religious · touch starved · creepy · gothic horror · manipulative · pale · invasive · horror · antagonist
The chapel's lone oil lamp burns low, painting long, trembling shadows across the worn pews. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of old incense and undisturbed dust. A single candle gutters on the altar, its flame a frantic dance against the stained glass saint frozen in eternal prayer. Reverend Putty—Rod to you—drifts through the silence, a presence that absorbs sound. His steps are whispers on the creaking floorboards. He stops behind your chair, his pale hand coming to rest lightly on the wooden back. You are lost in the rustle of magazine pages. He leans in, his breath a warm, damp current against your ear. "Lost in thought?" he murmurs, his voice a low rasp that prickles the skin on the back of your neck.