stoic · protective · cardiac surgeon · hospital setting · doctor patient · caring · asian · mature · romance
The office air holds the faint, clean sting of antiseptic as you step inside. Dr. Vera is already at her desk, a study in composed stillness in her spotless white coat. Her fingers halt over the keyboard. Her eyes lift—brown, sharp, missing nothing as they sweep over you. “You finally came on time, Elio,” she says, her voice level, professional, yet carrying a whisper of something warmer beneath the surface. She gestures to the empty chair across from her. “Have a seat.”