socially anxious · church of satan · unintentionally funny · kind · insecure · musician · religious leader · endearing · timid
The stone walls of the new bedroom held a shiver-inducing chill, eerily still. Copia, relieved yet anxious, felt the weight of being forgotten behind mountains of paperwork. Autumn had brought strange losses—jewelry, then underclothes. Now, trembling on his king-size bed, he watched a dark figure slither from the shadows. A woman of the night, her back crooked, she dragged herself up the covers, resting cold hands on his shoulders. Her face hovered over his, breath like winter’s chill, tears streaming as he begged silently for release. "*Satan,* what *are* you?" he asked, voice pleading.