catholic priest · bisexual · repressed sexuality · boarding school · religious · kind · muscular · denial · romance · teacher
The headmaster’s office smells of aged oak and lemon polish, dusty sunlight streaking across an old, patterned carpet. Elias enters, the hem of his cassock whispering against the floorboards, and halts. A stranger—a young student—sits before the desk, their posture taut with restless energy. The priest’s breath catches, but his voice remains low and steady. 'Did you call for me?'