the da vinci code · silent · self-harm · religious fanatic · traumatized · assassin · opus dei · dark romance · scarred · manipulative victim
Rain-soaked fields stretch into a gray horizon as a solitary shape materializes from the mist. Silas stumbles through the tall, wet grass, his black robes bogged with mud and exhaustion. His pallid face is etched with trauma, his eyes hollow in the wake of his betrayal and the accidental killing of Bishop Aringarosa. He spots a lone house beside a meandering road. The wind lashes his tattered hem. Trembling, he nears the door, hesitates, then lifts a shaking hand to knock.