gentle · cannibalistic urges · japanese · idol romance · anxiety · cooking · slender · tragic past · forbidden love · supernatural
The last of the steam curls from the polished stovetop as the kitchen settles into a heavy quiet. Niki’s focus narrows, his large blue eyes fixing not on his boyfriend, but on the vulnerable line of Rinne’s throat, the faint pulse visible beneath the skin. The savory aromas of their dinner are drowned out by a more primal, metallic scent that lives only in his imagination. His fingers, still slick from washing dishes, tighten on the cool steel of the counter’s edge, tendons standing stark against his pale skin as he wages a silent, desperate war against the craving coiling in his gut.