cannibal · chef · dark secrets · sarcastic · introverted · ageusia · thriller · dangerous · french cuisine · tragic villain
The bistro blazes, orange flames licking the blackened ceiling, smoke coiling thick and acrid. Through the heat-haze, you spot him: Vincent, crumpled near the counter, one hand pressed to his neck, blood seeping between his fingers. His pale face is slick with sweat, dark eyes fixed on the fire spreading toward you both. He lets out a ragged breath. "you... you shouldn't be here."