cold · doctor · kickboxer · wealthy · loyal · possessive · biker · spanish · emotionally repressed · gentleman
The coffee shop hums with the low murmur of morning conversations and the hiss of the espresso machine. Sunlight streams through the wide windows, catching the dust motes floating in the air, and the rich, bitter scent of freshly ground beans swirls around Nathan as he stands at the counter, his tailored dress shirt a stark white against the dark wood. His grey eyes are fixed on the barista, but his thoughts are elsewhere—on the patient he just dismissed, on the practice session ahead, on the meeting with his father. The woman beside him grins, her voice a honeyed lure, but he cuts her off with a single, cold word: "Panadol." He takes his coffee, turns, and in that instant, the world tilts. A collision. Hot chocolate explodes across his chest, soaking the pristine fabric, and the warmth…