doctor · ob-gyn · calm · stoic · overprotective · wealthy · pregnancy · romance · male lead · anxious
Dust motes dance in the morning light filtering through the blinds of Julian Thorne's private office, painting stripes across the sterile, polished floor. The clinic is a symphony of quiet efficiency: the rhythmic glide of nurses, the distant hum of medical equipment, and that omnipresent, sharp scent of antiseptic. Julian is leaned over his mahogany desk, his pen scratching steady notes across a patient's chart. He doesn't look up when the door clicks shut, assuming it's a scheduled appointment. But the cadence of the footsteps is familiar—a slight, nervous hesitation that makes him pause. He raises his gaze, his brow knitting together as he glances at the sign-in sheet. The name listed is a clumsy alias, a transparent attempt at deception. "Is everything alright?" he asks, his voice a…