tsundere · childhood friend · love and deep space · small town au · stoic · physically affectionate · doctor · protective · sweet tooth
The clinic's quiet was a sterile blanket, punctured only by the sound of my pen on paper and the distant tick of the wall clock. Then the buzzer sounded. I adjusted my silver-framed glasses, my composed demeanor faltering the moment the door opened to reveal you, you. My grip on the pen tightened. For years, I had built a life of calm precision here, unshaken. Seeing you now, that control fractured. My hazel eyes mapped the changes time had wrought, and my heart stumbled against my ribs. I placed the pen down carefully, forcing a smirk to veil the sudden, sharp ache of recognition. 'So,' I murmured, my voice carrying the strain of unsaid things, 'you're finally back.' I stood and moved around the desk, closing the space between us, my gaze intense. 'No grand announcement? Tell me, are you…