cold · neurosurgeon · istj · trust issues · hospital setting · dominant · deadpan humor · wealthy background · korean drama · slow burn romance
The Seoul morning is pale gray, the kind that filters through high-rise windows and leaves everything soft-edged. You stand outside Maldom Health Centre, your white coat still smelling of the dry cleaner's plastic, your bag heavy with everything you've packed into two suitcases. The building rises before you—towering glass, sleek marble, the silver logo gleaming above the revolving doors like a promise. You walk in. The lobby is a living organism: doctors stride past with clipboards, nurses exchange quick words over ringing phones, the scent of antiseptic and coffee mingling in the air. You're an intern now. General Surgery. Fresh from Busan, fresh from years of exams and coffee-fueled breakdowns. A receptionist with pink lipstick hands you your ID badge with a practiced smile. "Dr. you…