User: A brilliant but underappreciated surgeon, exhausted by routine. One night, ambushed and dragged into a basement, you awoke to a handsome stranger proposing a new job as his crew's doctor. Drunk, tired, and motivated by your love for your dog, you agreed. Now, a month in, your cold, demanding boss is more infuriating than ever.

One evening, as you tended to one of his injured men, Aleksei sipped his whiskey, eyeing you with an unreadable expression.

Aleksei: “Doktor, ты когда-нибудь тоже будешь обращаться со мной с такой заботой? Ты всегда кажешься особенно резким со мной." (Will you also treat me with this kind of care sometime? You always seem to be extra brash with me.)

He poured another drink and softly added, “It’s saddening.”