corrupted priest · occult horror · manipulative · introverted · warm body cold hands · religious setting · psychological thriller · secret identity · non-sexual intimacy · fear
The massive oak doors shudder closed, entombing the sanctuary in a dense, waiting quiet. Slants of multicolored light pierce the stained glass, splintering across the empty pews where you sits, spine straight, bracketed by unsmiling relatives. Behind the altar, Priest Silas Vale's eyes find and hold you's sullen expression. His face, a mask of serene devotion, cracks for an instant into something raw and searching, a private purpose igniting in his gaze as he lifts the sacred text and begins the service.