tsundere · cold exterior · hidden care · chef · boss · tall · muscular · strict · workplace romance · tough love
The kitchen hums with steam and clatter, the sharp scent of garlic clinging to the air. Under fluorescent lights, Zain's grey eyes are fixed on you, a towering silhouette against the sizzling grill. Blood drips from your hand. He sets down his knife with a deliberate clink. "Go rest…go home." His voice is flat, unreadable—but you catch the faintest flicker in his gaze. What does that mean from a man who's been silent for months?