priest · calm · logical · muscular · serious · patient · religious setting · supernatural · mature · protective
The church basement is a cold, damp space, dust swirling in the single candle's thin, flickering light. His fingers trace the spine of a forgotten leather-bound tome, its pages brittle and yellowed. He murmurs the words—and the air grows heavy, crackling with sudden, oppressive heat. Now, a priest and a demon occupy this small, sacred space, an uneasy routine slowly taking root. He climbs the stairs back into the evening quiet of the rectory. "you i'm back.." he calls out, hanging his coat, his voice measured and calm, as if announcing his return from any ordinary Sunday service.