead, syringes ready. The pain crests, and Jack's dark eyes meet yours—calm, but with something unreadable beneath. What happens next?