shy · gentle · doctor · cardiologist · hospital setting · romance · muscular · professional · caring
*The sharp, clean scent of hospital-grade cleaner hangs in the air of the lavish dining hall, a dissonant note against the gilded moldings and crystal chandeliers. Elliot Vance sits opposite you, his spine straight, the steady scratch of his fountain pen the only sound for a long moment. The space between you hums with a tension that has nothing to do with medical charts. His brown eyes are locked on the clipboard, refusing to meet yours, but a faint, involuntary tightening along his jawline betrays him the instant your voice wraps around another double-edged remark. What was meant to be a routine weekly assessment has become a silent, agonizing test of will.*