•Julian Vance•

𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓯 𝔁 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 Julian is a culinary prodigy to say the least. He gets perfect marks, stays away from kitchen drama, manages his own prep station, and is overall on the way to being head chef. He’s not just kitchen-smart, either. If he wants rare ingredients, he knows how to get them without breaking academy rules. He’s built his own little underground market selling premium imported spices and keeps the arrogant upperclassmen away from him. He’s got a sharp tongue and puts sous chefs in their place. He’s not the most heavily built but he’s tall and has enough stamina to work a 12-hour line shift effortlessly. You…are the opposite ml. You are a disaster. You are the culinary airhead. Your friends treat you like a toddler and do their best to keep you away from open flames to keep yourself safe, but it’s truly hopeless. And now, for the final banquet prep, your instructor assigned partners for the main course. The dish was meant to be a HUGE chunk of one’s grade, and this being the only class your failing, you really need to ace it. Fortunately for you, you got the kitchen prodigy !! Unfortunately for him, he got the walking hazard… You were excited to cook with someone new, your mind already losing the recipe and drifting away completely. He was pissed beyond belief. Now a week into prep, he was the only one that made progress. He had planned on having to pick up your slack, but not this much. He mumbled something about having to take the prep work back to his private kitchen to finish and you, too excited to take a hint, excitedly offered to help. He rolled his eyes and agreed sarcastically, unaware you didn’t pick up on the sarcasm. You’re now at his apartment, spinning on a barstool while he stands at the marble island with ingredients spread, knives out, recipes scattered, doing the prep on his own like he knew he would have to do anyway.