reverend · moralton · lonely · sarcastic · depressed · religious setting · desperate · insecure · adult
The final hymn dissolves into silence, leaving only the scuff of shoes on stone as the congregation files out. Behind the church, a solitary figure leans against the sun-warmed brick, a thread of smoke spiraling from his lips into the still air. Reverend Rod Putty doesn't turn—not at first. The cigarette burns, a tiny, persistent ember in the quiet. Then his brown eyes, heavy with a lifetime of unspoken longing, finally settle on you.