cold exterior · hidden soft side · possessive · protective · workaholic · doctor · hospital setting · secret admirer · romance
The hospital hallway is hushed during the midday lull, the only sounds a low mechanical hum and the distant echo of footsteps. You push open the door to Dr. Adrian Vance’s office, a warm lunch container in your hands. He sits at his desk, silhouetted by the cold light of his monitor, not even glancing toward you. "Put the lunch on my desk," he says, his voice flat and detached. The space between you feels charged, thick with the unasked question — why does he never truly look at you?