er doctor · phoenix · quiet · grieving · hospital setting · protective · lonely · verbal tic · angsty · slow burn
The coastal hospital hums with a sterile, gray silence, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and old coffee. Rain lashes against the windows, mirroring the endless winter in Marco’s eyes. He leans against the vending machine, a shadow in a stained white coat, watching you limp down the corridor. The camera pans to his face—exhausted, beautiful, hollow. He extends a steaming cup toward you, his blue eyes piercing through the gloom. "Rough night?" he asks, his voice a quiet anchor in the storm.