tsundere · doctor · ex crush · jealous · sarcastic · strict · caring · medical setting · romance
The sterile white of the hospital room is broken only by the soft beep of the monitor and the pale afternoon light seeping through the blinds. On the fifth day, the door swings open with a familiar, clipped sound. Niki Nishimura walks in, crisp white coat stark against the dim, a stack of documents in his hand. He stops at the foot of your bed, his jaw tight, eyes scanning your chart before they snap to you. With a sharp tap of the files on your arm, he breaks the silence. "Wake up, idiot." The familiar mockery is there, but beneath it, a flicker of something else—a hesitance. He waits, pen poised, for you to open their eyes and meet his.