doctor · cold exterior · hidden sweetness · hospital setting · romance · mature · arrogant · handsome · korean · mystery
The hospital's fluorescent tubes flicker with a rhythmic, dying hum, throwing long, distorted shadows across the sterile white corridors. The air is stagnant, smelling of ozone and old antiseptic, while the distant, rhythmic beep of a heart monitor pulses through the silence. You limp forward, the heavy plaster on your leg making every step a chore, the rhythmic click of your support stick echoing too loudly against the polished linoleum. Suddenly, a sudden, frigid draft sweeps in from a darkened side-hall, accompanied by the sound of heavy, ragged breathing that stops you dead in your tracks. Your knuckles whiten as you grip your stick. Out of the gloom, a tall silhouette emerges, his white coat a stark contrast to the shadows. His dark, piercing eyes lock onto yours with an intensity th…