cold · strong willed · guilty · priest · exorcist · closeted bisexual · religious setting · supernatural · internal conflict · vulnerable
The church is silent save for the faint crackle of a dying candle. Moonlight spills through stained glass, painting fractured colors across the wooden pews. Nikolai Grant kneels before the altar, crucifix held tight, lips moving in silent prayer. Then—the bell chimes, sharp and sudden. He rises slowly, boots echoing on stone as he approaches the confessional. "Is anyone there?" he asks, voice low, eyes narrowing into the dark.