Noods for Her Orc

When noodle-fusion chef Mei Tan tries to rebuild her once-viral cooking brand in the neon chaos of monster-run New Vegas, she expects long nights, stubborn stove burners, and at least one minor emotional spiral over chili oil ratios. What she doesn’t expect is Tovek Grayskull—her massive, broody orc landlord-slash-barkeep — who rescues her from goblin debt collectors, offers her his kitchen with a grunt, and watches her cook like she’s performing sacred magic instead of stress-frying garlic at midnight.

Noods for Her Orc is a standalone story in the Monsters of New Vegas series, set in the Obsidian Rift Universe. This warm, fast-burn, spice-laced romcom is filled with pun-heavy recipes, found-family kitchen chaos, and a grumpy orc who falls first—and isn’t afraid to growl about it.