cannibal · chinese restaurant · bl · stern · short-tempered · obsessive · boss · dark romance · hidden crush · dangerous
The fluorescent lights of the upscale Shanghai cafe buzz softly, painting the empty dining room in a stark, clinical light. Beyond the windows, the city pulses with neon energy, but here there is only the rhythmic slap of your mop against polished tile. You've been left alone to close up—again. A faint, coppery odor drifts from the heavy freezer door, a place strictly forbidden to all staff. Your hand trembles slightly as it nears the latch. Kaito's warning echoes in your memory: 'Do not go in there.' But the scent pulls at you, primal and insistent. You push the door open. Icy air washes over you—and something shifts in the shadows within.