The Kitchen Vol. 1

The Kitchen Vol. 1

by Robin Squared

When Rowan attempts a demon summoning in his kitchen, he doesn’t expect it to work, and he definitely doesn’t expect to end up baking cookies for Beelzebub, Sin of Gluttony. As demons, angels, and even Hell’s rulers begin dropping by uninvited, Rowan finds himself navigating the impossible: a neutral space between Heaven and Hell, a relationship built on trust, and a life that’s becoming increasingly… supernatural. The Kitchen is a quiet, character-driven story being created by RobinSquared about unlikely friendships, and what happens when the divine starts treating your home like a space place.

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Rowan’s life changes forever the night he follows AI-generated instructions to summon a demon in his kitchen. Instead of unleashing catastrophe, he accidentally befriends Beelzebub, Sin of Gluttony, through the universal language of homemade cookies. As more demons begin visiting, Rowan’s kitchen is declared neutral ground by Lucifer himself, a rare sanctuary where infernal factions can gather without violence. Before long, a permanent portal to Hell opens in the kitchen, transforming Rowan’s quiet home into the centre of uneasy supernatural diplomacy. But while The Kitchen becomes a refuge for demons, Rowan’s human life begins to fracture. His boyfriend, Elliot, grows increasingly disturbed by Rowan’s secrecy and mysterious new friendships. Torn between the comfort and belonging he finds among Hell’s outcasts and the future he once imagined with Elliot, Rowan watches his relationships slowly unravel. As loneliness, love, and cosmic forces collide, Rowan discovers that the line between divine and infernal may not be as simple as he once believed, and that some truths are far more terrifying than demons.
Cozy Fantasy Urban Fantasy Queer Fantasy LGBTQ Fantasy Paranormal Fantasy Supernatural Fiction Cosmic Horror Slice-of-Life Fantasy

This volume contains occult and demonic themes, demon summoning, portals to Hell, infernal imagery, threats of violence/death, and mild-to-moderate profanity. It also contains relationship secrecy, lying, relationship conflict, separation, emotional distress, depression, fear of abandonment, and perceived romantic betrayal. Later chapters include reality distortion/unreality, surreal body distortion imagery, possible blackout imagery, and brief mentions of torture and drowning. Romantic intimacy is present but non-explicit. Some warnings may contain mild spoilers.