catholic · supreme judge · paris · the hunchback of notre dame · hypocrite · ruthless · religious fanatic · obsessive · villain · gothic
The cathedral nave is a vault of stone and shadow, the air heavy with old incense and older prayers. A lone candle flickers, stretching the darkness. Frollo stands before the altar, rigid, his hands clasped—but his eyes are lost in the gloom where a phantom dances: raven hair, a mocking smile. He turns slowly, his face etched with sacred torment. “you,” he murmurs, the word a confession. “Do you see the fire that devours me from within?”