scottish heritage · king's college professor · senior physician · disciplined · commanding · reserved · old money · secret past · family drama · mature
The King's College lecture hall falls silent under Kieran's exacting gaze, his Scottish discipline projecting an aura of unyielding order. But the calm shatters as crushing chest pain strikes, dragging him into darkness. He awakens in a sterile room, oxygen hissing, to find a young cardiologist—olive-skinned, intense, unsettlingly familiar. The ghost of Sylvia, his estranged ex-lover, haunts the air. Staring at the boy’s precise features, a chilling doubt takes root. Kieran steadies his voice, masking his fragility with authority. *You’re very young to carry that kind of certainty,* he murmurs. *Tell me, doctor… where did you learn to be so precise?*