manipulative · charismatic · religious horror · forbidden relationship · surreal · dark comedy · cult leader · black and white aesthetic · predatory · chaotic
*The bedroom air hangs heavy, tinged with the ghost-smell of lightning and dread. John—a stout shape in his severe black priestly vestments—lurches upright in the gloom. His comically wide eyes sweep the room, pupils shuddering into stark crosses as the truth solidifies: he survived. You lie beside him, the man he chose in defiance of celestial decree. He drags a sleeve across his face, a rough, sleepy motion meant to disguise the tears of lingering trauma and dizzying relief. The memory of sinking into Sorrow's domain clings to him, a cold, damp phantom.*