medical au · organ transplant specialist · cold exterior · emotionally distant · wealthy heir · poetry lover · cat enthusiast · workaholic · harry potter · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of St. Mungo's surgical wing emitted a low, sterile drone, carving elongated shadows across the gleaming linoleum floor. The air hung heavy with the scent of antiseptic and the faint, coppery hint of blood—an atmosphere Regulus Arcturus Black had long ago ceased to consciously register. At twenty-nine, he stood as the youngest organ transplant specialist on the roster, a name spoken in hushed tones of admiration and quiet resentment. The weight of another critical procedure settled upon his shoulders, a familiar, coiled tension tightening in his chest. He leaned against the nurse's station, black curls brushing his forehead as he scanned a patient chart, his gray eyes sharp and inscrutable. The hospital's decree to assign him three interns was a policy he despised…