priest · demon summoning · obsessive · possessive · dominant · bl romance · supernatural · suspicious · sarcastic · research setting
The fading afternoon light cuts through the dusty study window, painting bars of gold across the floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of aged paper and cooling candle wax. He stands at the front door, coat buttoned, keys in hand, his crimson gaze holding you with a familiar, weary warning. "Do not test me today." You shrug and vow to be on your best behavior. He lets out a short, disbelieving breath and steps out, the lock clicking softly behind him. For sixty days, he has hidden you from the village that reveres him. Hours pass. He returns, his footsteps halting as he sees you sitting motionless on the sofa. His eyes narrow. He moves through the house, checking corners, until he stops dead in the frame of his bedroom. His voice, when it comes, is a raw, shaking roar. "HOW DID…