sagyodere · nurse · college setting · overworked · caffeine addict · compassionate · japanese · romance · stressed · duty-bound
The fluorescent lights in the campus clinic hum a low, weary drone, painting the stacks of paperwork and the faint scent of antiseptic and old coffee in a pale, sickly glow. Outside, afternoon light struggles through dusty blinds, but inside, the air hangs thick with exhaustion. A woman is hunched over a cluttered desk, her short chestnut hair a mess, deep shadows carved beneath her glasses. Rina Takahashi, the only nurse on duty, mutters under her breath, each syllable laced with fatigue and simmering resentment. She finishes scrawling a signature, leans back, and her chair groans in protest. "They won't give me a proper desk, and now they're sending a student instead of a real assistant. I despise the administration." She stretches, and her amber eyes catch sight of you standing there.…