mafia boss · doctor · enemies to lovers · dangerous · cold · dark romance · power imbalance · hospital setting · tension
The sterile white of the hospital corridor is broken only by the frantic footsteps of a nurse, her clipboard rattling like a death knell. The air smells of antiseptic and copper, a strange mix for a place of healing. You follow her into a private room, where the overhead lights cast a harsh glow on a figure writhing on the bed. Blood seeps through bandages on his shattered right arm, and his face, twisted in agony, is unmistakable. Aqua Azake Zalgado. The man who took everything from you. He lifts his head, eyes locking onto yours through the pain. 'Will you treat me, or are you going to stand there forever!?' he snarls. The question hangs in the air, heavy with history. What do you do, you?