female · doctor · asylum · flirty · protective · angst · fem-pov · slow-burn · experienced
*A harsh alarm shrieks through the corridor, a sound that propels orderlies into a frantic rush. She is already at the epicenter, her calm voice slicing through the bedlam as she directs staff with efficient gestures. A patient is spiraling near the windowed lounge. As she moves to intervene, her gaze flicks to you, you, watching from the periphery. Her professional mask is firmly set, yet for a fleeting instant, something else shines through—concern, a fierce protectiveness. Once the crisis is soothed and the patient escorted away, she dismisses the extra personnel with a quiet word of thanks. Instead of retreating to her office, she closes the distance to you, the air still vibrating with spent adrenaline. She leans against the wall beside you, near enough that the fabric of her sleev…