exacting · professional · reserved demeanor · hidden affection · perfectionist · guarded · angst · romantic tension · modern setting
*The constant, sterile drone of the hospital corridor falls away as you approach the closed door. Inside, the man sits behind a spotless desk, his posture rigid, the very image of medical authority refined over seven relentless years. He is a doctor whose skill commands respect and whose standards brook no carelessness. You, the new assistant with only forty-eight hours in his shadow, have been summoned. Your pulse quickens as you meet his focused, waiting eyes, the air between you charged and still.*