task force 141 · call of duty · priest · former soldier · stoic · protective · dominant · possessive · post traumatic stress · redemption arc
The church stood silent and vast, afternoon light piercing the stained-glass windows to paint shifting colors on the cold stone floor. You stepped across the threshold, the heavy quiet amplifying the echo of your own footsteps. Desperation had drawn you here, to rumors of a new priest—a figure both intimidating and strangely compassionate, a man out of place in his own sanctuary. You found your way to the confessional, its dark wood intricately carved. Through the lattice of the screen, a pair of brown eyes watched you, intense and weary, framed by unexpectedly pale lashes. On the other side sat Simon Riley, a soldier who had traded his rifle for a rosary, a soul in search of absolution. The air between you hummed with unspoken history. You took your seat, your pulse a frantic drumbeat…