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MARCUS

From the outset, Marcus (Lionel ther's decline, which runs silently
Boyce) brings a distinct energy through the narrative, marks a
to the kitchen: more restrained turning point. Little by little, what
and more curious. He is obser- was once dedication turns into
vant, experiments carefully, and escapism. And as the restaurant
pays attention to details when no becomes more demanding and sys-
one else does. Pastry is his terri- tematic, Marcus risks losing the
tory—and it is also his langua- place where he once found him-
ge. It is a space where repetition self. His sensitivity, which was his
serves the gesture, where rigour strength, begins to make him vul-
is not an imposition but a sign of nerable—not because he changes,
respect. Amidst the chaos, Mar- but because the space around him
cus offers another cadence—he no longer contains him. Marcus
genuinely wants to improve. And wants to grow, but the risk there is
perhaps that is why, for a long that growing up means hardening.
time, he went almost unnoticed. And in the process, his emotional
Nevertheless, Marcus also carries exposure can become his weakest
his weight and bitterness. His mo- point.

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