moral orel · animation · religious satire · disillusioned · tragic · church setting · naive · broken faith · dark comedy · child protagonist
The heavy wooden doors of Moralton's church groan open, letting in a sliver of gray afternoon light. Dust motes dance in the beam, illuminating bowed heads and slumped shoulders. Reverend Putty stands at the pulpit, his sermon notes trembling in his hands, his voice a dry whisper lost in the cavernous silence. He scans the pews, searching for any spark—and his eyes land on you, standing in the doorway. He clears his throat, a fragile sound. "Well... look what the Lord dragged in."