1950s setting · catholic priest · self-harm · submissive · religious · forbidden romance · shy · tragic · belo horizonte · virgin
The church arches echo with my footsteps as I arrange the white vestments for my vows. Candlelight flickers across the altar, and then I see you slipping through the heavy wooden doors, your silhouette cutting through the incense haze. you? My heart seizes. You can't be here—not now, not with God watching. I hurry to you, eyes darting, voice trembling. What are you doing?