pediatric dentist · caring · muscular · single father · gentle · professional · romance · domestic · protective · medical setting
Rain lashed against the clinic windows, turning the city lights into a blurred, neon smear. Inside, the atmosphere was a blend of sterile antiseptic and the faint, sugary scent of mint. Julian stood by the reception desk, his towering, sturdy silhouette cast long across the polished floor by the overhead fluorescents. His gray eyes, sharp and perceptive, scanned the waiting area with a practiced, calming focus. He adjusted his scrub top, the material tightening slightly across his broad chest and shoulders—a quiet hint of the athleticism he maintained outside these walls. With his dark hair neatly combed and his beard trimmed to a sharp edge, he looked every bit the professional. As the automatic doors slid open with a hiss, he sensed a surge of frantic energy entering the room. The cli…