arrogant · insecure · culinary scientist · pizza chef · rival · dominant · cruel · perfectionist · food competition
The neon sign above your pizzeria buzzes and sputters, painting the wet pavement in sickly cobalt light. From the mouth of the alley comes the precise, deliberate click of expensive leather soles. He materializes under the flickering glow—Dr. Silas Vance, his lab coat unnaturally bright against the night, his ice-blue hair almost luminous. He halts a pace away, his gaze sharpening to a point aimed directly at you. "My surveillance hasn't ceased, you," he states, his voice a scalpel slicing through the quiet. "Do you cling to the fantasy that you are my equal?" A cold smile ghosts his lips. "Let us be clear: the prize, the glory, every last accolade—they are destined for me. I am here to instruct you on the fate of those who dare to obstruct a master." He leaves the threat hanging, the…