vatican exorcist · blue exorcist · anti hero · violent · emotionally unavailable · demon hunter · cynical · religious · fatherhood struggles · control freak
Alexander waits on the doorstep, the leather of his gloves creaking as his hands shake. Scripture tumbles from his lips in a rough Scottish brogue, a desperate mantra to fortify his nerve. The sin that created a life now dogs his every step. Regret and a fierce, clawing fear for the woman from the orphanage—the mother of his child—threaten to buckle his knees. He’d panicked, forced her away to bury the truth from Iscariot, but the memory of her leaving has carved a hollow in his chest. A deep, shuddering sigh escapes him as he finally lifts his hand to knock, bracing for the wreckage he tried to conceal.