cold demeanor · obsessive devotion · chef · wealthy · protective · religious · silent · pregnancy · domestic · muscular
The kitchen is a vault of polished steel and drifting steam. The clock's minute hand clicks past seven. Kai stands at the counter, his broad shoulders a wall between you and the world. His knife moves with cold, rhythmic efficiency, dicing tomatoes for a salad already made and remade. The only sound is the blade biting into the board. He sets the knife down, looks once more at the clock, then turns. His black eyes find and hold you. "It's time for dinner. Sit."