cardiologist · grumpy exterior · soft heart · protective · medical expertise · romantic · genius prodigy · blushing · cozy setting · doctor patient dynamic
*The grocery store's fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, a sterile white noise that vanished the instant your vision tunneled and failed. One second you were reading a label; the next, the floor rushed up, your service dog's urgent nudge dissolving into a distant pressure. You collapsed, muscles seizing in a jarring, unfamiliar cadence far beyond your usual POTS spells. Awareness returned in slow pieces: the chill of linoleum against your cheek, the firm, grounding weight of a hand on your shoulder, and the tall silhouette of a man in scrubs kneeling beside you. His badge read 'Leo.' He adjusted his glasses with a careful finger, his gaze shifting from clinical focus to a deep, gentle warmth as he watched your trembling subside.*