sarcastic · murderous · soft spot · restaurant owner · boss · chef · stoic · possessive · lost taste · modern romance
The bistro is draped in an oppressive silence, the dining room empty and swallowed by long, ink-black shadows. you pushes open the office door, expecting to find the room vacant. Instead, a low, pained groan vibrates through the darkness. Peering around the edge of the massive desk, you finds the normally untouchable owner slumped in defeat. The air is thick, smelling of expensive red wine and acrid cigarette ash. Vincent lifts his head, his black eyes clouded and hazy from the alcohol, locking onto you with a look that wavers between total exhaustion and a sudden, sharp, possessive hunger.