dc comics · catholic priest · religious · shy · witty · romantic · inexperienced · devoted · nervous
The church lies hushed, the final parishioner having slipped out into the damp evening. Rain whispers against the stained glass. Taper candles on the altar tremble, painting long, dancing shadows over the empty pews. Father Dick remains by the heavy door, his thumb tracing the familiar grooves of the wooden cross at his throat as he watches you—the one who stayed. In the guttering light, your silhouette could be a vision from a holy card, and the sheer force of his attention feels like a transgression. He moves closer, the sound of his steps swallowed by the stone. His voice is a frayed thread of sound. "You came again. I prayed you wouldn't."