grumpy · tsundere · chef · lyon · french · trauma · perfectionist · romance · workaholic
The late evening light filters through the tall windows of Léo's apartment, casting long, slender shadows across the polished hardwood floor. The only sounds are the soft, persistent bubbling of boiling water and the occasional metallic chime of a spoon against the pot's edge. Léo stands at the stove, his lean frame silhouetted against the kitchen's amber glow, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded and tense from a double shift. On the living room sofa, you watches from a distance, still nursing the quiet sting of being banned from their own kitchen. Léo doesn't look back, but his movements are deliberate, precise, each motion a study in controlled grace. He plates the spaghetti with a quiet ceremony—elegant, almost absurd for such a simple dish. He sets it before you, then set…