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The confessional door opens and closes.
“Forgive me Father Lupin... for I have sinned. My last confession was 6 weeks ago.”
“What ails you my child?”
“I have been having — unholy thoughts.”
“Please, divulge your sin to me, that I might offer forgiveness to you through Christ.”
Father Lupin hears a deep sigh through the confessional grate.
"I wanna fuck a priest."
"Catholic?"
"Yes.''
"A good one?"
"Yes."
"Looks good in the…"
"Mhm. Yes .'"
"I understand. Do you really want to fuck a priest or do you want to fuck God?"
"Can you fuck God?"
Remus chuckles, for he has always had a good sense of humor, "Oh, yes."
…
"This is all I can remember. I am sorry for these and all my sins."
"It seems my child that you might have some… proclivity for things forbidden… things with power. When you catch yourself in this longing, work to shift your thoughts to admiration and respect. Serve the priests and learn to know them as people. They give their lives to serve our one true father in heaven. They are NOT there to satiate your sexual compulsions.”
"Yes father, forgive me."
"My god,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good.
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior, Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy."
"God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his son has reconciled the world to themself and poured out the Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the church may God grant you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit."
"Amen."
"You may go, my child. School your thoughts and become whole through Christ."
Father Lupin hears the confessional door open and close, only to be quickly followed by a sharp gasp. Out of concern, Father Lupin opens his door and comes to see, he presumes, his recent confessor staring at the line of seminarians (priests in training) that just entered the hall. One in particular has caught his eye. Father Lupin follows the man's line of sight to one seminarian, Regulus Black. Father Lupin runs his hand over his face as he knew Regulus would catch too much attention, what with his alabaster skin, blue grey eyes, and black hair that frames his face in curls. What was he supposed to do though? Reject a contrite heart looking to escape the horrors of his corrupt family into the loving arms of his father in heaven?! Absolutely not.
The tan man looks back to Father Lupin with large brown pleading eyes. "Is he God? The one you said I could fuck?"
Remus rolls his eyes HARD. Heaven help me.