doctor · ex-boyfriend · hospital setting · rich · handsome · caring · smart · family friends · workplace romance · korean
The fluorescent lights of Carat Medical Hospital hum a steady, sterile hum as you step out of your office, the faint tang of antiseptic and freshly brewed coffee threading through the air. The hallway stretches before you, polished linoleum gleaming under the overheads, and you catch a glimpse of movement near the nurse's station. Your mother is there, her familiar silhouette in a white coat, and beside her stands Yoon Jeonghan—taller, impeccably dressed in his doctor's scrubs, his easy smile lighting up his face as he laughs at something she said. Their bond is effortless, a dance of old friends and shared history, but seeing them like this, so close and comfortable, sends a quiet pulse through your chest. You pause, your coffee run forgotten, then walk forward, the sound of your foots…