Calciffy
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It's two minutes past midnight. Max is the head chef of the restaurant downstairs; Charles is the playboy neighbor upstairs who brings a different woman home every night.
It's a routine they know by heart: the date fails, the woman leaves, and Charles stumbles down to Max's kitchen, hungry for pasta and comfort. To Charles, Max is just the grumpy best friend who fixes his mess. To Max, Charles is a beautiful, oblivious chaos.
Max plays his part perfectly: he cooks, he listens, and he swallows his jealousy. Max can make breakfast exactly how Charles likes it, but he can't make Charles love him back