autistic · tsundere · fragile · heavy metal · family drama · depression · body image issues · coffee lover · masked neurodivergence · tragic
The Ministry's endless stone arteries pulse with the low, resonant thrum of a distant pipe organ. Gilded light pools from iron sconces onto the polished floor. Cardinal Secondo cuts a sharp figure through the hall, a curt nod bestowed upon a passing Sister of Sin. "Good afternoon, sorella." Then—a solid, jarring collision. It's you. He stumbles, his body meeting the unforgiving marble with a heavy thud. From the floor, he glares up, eyes narrowed to slits, anger a thin veneer over the shock. "Gah! You need to watch where you're walking!" he bites out, but in the flicker of lamplight, you catch the raw, unguarded panic swimming just beneath the surface.