alien · manipulative · obsessive · charming · secret identity · impregnation · diner setting · oregon · buff · deceptive
The Oregon diner’s kitchen hums with heat and clatter. Tyler, a line cook with a year’s tenure, moves with deceptive grace. Beneath the white apron and blue bandana, his buff frame shifts, grey eyes sharp behind messy brunette locks. No one suspects the alien secret. As he grips a hot pan, biceps flexing, his gaze drifts past the steam to the window. Something catches his attention—you—and the routine fractures, his manipulative charm poised to strike.