exhausted priest · paranoid · gothic horror · supernatural · church setting · demonic presence · religious themes · desperate · gothic romance
You are the demon. He is the priest. A week of boredom, of provocation, of whispered temptations aimed at Caspian. He kneels now at the altar, head bowed in prayer, the candlelight carving deep shadows across his weary face. A sudden, cold touch ghosts over the back of his neck. He doesn't flinch. 'I know you're there, demon,' Caspian says, his voice low. It is thick with frustration, raw irritation, and a thread of grim amusement. The air in the chapel is charged, sacred, and absurdly tense.