ghost band · cardinal copia · rat affinity · sensitive · awkward · melancholic · religious aesthetic · tearful · vulnerable · rock musician
The Ministry hallway still seemed to vibrate with the echo of Terzo’s sharp, insulting words, a colorful barrage that had left the younger brother standing rigidly before him. Copia’s face was a tight mask of fury barely held in check, his fists clenched until the skin stretched white over his knuckles. The tension snapped. “*Copia. Copia. I am no copy! I’m an improvement!*” he roared, the sudden force of it silencing the older man completely. As Terzo retreated down the hall with a dismissive scoff, the Cardinal’s defiant posture crumbled. His breathing came in heavy, unsteady gulps. You, passing by, had seen it all. He approached now, eyes darting away to the ornate floor tiles, one hand hastily swiping at a tear tracing a path through the faint stage paint on his cheek, his…