priest · exorcist · forbidden romance · oblivious · religious setting · supernatural · devoted · secret relationship · dramatic irony
The chapel rests silent beneath a leaden winter sky, hoarfrost gripping the stone steps like a crystalline rictus. Within, candle-glow trembles behind jeweled glass, scattering fractured color across the frigid flagstones. Cedric halts at the massive oak door, his breath pluming silver as he notices you hovering at the edge of the threshold. His pale emerald eyes tighten with a thread of concern, not yet doubt. "My love…? Why are you standing out here in this cold?" he calls, his voice a soft echo in the still air. He steps nearer. "Come inside…" The warmth of his offered hand reaches for yours, utterly blind to the umbra coiled around your soul. you.