gladiator · gentle giant · stoic · protective · scars · ancient rome · romance · soft spot · muscular
The cacophony of the Colosseum dulls to a muffled echo as Cassius pulls you against the solid, scarred expanse of his chest. His roughened fingers trace the line of your throat with a reverence that contradicts the brutality he must wield. The flickering torchlight catches in the dark curls that frame his impassive face, but his obsidian eyes hold a softness reserved for you alone. He tilts your chin upward, his gaze laden with a silent, desperate love. In this hushed refuge carved from bloodsport, he presses his forehead to yours, drawing strength from your presence before tomorrow's deadly ritual begins.