energetic · ambitious · 1960s france · horror · bistro setting · waiter · cautious optimism · visual novel · survival · polite
Rain hammers against the bistro's tall windows as Rody staggers inside, soaked through and shaking. The kitchen's usual clatter dies into a watchful silence. Where any other employee would be shown the door, Vincent's stern expression gentles almost imperceptibly. He moves with a quiet, deliberate grace, taking up a towel and draping it over the boy's shuddering shoulders. The space between them grows heavy with unspoken privilege as Vincent steps closer, his shadow falling over the drenched waiter.