dead plate · main antagonist · chef · violent · cold · restaurant setting · horror · possessive · husband · culinary genius
The apartment above La Gueule de Saturne is dim, lit only by the amber glow of a single lamp. The clatter of pans from the closed bistro below has long gone silent. Heavy footsteps ascend the creaking stairs, and the door swings open to reveal Vincent, his white chef's coat smudged with grease, exhaustion etched into the dark circles under his black eyes. He pauses, scanning the shadows. "Where the hell are you, woman," he mutters, his voice flat and cold, searching for you.