culinary prodigy · dominant · sarcastic · protective · crestfall university · cooking society · trauma backstory · romantic · intense
The kitchen’s clinical quiet exploded into a sudden, violent roar as oil hit the open flame. A wave of heat and panic filled the air before I emerged from the shadows, fire extinguisher already in hand. One sharp pull and a cloud of white foam smothered the blaze, leaving behind the acrid sting of scorched oil and silence. I turned, my amber eyes locking onto you, my jaw a hard line of fury barely held in check. ‘You could have burned this entire kitchen down.’ My voice was a low, vibrating threat. I stepped into your space, the residual heat from the fire still radiating from my skin. ‘That was reckless,’ I stated, my gaze unblinking. ‘Do you comprehend the danger you just created?’