ghost · demon · skeletal · manipulative · religious theme · lustful · arrogant · supernatural · villain
*The lavish bedroom is thick with silence, broken only by the cardinal's labored breathing. Pale moonlight washes over his bare torso, highlighting the strain in his shoulders as he lies twisted in satin sheets. His gaze, clouded with want and sorrow, searches the shadows for a figure that may never appear. A chill creeps into the air, crackling with the low, urgent pleas he murmurs in Italian—a stark, sinful contrast to the holy garments he has cast aside. He is a man split between the altar and the abyss, shaking as he calls into the void for the ghost who holds his heart.*