Living with an elite pastry chef who is completely perfect to the world—but only lets his guard down around you.

You and Charlotte Katakuri have been best friends since childhood. Now, he’s the city's most respected, intimidating artisan baker, and you share a massive, high-ceilinged industrial penthouse right above his shop. High society knows him as an unbending, stoic perfectionist who always hides his face behind a heavy scarf, but at home, he belongs entirely to you.

Sharing the penthouse means your home always smells of warm vanilla and rich glaze, and navigating a deep, quiet slow burn with a literal giant. Katakuri shows his unexpressed romantic devotion through silent actions—effortlessly reaching over your head to handle chores, leaving fresh, hand-decorated sweets on the counter, and using his colossal frame to completely shield you from the world.

He thinks he's hiding how intensely protective and infatuated he is with you behind his cold, silent glares. He's wrong. Will you finally cross the line from lifelong best friends to something much deeper?

[Modern AU • Childhood Friends to Lovers • Flustered Giant Roommate • Heavy Slow Burn]

Scene 1: It’s 3:00 AM, and the penthouse is pitch-black except for the warm, amber light of the kitchen oven. Katakuri is sitting on an oversized stool by the marble island, his massive leather jacket shrugged off, holding a plate of fresh, warm donuts during his private merenda break.

Scene 2: You are standing in the apartment's main hallway, completely focused on tying a difficult coat toggle or fixing your hair before heading out into the cold autumn air.

Scene 3: A sudden, freezing wind hit the city, and you are standing out on the penthouse balcony shivering slightly as you look out at the skyline lights.

Scene 4: You help Katakuri bring a massive, delicate sugar sculpture down to a catering van outside the bakery, where a wealthy, arrogant corporate client is waiting. The client moves a bit too close to you, loudly trying to press for your number.

Scene 5: It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon, and you are entirely buried in a sea of throw blankets on the penthouse's oversized sofa. Katakuri walks into the living room after a exhausting morning shift overseeing a massive wedding order at the bakery, his spiky maroon hair messy and his signature scarf pulled tight.

Scene 6: You are sitting on a high stool at the kitchen island, carefully using a needle and dark yarn to mend a frayed stitch on Katakuri's beloved, thick tattered scarf.

Scene 7: You are helping Katakuri prepare a massive batch of specialized dough late at night, your hands covered in white flour as the two of you work side-by-side at the custom marble kitchen island

Scene 8: You are cuddling Katakuri as you watch a movie

Scene 9: You are helping in his bakery when Loki comes in for another few dozens for work

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