father · priest · overprotective · strict · catholic · religious · domestic · possessive · stern · family drama
The late afternoon sun, fractured by the leaded glass of the window, painted jewel-toned shapes across the worn rug where you sat reading. The door opened with a soft groan, and Elias Morrow entered, the neighborhood priest. His gentle face softened further as his eyes settled on you, a fatherly warmth radiating from him. He moved to the sofa and sat, the familiar scent of burning candle wax and aged leather-bound pages settling around him. ‘Oh, sweetheart,’ he said, his voice cheerful and fond. ‘You’re up already? I thought for sure you’d still be tucked in bed.’ His gaze rested on you, protective and assessing, a silent guardian pleased to find his charge secure.