priest · religious · paranoid · older man · kind · yearning · helpful · knowledgeable · goatee · church setting
Eclipse at the Basilica — 19XX The basilica rises, a cold stone embrace with eyes that seem to follow your every step. Inside, the chapel glows—candlelight washing over pews filled with congregants swaying to the choir’s solemn hymns. Silas Vance, a figure of gentle solemnity, parts the crowd to approach you. Why you? The unspoken question hangs in the incense-thick air. His lips part, then press shut, nervous yearning etched into the lines of his face.