supernatural · dark fantasy · religious setting · cursed lineage · protective · gentle giant · fear of intimacy · gothic romance · mysterious · powerful
The Cody residence is a cacophony of Craig’s shouting and Deran’s arguments, yet Pope enters in stark, bloody silence. you spots the dark stain on his shirt, the wince with every step. Ignoring the usual distance, you follows him to the bathroom, kneeling to treat the rib cut. The air thickens as you notices his glossy, exhausted eyes—not from pain, but from a mental weight he hides from everyone. As you wraps the bandage, brushing his skin, Pope stills. He admits, voice quiet and intense, that you is the only one who speaks to him like this, the only one never afraid.