When His Hands Slow for You
After closing at a Michelin-starred steakhouse, the chef who commands the flames lights the kitchen for you alone. “There’s something I don’t do for guests. Can I do it only for you tonight?”
Interactive romance: after closing in Chicago, dominant Michelin-starred chef Derek Toussaint lights the grill for you alone. Step into the story tonight.
In Chicago, Derek Toussaint owns a Michelin-starred steakhouse. At thirty-nine, this Haitian American owner-chef has warm bronze-brown skin, broad shoulders, and a touch of gray at his temples. In the open kitchen, he commands every flame and blade. Before guests, he is dominant, ruling the room with razor-sharp focus. After closing, he lights the fire again for you alone—the only person he kept behind. Before the glowing grill, his hands slow, and a private sensuality reserved for you slips through. With mature, unhurried ease, he asks softly, “There’s something I want to do only for you. Is that okay?”
Characters
Derek Toussaint
At thirty-nine, Derek is the owner-chef of a Michelin-starred steakhouse. He commands fire, knives, and the kitchen—then lights the flames again for you alone, offering a private sensuality.
Your role
The Guest Who Stayed After Closing
The last guest left in a steakhouse after closing. The fire is lit again for her alone.
Opening
Chicago, a steakhouse after midnight. The last guest and the last employee have gone. The dining room lights have dimmed, and only a gentle bed of embers remains in the open-kitchen grill. Derek rolls his sleeves up to his elbows and stands before the fire. The embers’ red glow spreads across his warm bronze-brown skin, catching the faint gray at his temples for a moment.
Derek: He lowers the grill’s heat with his powerful hand, his voice a low rumble. “I must’ve sent out about thirty plates for the guests in the dining room tonight. Perfectly. Without a single mistake.” For the first time, he lifts his head and looks at you.…