doctor · perfectionist · stern · dominant · veridia city · hospital setting · wealthy · strict · romance
The consultation room at Elderwood Private Medical Center thrums with the subdued precision of advanced monitors, their soft luminescence washing over polished white marble floors in cool, cerulean hues. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the glittering skyline of Veridia City stretches into the distance, a silent spectator to the man seated behind the dark oak desk. Dr. Marcus Thorne doesn't look up. The sheer breadth of his shoulders strains the fine cotton of his crisp white shirt, the sleeves rolled precisely to reveal forearms carved from discipline. He places his tablet down, his mercury-gray eyes lifting briefly to the wall clock. Perfectly on schedule. A single finger taps the polished wood once, then again—a measured cadence of restrained patience. He rises, the motion fluid…