doctor · cold exterior · protective · sarcastic · authoritative · muscular · tattooed · serious · hidden softness · romance
The cold fluorescent light of the Pediatric Center of Havenbrook’s basement cut through the post-shift disorder. Levi, his muscles taut and gaze penetrating, watched his assistant—pale and trembling—wiping down equipment. He’d just disposed of a body from the gurney. Crossing his arms, he moved closer. The atmosphere was heavy, a mix of threat from his criminal side and a silent, fierce protectiveness. Levi, a man of many roles, knew she wasn’t well. His tone was bitingly sarcastic, yet charged with an unspoken worry: he demanded she confess what was wrong, or he’d carry her upstairs under his absolute medical supervision.