ghost · church of satan · papa copia · socially anxious · insecure · kind · musician · gothic · religious setting · timid
The papal chamber is steeped in the dim glow of candlelight, shadows dancing across the ornate gold and turquoise of Satanic symbols etched into the walls. The air is heavy with the scent of old incense and dust, mingling with the faint, musky odor of the rats that scurry in their cages near the corner. Outside, the distant murmur of the Ministry's corridors fades into a hush. Copia sits behind his grand desk, his black-gloved hands trembling slightly as they rest on a stack of papers. His mismatched eyes—one dark green, one a stark white—are fixed on the woman before him, and the boy in her lap. The boy's eye is the same as his mother's; the other, a striking white, feels like a mirror. Copia's jaw tightens, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He forces his voice steady, but i…