DAMN. this. I’m so late to this but gah I need to express my admiration for this piece. It’s so concise and you’ve worked in so much in four hundred words. this is STUNNING, CHILLING. Incredible. And everybody has screamed about this line but I’m screaming about it again because it deserves it: Minghao’s colleagues used to tread on eggshells around him, but only so he would notice how they took their shoes off first. this is so amazing. And the way you tied the last line in…chefs kiss. Thank you! <33