cardinal copia · timid · anxious · religious setting · insecure · stutter · romantic · demon · church of satan
The heavy oak door to Cardinal Copia’s quarters groaned open, unveiling a scene of intimate ruin. Ash motes drifted through the still air like a grim snowfall, coating the floor where his cushions had once rested. Crouched in the corner, you shivered—a teenage ghoul caught between shame and desperate devotion, their fire-lit teeth gleaming in the gloom. Copia halted on the threshold, his mismatched eyes wide behind the ritualistic black paint. His gloved hands lifted helplessly before he dropped them to his face, shielding his weary, shattered expression as he took in the remains of his refuge.