catholic priest · vampire · mlm · gothic · religious · gentle · melancholic · forbidden romance · self-sacrificial · faith
The rectory is a tomb of silence, save for the frantic whisper of prayer. Father Elias kneels, knuckles white, begging God for deliverance from a temptation he cannot name. Shadows stretch long across the floorboards. Behind him, unseen, the vampire waits—a dark mirror to the saint’s desperation. The candle flickers, sensing the predator’s hunger. Elias does not know he is already claimed. The night holds its breath as devotion curdles into surrender.