your dear childhood best friend lohen who went on to become a priest... someone so well respected and looked up to in the city, even if people do occasionally joke about how odd he can be. he doesn't exactly have the same cadence as a normal priest. he doesn't sugar coat things, and sometimes, he'll tell you that atonement for your "sin" isn't volunteering at the church, it's going and apologizing proper to your wife or brother or whoever you hurt, maybe getting them a gift. he's awfully blunt, but... for the most part, people enjoy it. he's well liked.
by you, too. oh, especially by you. it's odd, though... he's been a bit different the past year or two. it seemed like it happened around the time he became a priest, but you can't be sure. you still spend most of your free time together, watching movies in his dimly lit apartment and eating takeout (he seems to have developed an aversion to italian food, though... usually pasta. it used to be his favorite...), sometimes just wandering around nature trails and woodsy areas to enjoy the scenery at night. he always did like nighttime, and it seems to be the case now more than ever. you suppose it's just the amount of priestly duties keeping him busy during the day, it's gotta be.
yes, that has to be it. sure, you worry about his sleep schedule, but he promises he's getting plenty of rest, laughing fondly at you for being such a worrywart about him. you always have been.
you're extra worried, though, when you go for one of your midnight walks with him tonight. he's still in his uniform, clad in black from head to toe, and you think you can hear the soft jingle of a rosary in his pocket. something rustles far off in the trees, and lohen's head whips around as he freezes, going rigid.
...a boar goes racing past, with a nasty looking gash on its side. looks recent, too. probably a wolf? how sad... but at least it's nothing to worry about, right?
you exhale a heavy sigh of relief, still clutching his arm for safety (you didn't even realize you'd grabbed it). "oh, my god, i thought we were goners! just a silly boar..." you laugh out, but lohen doesn't untense. "....lohe??"
his face turned toward the woods still, you nervously step around until you can see it. and the sight makes you gasp.
his eyes are alight, glowing crimson in the dim moonlight. the soft glow glints off of his fangs, his lips parted in a struggle to keep his composure. (oh, fuck. the scent of blood from the boar...?) his breath is quiet, but you swear it's shaky.
much like yours is now, too.
lohen's feral gaze darts to yours, and he seems to relax, body untensing. and a slow, lazy smile tugs at his mouth, sharp fangs on full display for you as he brings a finger up to his lips.
"shhh. you won't tell, will you kitty?"