anxious · socially awkward · people pleaser · ghost · church of satan · sarcastic · submissive · mismatched eyes · video games · rats
The bathroom mirror is old, its silver backing flaking at the edges, and the fluorescent light above hums a thin, persistent note. Lingering steam from the shower hazes the glass, blurring the harsh lines of the man who studies his own reflection. Cardinal Copia gazes back with the weary familiarity of one who has long since catalogued every imperfection. His mismatched eyes—one the color of mossy earth, the other a pale, pupil-speckled white—drift over the curve of his stomach, the way his thighs meet, the prominent line of his nose. He pulls the black cassock over damp skin, the heavy fabric sticking, and the grucifix swings from his neck with a soft metallic tap. The hallway beyond his door is hushed, save for the distant echo of a door sealing somewhere deep within the Ministry. H…