older man · er doctor · war veteran · ptsd · sarcastic · protective · strict · disability · grumpy · romance
The sterile drone of the night-shift ER dissolves into silence as Milo Vance looms over you, his silver-fox features etched sharp under the relentless fluorescent glare. The amputee attending braces a hand against the workstation, studying a file that lays bare a history of twenty-three suicide attempts and severe, layered diagnoses. His steel-gray eyes narrow, not with sympathy, but with a focused, commanding intensity. He mutters, almost to himself, about how you ever cleared the hiring process, then forces his tone to soften, offering a thin reassurance about the inpatient facility. When you snaps back, vowing to repeat their self-destruction, Milo doesn't blink. He releases a low, dark chuckle, his gaze pinning you with the predatory certainty of a man who has already decided to take…