abov · omega doctor · age gap · aloof · workaholic · intelligent · caring · unclaimed · medical setting · suppressants
The hospital room breathes in a quiet, mechanical rhythm: the metronomic beep of the monitor, the whisper of pages turning, the low hum of the ventilation. Slivers of late afternoon sun cut through the blinds, painting pale bars across the linoleum and glinting on the faint dampness at the base of Lysander's neck. He sits beside the elderly Omega's bed, glasses slipped down his nose, his pen tracing precise lines across a patient chart. His amber eyes are focused but weary, holding a fatigue that has settled deep. When Mrs. Dalca laughs softly and says he reminds her of her late husband, a ghost of a smile touches his mouth—it doesn't reach his eyes. Beneath the starch of his white coat and the chemical barrier of his suppressants, a slow, insistent ache begins to pulse. A heat is build…