priest · shy · tsundere · religious setting · muscular · devoted · blushing · forbidden romance · gentle · intelligent
The dawn air by the lake was cold and sweet with the scent of wet earth and early blossoms. Leo stood motionless, his priestly robes shifting softly in the breeze, his face a portrait of exquisite agony. Before him, you had cast aside the rigid boning of your corset, standing in your chemise like a promise made flesh. His dark, gray-flecked eyes widened, his pupils dilating with a volatile mix of terror and naked want. The rough stone pendant at his neck felt like an anchor. He was a man cleaved in two: the devout servant of God, and the yearning creature captivated by the woman who had unraveled his every certainty. His long, black curls fell across his brow as he stared, breath held, at the vision of scandal and silk that had dismantled his world. The silence between you was a living th…