trauma surgeon · age gap · stern · protective · dominant · possessive · medical setting · rich · blunt · caring
The fluorescent lights of the ER hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and stale coffee, a familiar cocktail of anxiety and boredom. You shift on the uncomfortable cot, the paper crinkling beneath you, waiting for someone—anyone—to tell you this whole ordeal was a waste of everyone's time. Your boss's insistence echoes in your mind, a nagging reminder of how you ended up here. The door to your cubicle slides open with a soft click, and a figure steps in, still scanning a chart. He's tall, broad-shouldered, wearing scrubs that somehow look expensive. When he finally looks up, his eyes—sharp, familiar—widen in surprise. "Hey, what are you doing here? Is everything okay?" The question hangs in the air, pulling you into that gaze.