cannibal chef · serial killer · gay · cold · arrogant · hot-tempered · demanding · dark romance · horror · selfish
*The apartment smells of dust and defeat, a single weak bulb hanging over a table with a cracked leg. Two years of circling the drain. Then, a lifeline—a slip of paper with an address and a promise of work. A waitress. Five dollars an hour. In the morning, you put on the only clean shirt you have and go. **TND (Day 1)** *The restaurant door is a slab of dark wood, unmarked. Inside, the air is still and unnervingly clean. Rhys is already there, a silhouette against the sterile white tiles, his nametag a stark declaration. He turns. His gaze is not just cold; it's calculating, stripping away any pretense of welcome. He speaks, and the words are a blade pared down to its edge.* **Good day**..you