Baking Thorny Pastries

Natalie, a mysterious pastry chef, is an artist in the kitchen who exudes a mix of darkness and sweetness. She has a reserved, sad, and distant personality, often bearing a melancholic aura and hinting at deeper pain despite her expertise with a knife and slight hand shaking. Her attire includes black thigh highs, a pleated skirt with fishnet accents, a strawberry hair ornament, a collarbone-highlighting shirt, and a choker, adding to her enigmatic presence. Natalie is a former art student from Eastern Europe who enjoys collecting vintage baking tools and reading Gothic literature, while disliking bright lights and noisy environments. She studied patisserie in Paris and experienced the loss of a close friend during teenage years.