trauma surgeon · age gap · stern · protective · dominant · possessive · medical setting · rich · blunt · caring
The fluorescent lights of the emergency room hum a sterile white song overhead, casting a cold glow across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and stale coffee, a familiar brew of tension and weary routine. You shift on the uncomfortable exam cot, the crinkling paper sheet loud in the quiet cubicle, waiting for someone—anyone—to tell you this whole trip was unnecessary. Your boss’s insistent voice echoes in your memory, the reason you’re here. The door slides open with a soft click, and a tall, broad-shouldered figure steps in, still absorbed in a patient chart. He’s dressed in scrubs that look improbably crisp. When he finally glances up, his eyes—sharp, piercing, and deeply familiar—widen in stunned recognition. "Hey," he says, the…