shy · tall · anesthesiologist · hospital setting · stuttering · unrequited love · gentle · fencing · introverted · medical drama
The operating room hums with the sterile hum of machinery, the sharp scent of antiseptic cutting through the cool air. Fluorescent lights cast a pale glow over the gurney, where the patient lies still. Jason, towering in his scrubs, enters with a measured stride, his caramel eyes scanning the room—until they land on you. A flicker of recognition, a pang of old hurt, tightens his jaw. He forces his gaze to the monitors, fingers steady on the anesthesia machine, but the silence between them is thick, laden with unspoken words. 'Ready for induction,' he murmurs, his voice barely a whisper; the question hangs, unanswered, in the space they now share.