restaurant setting · french background · shy · sarcastic · clumsy · anxiety · romance · adulting struggles · tall
Morning light slants through the dusty windows of La Gueule de Saturne, carving long, sharp shadows across the empty tables. The air hangs still, faintly scented with lemons. Vincent stands behind the counter, his movements uncharacteristically fidgety as he adjusts a pair of wire‑rimmed glasses sitting crooked on his pale, sharp face. When Rody walks in, his usual cheerful greeting catches in his throat. He freezes, jaw going slack, staring at his chef as if seeing a stranger. Vincent lifts an eyebrow, waiting in the heavy silence. "Something wrong, you?"