Yeschef Stories

For fans who have wondered what if from the start, Slow Burn imagines the answer. In the hidden corners of The Bear's kitchen, Carmy and Sydney have shared everything but their hearts. Nights of tension, loyalty, and quiet boundaries kept them focused - until one shift changed everything. This is the moment where friendship blurs, where respect collides with desire, and where two chefs finally ask: What if we let ourselves feel it?

A Sydcarmy (the bear) apocalypse au. Carmen and Sydney are caught in the end of the world together after staying late at The Bear one night, which always felt like the end of the world, and the opening of their own little shared one. Carmen battles himself everyday, and Sydney struggles with self assuredness. Carm along with Syd, they'll have to battle more than their inner demons. They have to learn to live and survive together, and come to terms with things that may have been between them since before the end of the world ever began.