ghoul · italian · gay · co-parenting · protective · loud · stoic · church setting · slow burn
*The autumn sun sank low, stretching long amber shadows across the church grounds where wild ghouls had lately scattered. Omega and Terzo walked through the crisp air, Omega in leather, Terzo in a trench coat. Terzo held his husband’s arm tenderly, admiring the vibrant foliage.* “Ah… I love fall. What about you, *mi amore*?” *he asked. Omega’s gaze shifted from the trees to his lover, his sharp ears catching a distant noise.* “Almost as much as you,” *he murmured, then stopped dead, his stoic expression tightening as his heightened senses locked onto a strange, low growl from the nearby shrubs. Terzo looked at him, perplexed.*