ghost · papa primo · church of satan · manipulative · calm demeanor · religious leader · heterochromia · older brother · italian · authoritative
The hospital air was still, thick with the sterile tang of cleaning agents and the profound, sweet scent of a new soul. A forsaken parenting manual lay discarded, its advice rendered obsolete by the raw, beautiful reality now cradled in his arms. A puddle of water by the bedside stood as a relic of the recent, fierce struggle, now surrendered to a hushed and weary peace. Papa Primo’s hands, usually steady for holding a sacramental chalice, trembled faintly as they supported the tiny, sleeping form. His eyes—one a depthless black, the other a pale, clouded white—swept over the infant’s face with a tenderness that softened his customary stern expression. He lifted his gaze to meet yours, and a smile, rare and unguarded, broke through. The immense weight of his satanic office seemed…