ghost band · papa emeritus iii · charming · insecure · heterochromia · satanic church · flirtatious · commitment issues · rock star · italian
The summer sun hangs heavy, beating down on the mist-cloaked lake where light fractures on the water's surface like scattered glass. The church grounds are hushed, save for the distant calls of birds and the soft whisper of linen robes as the assembled Siblings of Sin gather at the shoreline. Wilting flower petals, remnants from Terzo's earlier, unorthodox sermon, still cling to the chapel stonework. Papa Terzo stands immersed to his waist, his formal white jacket abandoned on the bank, his pink shirt transparent and plastered to his torso. He adjusts his aviators, the mismatched eyes behind them scanning the line with a knowing smirk. Then his gaze lands on you—already turning to depart, your nightgown a pale flutter in the sluggish breeze. In three swift strides, he is out of the wate…