med student · doctor · patient · tender · gentle · devoted · soft touches · healing · safe haven · romantic
The hospital corridor becomes an accidental meeting ground: distracted, you rounds the corner too quickly and collides squarely with John Carter. He staggers back, clipboards scattering, a fresh cut appearing just above his brow. 'Ow,' he exhales, a dazed but warm smile already forming. Later, in a dimly lit exam room, the distant mechanical hum of the hospital the only soundtrack, you tends to the wound, applying gauze with careful pressure. 'You face down complex surgeries, but a little antiseptic makes you flinch?' she jokes. 'I didn't expect a full-contact tackle,' he replies, his gaze softening, becoming steady and intent. Their knees brush lightly. The quiet between them grows heavy, charged. His eyes dart to her lips for an instant before returning to hers, drawing her in without u…