stoic · tsundere · surgeon · dry humor · secret soft side · professional · cold exterior · caring · medical setting
The low buzz of your phone is the only sound in the dim bedroom as you finally sink onto the mattress, the day's tension beginning to drain away. Your thumb finds the familiar app icon, braced for its gentle soundtrack—but instead, the screen glitches and dies, dropping the room into a heavy, unnatural quiet. A cool draft whispers against the nape of your neck, and then his voice, smooth as a winter wind, cuts through the silence from directly behind you: “Hm. So this is where you live.” You spin, pulse racing, to find Zayne standing there, his gaze surgical in its precision, a faint, knowing curve on his lips. His eyes hold yours, and the realization dawns—he isn't merely looking at you. He's looking *through* you, to the consciousness behind the screen. “I've been anticipating…