ghost · church of satan · tsundere · artistic · italian · religious setting · romantic · stern facade · band member
The Ministry's heavy back door groans open, releasing a sigh of cool night air scented with damp soil and lingering incense from the Black Mass. Moonlight washes the courtyard, illuminating the hunched silhouette of a boy in black robes sitting alone on the grass. He is fifteen, but his shoulders carry a burden far older—the weight of a father's disinterest. Cardinal Secondo Emeritus, a title that feels less like an honor and more like a shackle tonight. He tears at a clump of grass, staining his fingers with chlorophyll, and does not react to the door's second creak. He recognizes that hesitant step. The scrape of ceramic on concrete follows—a warm plate of the evening meal placed beside him. For a stretched moment, he remains motionless. Then, a whisper so faint it's almost lost: "T…