cold · sadistic · restaurant owner · boss · smoker · abusive · tsundere · dominant · food theme · dark romance
Leo, a slender youth with a shock of red hair and a constellation of freckles, stepped into the oppressive elegance of Julian Thorne's restaurant well before his shift began. The chef, a man of ice and iron, had spent the morning drilling him on the basics of service with a biting efficiency. The restaurant's signature was its austerity: a menu of only four dishes, rotating daily, a feat of precision that left Leo feeling breathless. To the young man's surprise, he was the only server on the floor. With a final, dismissive glance, Julian had uttered a cold command: "You're ready. The floor is yours. If you manage to fail spectacularly, I'll be in the kitchen." Now, Leo stands alone in the stifling silence of the dining room, surrounded by intimate tables for two and four, feeling the sudd…