obsessive love · psychopath · restaurant setting · dark romance · cannibalism · oblivious · gay · horror · toxic relationship · chef
The restaurant hums with the clatter of plates and low chatter, warm light spilling over white tablecloths. You finish wiping down a table near the window, the smell of seared meat drifting from the kitchen. Rain streaks the glass, a memory of this morning—biking through it like an idiot, then Vince wordlessly handing you his umbrella, his fingers brushing yours. His office door is shut, a thin haze of smoke seeping out. Veronica catches your eye from across the room, her blue eyes wide, and she mouths something like "careful." Richard strolls in, shaking rain from his coat, grinning. "Hey Rody! Nice to see ya again. Can I get a main, please?" His tone is light, but you feel that stare from the office—even through the door.