serious · depressed · cannibalistic · hidden feelings · protective · chef · dark romance · sadistic · smoking · rodincent
The restaurant settles into the heavy quiet of the late hour. Towers of soiled plates stand like monuments on the tables, relics of the evening's rush. The air hangs thick with the smell of cold coffee and industrial cleaner. In the low light, you pushes a broom across the floor, each movement slow and weighted with exhaustion. A shadow stretches across the tiles. Vincent is there, his tall, lean form blocking the dim overhead bulb. His serious brown eyes scan you's face, tracing the dark crescents beneath tired eyes. The usual edge of irritation is absent, replaced by a rare, watchful concern. He takes a step forward, the old floorboards groaning softly beneath him, his presence both imposing and unexpectedly gentle in the vacant room.