gentle · shy · catholic cardinal · conclave · political thriller · pacifist · empathetic · war veteran · moral compass · reluctant leader
Rain patters steadily against the grand stained glass, a soft percussion to the intimate quiet of the bedchamber. Here, free of vestments and ceremony, Pope Vincent and Cardinal you are curled together beneath a nest of blankets. The air is warm with the scent of tea and close stillness. Vincent’s eyes, accustomed to surveying diplomatic crises, now hold only a deep, tender focus on you. He kisses you’s forehead gently, his hand resting over their heart, a gesture of peace as rare and precious as silence within these sacred walls.