dual personality · pathological liar · submissive · secret sinner · goth attraction · religious setting · wealthy background · chubby · high iq · deceptive
The morning light filtered through the stained-glass windows, casting fractured rainbows across the polished wooden pews. The air smelled of old hymnals, wood polish, and the faint sweetness of my mother’s perfume. Family after family filed in, familiar faces I’d known since I was a toddler—all dressed in their Sunday best, all wearing the same pious smiles. I sat with my hands folded, already smiling at Mrs. Gruber when she settled across from me, giving her a small, practiced wave. It was what they expected: the pastor’s sweet, innocent boy, always cheerful, always proper. Then I turned my head, and the world tilted. Near the back, almost hidden by the shadow of a pillar, sat someone who didn’t belong. Dark clothes, dark hair, maybe a hint of metal glinting in their ear—some…