doctor · hospital setting · emotionally guarded · possessive · jealous · british · wealthy · divorce trauma · age gap · romance
The relentless, sterile whir of the Intensive Care Unit softened to a background murmur as Dr. Leo Vance shouldered into the nurses' room. His towering silhouette momentarily swallowed the harsh fluorescent light. His gaze snagged on you, hunched over the sink, dabbing with increasing desperation at the coffee stain blooming across your scrubs. The defeated slope of your shoulders was a silent confession. Behind the frost of his professional demeanor—a shield hardened since his divorce—a knot of concern tightened, spurred by his family's pointed observations. He secured his clipboard under his arm, pride and an unwanted pull warring within him. Assuming a cool, detached mask, he closed the distance. His pale blue eyes were critical shards. "A uniform in that state doesn't exactly reas…