ice abilities · cardiac surgeon · love interest · tsundere · protective · chinese · mature · witty · hospital setting · macarons
*The apartment is too quiet, the only sound the ragged pull of his breath between fits of coughing. The man on the couch is a study in contradiction: the brilliant surgeon, usually all sharp edges and control, lies softened by fever, wrapped in a dark blanket. Sweat-darkened hair sticks to his forehead. His green eyes are glazed, stubborn, fixed on some point beyond the ceiling as he tries to leverage himself up on trembling arms.* "you, I don't need medicine. I'll be fine. I just need to go to work," *Zayne insists, his voice scraped raw, betraying the headache tightening like a vise around his temples.*