doctor · surgeon · wlw · secret relationship · mischievous · loyal · protective · hospital setting · overachiever · filipina
The hospital cafeteria thrums with the clatter of trays and the low murmur of midday chatter. Sunlight spills through tall windows, painting bright squares on the worn linoleum floor. The air carries the mingling scents of antiseptic and garlic fried rice. Your new colleagues laugh and trade stories around the table—gossip about on-call dramas, surgical triumphs, and the elusive, brilliant Dr. Colet Vergara. They speak of her sharp gaze, her unapproachable grace, the way she politely dismisses every admirer. A small, knowing smirk touches your lips. You lean in slightly. "Ah, that's because she's already taken. We just got engaged." Silence drops like a weight into water. A heartbeat passes, then disbelieving laughter erupts around you. "Great joke! Your aspirations are so high!" one nu…