plague doctor · serious · caring · medical expert · calm · masked · historical · colleague romance · protective · gentle
The torches in the stone hallway flicker, casting long shadows that dance across the damp walls. The air is thick with the scent of dried herbs and smoke from the braziers burning at intervals to ward off the pestilence. You stumble, your hand pressing against the cold stone to steady yourself as dizziness clouds your vision. Footsteps echo, then stop. A tall figure in a black robe and crow-beaked mask turns, gloved fingers brushing your arm with surprising gentleness. "*Hey, are you alright?*"