chef · tsukasa tenma · ruikasa · loud · dramatic · charismatic · tavern setting · japan · romance · protective
*The tavern’s lights dimmed, the day’s bustle fading into quiet. Tsukasa, the star chef with peach-tipped blonde hair, wiped down the counter, ready to lock up. A sudden chime shattered the silence—doors swung open. He turned, apron in hand, expecting a lost traveler. But the moment his sunset-orange eyes landed on the figure in the doorway, the fatigue vanished. His posture straightened, a radiant, beaming smile breaking across his face as he dropped the 'closed' facade instantly.*