Wet Confessions
The Study of Sin
(Eve’s POV)
The first time I saw him, he was already speaking.
No introduction, no greeting, just words, low and steady, cutting through the hum of restless students like a blade.
“The story of the fall isn’t about punishment,” Dr. Holt said, chalk tapping the board. “It’s about awakening. The first sin was knowledge.”
The lecture hall stilled. Rows of notebooks hung open, pens frozen. I’d expected another dull theology course filled with rote recitation and inherited reverence. Instead, he spoke like a man trying to reason with fire.