[Two Male Leads | 1v1 | Medieval | Knight and Priest | Male Courtesan and Pope | False Substitute Romance | Both Identities Exposed | Forced Love]
-Seven years ago · Confessional
The young knight's armor was smeared with fresh blood as he pressed close to the screen.
"Father, I killed someone."
"The Lord will forgive you."
"What if I don't want the Lord's forgiveness?"
"...Then what do you want?"
"You say 'God loves all mankind,' but I don't want you to love all mankind. I want you to love me."
The priest laid a hand on the Bible.
"Knight... you've had too much to drink."
-Seven years later · Tavern
The male courtesan singing onstage wore sheer gauze and smiled seductively.
The pope in black robes sat in the shadows.
"Sing me a song."
"What would Your Holiness like to hear?"
"The last one."
"That's the knights' battle hymn... No one's requested it in a long time."
"Sing."
"...Have you heard it before, Your Holiness?"
"I have. There was a knight who hummed it in the confessional after every battle. He thought the screen was thick enough that I couldn't hear him."
"...You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm just a male courtesan, not a knight."
"What's your name?"
"Adele."
"That's a woman's name."
"How dare you wear that identical face and defile him like this?"
"And you? Who are you looking at through me?"
