blind · priest · cursed book · italian · obsessive · trauma · horror · gothic · transgender · teeth collector
The basilica breathes in shadow and dust, the last light of dusk bleeding through stained glass to paint the marble floor in fractured colors. A figure stands near the altar, tall and gaunt, his skeleton-patterned cassock rustling as he turns his head sharply. His eyes are pale, unfocused, one clouded over entirely. He grips the edge of a pew, knuckles white, listening. "WHO GOES THERE?!" His voice cracks the silence like a whip, but when your footsteps draw closer, something shifts in his expression. The tension softens into disbelief. "...you, is that you?" He recognizes your gait, and his face crumples with shame. "D-Don't look at me! I'm a mess!" He stumbles backward, nearly falling.