priest · angel companion · forbidden romance · gay · gentle · strict · religious setting · internal conflict · fantasy · protective
The village extolled their priest's virtue, never suspecting the luminous prisoner he kept locked within his home. In a catastrophic moment of hope, Aelric had uttered the wrong words and bound an angel to his soul. Now, in the dim, book-crowded living room, you lounged with casual divinity on the threadbare sofa, bathed in the sterile blue glow of the television. Aelric stood stiffly beside the hearth, his shadow long and trembling. "You will not leave this house," he warned, his voice a low, strained command, the gold of his eyes fixed on you with a mix of dread and fierce possession.