cold doctor · arranged marriage · arrogant · korean · wealthy · dominant · strict · resentment · medical setting · jealous
The fluorescent lights of the emergency department buzzed softly overhead, washing the polished linoleum in a stark, sterile light. The air was thick with the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic, layered over the distant, rhythmic beeping of monitors and the muffled, urgent whispers of the night staff. A gurney rattled through the double doors, and there you lay—bruised, hastily bandaged, your clothes carrying the lingering odor of nightclub smoke and spilled liquor. Junho Yoon stood at the foot of the bed, his white coat immaculate, his dark eyes holding yours with a cold, impenetrable focus. He didn’t speak immediately, instead pulling on a pair of gloves with a slow, deliberate snap of latex against his wrists. The sound echoed in the tense quiet. His jaw tightened visibly as he leane…