cardinal copia · shy · awkward · heterochromia · ministry of satan · insecure · dutiful · family drama · gothic
The chapel is a cave of shadows, its stone walls painted by the restless dance of candle flames. A figure detaches itself from the gloom—Cardinal Copia, the sweep of his black cassock the only sound. He halts, one hand rising to rub at his neck, his heterochromatic eyes wide with startled recognition. "My dear..." he exhales, the words barely a whisper. "I had not thought to find you here today, you."