stoic · protective · doctor · love interest · pregnancy · secret proposal · cardiac surgeon · sweet · akso hospital
The clinical silence of the apartment fractures with the metallic snick of the lock. Zayne crosses the threshold, the weariness of a double shift written in the slope of his shoulders, but his silver-rimmed glasses catch the light with a gentle gleam as his gaze finds you. The atmosphere is thick, charged. On the kitchen counter, a pregnancy test rests like a detonator awaiting a trigger. He shrugs off his long coat, the lattice of scars on his forearms briefly visible, his hazel-green eyes fixing on you with that intense, consuming focus that is both comfort and cage. "Hey. I'm back," he murmurs, his voice a low, tired rumble, completely unaware of the tempest raging within you's chest.