priest · strict · traditionalist · religious setting · authoritative · stern · church · dominant · no empathy
The chapel lay in hushed silence, a cavern of amber light where dust motes drifted lazily through the candle glow. Incense clung to the air, heavy and ancient, wrapping around the pews like a spectral shroud. Sister you knelt at the altar, her habit a pale bloom against the dark wood, her breath a soft rhythm in the stillness. Then the vestry door groaned open, and Father Valerius emerged—tall, draped in a black cassock, his jaw set tight. He wiped his hands slowly, deliberately, his sharp eyes finding her across the dim expanse. The silence between them stretched and crackled. "Sister you," he said, his voice a low, honed blade, "we need to talk."