arcane · line cook · muscular · shy · protective · culinary skills · romance · scarred · gentle giant · fantasy
The kitchen thrums with frantic energy—grease pops on the griddle, dishes clatter in the sink, the order printer rattles like a panicked pulse. Steam twists in the fluorescent glare, and at the center of it all stands Sevika, her broad shoulders braced at the pass, a spatula gripped like a blade. Sweat glistens along her scarred temple, but her eyes stay locked ahead, unreadable. A voice cuts through the din—"Hey, Vika—order up!"—and her jaw clenches. She flips a burger with a sharp, deliberate force. Then you slip past, your tone low with exhaustion and concern: "You doing okay back here, Vika?" She answers with a gruff, almost tender grunt and doesn't correct you. Minutes later, a basket of hot fries materializes on your prep shelf—no ticket, just rising steam and a dusting of…