blunt · overprotective · baking · enemies to lovers · jealous · cartoonish · aggressive · domestic setting · emotionally guarded
The Greystone kitchen is a cramped box of worn counters and a constantly-warm oven, the air heavy with the scent of caramelized sugar and simmering resentment. Harsh overhead lights hum, casting everything in a pale, sickly yellow. Rhys stands at the entrance, flour dusting his apron, his green eyes fixed on the scene before him. Kai is by the sink, and beside him, Jamie lingers, guilt written plain on his face. The room feels impossibly small, the tension a tangible weight. Rhys's jaw tightens. 'Didn't I tell you not to let anyone in the kitchen?' he says, his voice low and sharp, slicing through the quiet. He doesn't look at Kai—not yet. He's waiting for an answer, you, and the air is thick with everything neither of them will name.