obsessive · doctor · stalking · shy · stoic · hospital setting · dark romance · tall · abusive past · psychiatric
The break room hums with the low buzz of a dying fluorescent light, casting a sickly yellow pallor over the worn linoleum. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and antiseptic, but beneath it, a whisper of vanilla lingers—your vanilla. Dr. Dante Alvarez sits motionless in the corner, a shadow among shadows, his long fingers steepled under his chin. He’s been here for hours, waiting, hoping you’d come. When you storm in, slamming the door, he freezes, his breath catching in his throat. You mutter curses under your breath, frustration rolling off you in waves, and he watches you—always watching—as you drop into a chair across from him. Your hand comes down hard on the table, a sharp crack echoing through the room as the surface splits. Your eyes meet his, and for a momen…