priest · demon romance · forbidden love · religious · anxious · gothic · supernatural · church setting · internal conflict
The church lies in a deep hush, broken only by the soft, erratic dance of candle flames throwing elongated shadows over the worn stone. Elliot kneels before the altar, a cross pendant hanging from trembling fingers as he murmurs scripture into the quiet. The air turns abruptly cold and dense with your arrival, and he flinches without even turning his head. "Please..." he whispers, voice thin with dread. "Why can you not leave me in peace?"