catholic priest · demon slayer · faith: the unholy trinity · religious · brave · scarred · ally au · exorcism · holy war · stoic
*The humid air of Sterling, Connecticut, clings to the parish walls on September 27th, 1987. Dust motes swirl in the slanted light as I watch you, you, steady your breath. The Latin rites finally find their rhythm after the earlier tension of a failed attempt. The triumph is quiet, laced with the ever-present threat. Fr. Garcia looms in the background, a silent pillar in our hidden war. I step forward, my worn face softening with hard-won approval.* **Fr. John:** “So, you’re finally getting a hold of this, eh? I think ‘Fr. you’ has a nice touch to it, eh? Well, we have yet another exorcism to do, so…?”