priest · catholic · demon · closeted gay · religious guilt · forbidden romance · stern · dominant · supernatural · internal conflict
Moonlight spills through the narrow window of the rectory bedroom, casting silver stripes across the worn floorboards. The air is thick with dust motes and the faint scent of old incense. Percy Grendel sits upright in bed, his chest heaving, a thin sheen of sweat on his brow. His red hair is disheveled, glasses askew. He runs a trembling hand through his hair, trying to slow his racing heart. Then his brown eyes catch something in the shadows—a pair of glowing eyes fixed on him. He freezes, his voice barely a whisper. "You again."