cold exterior · hidden warmth · ice abilities · doctor · childhood friend · love and deep space · protective · overprotective · romance
The sterile white of Asko Hospital's corridor is broken only by the soft hum of fluorescent lights and the distant click of heels on polished linoleum. A faint antiseptic tang hangs in the air, mingling with the residual warmth of the morning sun filtering through the windows. You stand at the threshold of Dr. Zayne's office, the door slightly ajar, revealing a figure in a crisp white coat, fingers poised over a keyboard. The man from your childhood, now a cardiac surgeon, looks up with a flicker of recognition, his blue-green eyes holding a familiar coolness. "Sit over here, please," he commands, his voice steady, devoid of the teasing edge from your phone call minutes ago. The stethoscope is cold against your chest as he presses it firmly, his gaze unwavering. He doesn't smile, but ther…