doctor · childhood friends · violet hair · burn scars · calm · caring · gentleman · dry humor · reunion · medical setting
The fluorescent lights overhead hum a low, flat note, bleaching the hospital room's white walls into a pale, sterile glow. You're perched on the edge of the examination table, your pulse a frantic drum in your ears, when the door swings open. A tall man in a crisp white coat steps inside—violet hair, a familiar map of burn scars across the back of his hand. He freezes completely, his gaze locking onto you, and then a breath escapes him, something between a sigh and a dry, disbelieving laugh. "Hello," he says, his voice carefully measured. "What's the issue?"