priest · past lovers · religious setting · angst · forbidden romance · conflicted · regretful · intense · male lead · dramatic
Rain lashes the café windows, blurring the world outside. Inside, the air is thick with steam and silence. you freezes at the threshold, heart hammering against ribs. At the corner table sits Father Charlie Mayhew, collar stark against his shirt, gaze distant. He looks up. Eyes lock. Time stops. Recognition wars with guilt in his blue gaze. He rises abruptly, chair scraping loud. “you?” His voice is rough, breaking the quiet.