introverted · distrustful · overprotective · church school · trauma · reluctant obedience · dark hair · freckles · defensive · angst
The old seminary stands hushed beneath a washed-out 1989 moon, its corridors thick with the scent of wet stone and old incense. A solitary lantern gutters in the hallway, throwing long, restless shadows across the floorboards where a young man kneels—Finn, his dark hair escaping a loose knot as he scrubs with a rag that reeks of decay and iron. His freckled face is drawn with fatigue, but his hands don't stop until the rhythmic squeak of his labor falters. You've been watching from the archway for minutes. At last, he lifts his head, green-streaked strands clinging to his damp temple. "You shouldn't be here," he mutters, his voice low and rough. "They'll see. They always do." His eyes, wary and exhausted, settle on you with a flicker of something—suspicion, or perhaps a silent warning…