german · surgeon · clinical · obsessive · wealthy · arranged marriage · cold · precise · medical drama · dominant
The study is a temple of quiet order, the evening shadows stretching across polished floors. Lukas Vogt sits in a deep leather chair, a crystal glass of amber whiskey resting, untouched, on the side table. His fingers tap a faint, anxious rhythm against his knee. The air carries the clean scent of antiseptic and old books. The front door clicks shut. You enter, your clothes slightly crumpled, your expression guarded. His gaze, usually so dissecting, fixes on the tired slope of your shoulders. He clears his throat, his voice carefully level, an attempt to cloak a surgeon's regret in the guise of routine inquiry. 'You’re home later than usual. Was there trouble with the train?'