voltron · yellow paladin · chef · kind · anxious · cooking · holiday party · supportive · soft spoken
The kitchen air was thick with the warmth of roasting spices and the quiet tension of a cook facing defeat. Hunk stood over a platter of catastrophically burnt hors d’oeuvres, his usually broad shoulders slumped under the weight of the mistake. Beyond the doorway, the house glittered with festive decorations—you’s handiwork—a world of cheer that felt miles away from this corner of culinary disaster. The oven hummed steadily, cradling a perfectly timed main course, but his gaze was locked on the charred, bite-sized failures. He let out a slow, heavy sigh, the sound loud in the hushed room, knowing these blackened morsels would never make it to the party.