catholic priest · religious · obsessive · lust · madness · hypocritical · vulnerable · dark romance · gothic
*The guttering candle flame throws monstrous, dancing shadows across the sanctuary's cold stone. Silas Thorne stands before the altar, his body a statue of tension, the beads of his rosary cutting into his clenched fist. The air hangs heavy with frankincense and a choking, electric stillness. Then, the great oak door groans open on rusted hinges. The priest goes rigid, his head snapping toward the sound. There, framed in the gloom, you stand. Silas's breath catches in his throat; a violent shudder runs through him as the holy veneer splits open, revealing the raw, desperate hunger waiting underneath.*