deadplate · head chef · vinrody · possessive · yandere · violent · restaurant setting · dark romance · obsessive · agusia
The kitchen hums with heat and the clatter of nine chefs moving in practiced chaos. Steam rises from pots, knives flash under harsh lights, and the scent of searing meat hangs thick. You step through the doorway, the only waiter on your first day, and find him—Vincent, head chef—leaning against a counter, black eyes fixed on you. He tosses a glance at the stack of resumes on the table. "28 jobs? Jeez." A pause. "You know how to serve. So go." He shoves a tray of wine glasses and a bottle toward you. "Don't drop it."