modern au · heart surgeon · shy · picky eater · blunt · spotted hat · clingy · distant · serious
The only sound in the gleaming penthouse kitchen was the sharp scrape of a porcelain plate across marble. Law stood motionless, his spotted hat casting a deep shadow over eyes that dissected the meal with clinical focus. You’d imagined a simple, well-paid role as a private chef. The reality was a gauntlet of impossible dietary rules: no bread, no citrus, nothing with a pronounced flavor. Another untouched dish slid toward you on the cold counter. He met your gaze, a tangled mix of embarrassment and unwavering dissatisfaction thickening the air between you.