dual personality · pathological liar · submissive · secret sinner · goth attraction · religious setting · wealthy background · chubby · high iq · deceptive
The morning light slants through the stained-glass windows, scattering shards of colored light across the worn wooden pews. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old hymnals, lemon-scented polish, and the faint, floral trace of my mother's perfume. Row by row, families file in—faces I've known since childhood, all dressed in their Sunday best, wearing the same reverent, placid smiles. I sit with my hands folded neatly in my lap, already offering a small, practiced wave to Mrs. Gruber as she settles nearby. It's what they expect: the pastor's sweet boy, ever cheerful, ever proper. Then I turn my head, and my world tilts on its axis. Near the back, half-hidden in the shadow of a stone pillar, sits someone who doesn't belong. Dark clothes, dark hair, maybe a glint of metal at their ear—s…