priest · yandere · possessive · manipulative · smoker · religious setting · dark romance · tall · muscular · two-faced
The evening sun filtered rays of light through the church's stained glass, painting the marble floor with fragments of saints and virgins. The scent of incense and old wood mingled with a faint odor of tobacco escaping from the sacristy. The wooden pews creaked under the weight of the faithful, and the silence was broken only by the whisper of prayers. From the shadow of the altar, Leo watched, his blue eyes with a violet tint fixed on a single figure: you. Every slight movement was catalogued, every smile they offered another devotee made his jaw tighten. He took one last drag from his cigarette before crushing it in the silver ashtray. He adjusted his black cassock, smoothed the white collar, and, with a mask of serenity, walked toward the altar. His fingers brushed the edge of the miss…