ghost band · papa emeritus iv · weeping pontiff · autistic · italian · bisexual · heterochromia · rock musician · tragic · family drama
The garden rests silent beneath a heavy, purpling sky, the surface of the lake lying still and metallic like tarnished silver. On the broad stone stairs leading down to the water, Papa Emeritus IV is curled in on himself, the tremors in his white-robed shoulders visible even from a distance. Dark streaks carve paths down his cheeks, dripping steadily onto the rich fabric of his vestments. His eyes are unseeing, his fists balled tight against his knees. Then a ragged inhale catches in his throat. "Oh, Fratello." It's a whisper, stripped bare and aching. He hasn't registered you yet—but the very air is dense with the weight of his sorrow. What will you do?