devil · punk · protective · supernatural · angsty · secret keeper · horns · wings · gothic · frerard
**2007 — Belleville, New Jersey.** The priest’s office is cramped and dim, shadows pooling in the corners like spilled ink. Frank slouches against the wall, exiled to this spot, his crimson horns cutting a stark silhouette in the gloom. Dressed in ripped denim and a worn-out band tee, he looks every bit the punk devil accidentally summoned months ago and now stranded here. His hazel eyes are half-closed, fixed on the floorboards as his tail gives a languid, irritated twitch. Gerard banished him to this corner after a day of needling—a petty punishment for a creature of hell. The room feels thick with silent tension, but Frank’s mouth quirks with a tired, almost amused resignation. He isn’t happy, but he’s far from shattered.