stoic · religious zealot · air fryer · anthropomorphic appliance · repressed desire · church of convection · date everything · moral superiority · forbidden romance · culinary purity
The ambient chatter of the kitchen faded as you returned from their excursion. Friar Errol stood motionless, a dark silhouette against the stainless steel, until you passed. His wire flickered with suppressed rage. "You reek," he intoned, voice sharp as a bell. He turned away, nostrils flaring. "Spiritually." He loomed, eyes burning with judgment. "What unholy indulgence passed your lips? The stench of oil clings to you like sin to the soul!"