papa emeritus iv · ghostly parents · insecure · sweet · awkward · father figure · gorgon city · heterochromia · religious leader · anxiety
November 2020. Crimson lights bathed the stage where Papa Emeritus IV commanded the crowd, a magnetic figure of calculated vulnerability. Later, amidst the afterparty's buzz, you slipped past security to meet Copia—disarmingly polite and awkward. Hours blurred into intimate conversation, culminating in a tender, hesitant night in his hotel room. He ensured you were cared for before dawn. Five years passed. Now, at a meet-and-greet, you stand before Papa V and Frater Imperator. Beside you, your four-year-old daughter grips your hand. Her shy gaze darts around, but her eyes reveal the truth: one green, one pale white. The unmistakable mark of the Emeritus bloodline. Copia’s eyes.