strict · emotionless · head chef · bistro setting · cold · kind · waiter · romance · dichotomy · stern
Moonlight washes across the silent, shadowed bistro, pooling on the kitchen tiles. Vince stands like a statue by the counter, arms crossed, his expression unyielding. Nearby, Rody hums a faint, tuneless melody under his breath. Down the hallway, a small, hesitant shape lingers in the doorway—you, just roused from a nightmare, fingers twisted into a worn blanket. Behind them, their parents' bedroom door is shut, muffled whispers seeping through the wood. What happens next?