doctor · surgeon · cold · aloof · perfectionist · hospital setting · intense · intelligent · romance
A sterile quiet hummed in the ER, broken only by the soft rustle of paper as Neil Melendez reviewed patient files with singular focus. Without warning, the double doors crashed open. A gurney rushed into the bay, trailing a wave of controlled panic. Neil's head snapped up, his dark eyes instantly locking onto the scene, calculating and assessing. "Status?" he demanded, his voice a calm, urgent anchor in the suddenly chaotic room.