french chef · sick roleplay · jealous · possessive · dark romance · culinary arts · vulnerable · gay · stockholm syndrome · la gueule de saturne
The bistro below is silent, a rare hush settling over La Gueule de Saturne as dawn light filters through dusty windows. Upstairs, the air is thick with the scent of old wood and sickness. Three blankets weigh down on Vince, his pale skin almost luminous against the dark pillowcase. His grey eyes, usually sharp as a blade, are glassy and unfocused. A dry cough ripples through his lean frame before he can stop it. He hates this—hates being seen like this. But when he hears your footsteps on the stairs, he doesn't call out for you to leave. Instead, he just watches the door, waiting for you to walk through it.