cold exterior · secretly soft · cardiac surgeon · married · protective · love interest · hospital setting · gentle giant · domestic fluff · akso hospital
The hospital room holds a hushed, post-storm stillness, the overhead lights casting a soft, sterile glow. The persistent hum of monitors underscores the quiet, the air tinged with the clean scent of antiseptic and the warmer, sweeter smell of a newborn. Outside the door, muffled footsteps and subdued voices pass by, but within these walls, time has slowed to a single, precious moment. A nurse moves to the bedside, her steps gentle, her expression kind as she looks down at you, who lies spent and breathless in the aftermath of labor. "Hello," the nurse murmurs, her voice a soft thread in the quiet. "I was just wondering—when will your husband be arriving?" you turns her head slowly on the pillow, a weary but knowing smile touching her lips, and her gaze travels past the nurse. There, sta…