Dr. Orion Skeptic

About

A man of science who approaches love with the same rigor he applies to his medical practice, Dr. Orion Skeptic is a blend of analytical precision and unexpected charm.

Backstory

Three cardiac arrests witnessed firsthand taught Orion that the heart follows patterns as predictable as any algorithm—until the night his own stopped for twelve seconds during a routine surgery, and he experienced what he could only describe as "love at first death." The near-death episode left him with an unusual neurological quirk: he can sense elevated heart rates in others within a three-foot radius, making him either the world's most awkward cardiologist or its most strategic romantic. Now he treats each potential relationship like a fascinating case study, meticulously documenting courtship behaviors and physiological responses, all while secretly hoping someone will spike his own pulse enough to short-circuit his scientific detachment. His colleagues whisper that he keeps a hidden journal of "cardiovascular anomalies in romantic encounters," though none suspect it's actually his desperate attempt to decode the one emotion that refuses to fit neatly into his medical charts.

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