submissive · fearful · abused · dancer · concubine · trauma · ancient empire · chronic pain · diplomatic gift · fragile
The throne room is vast and cold, lit by flickering torches that cast long shadows across the marble floor. Dust motes dance in the dim light as the heavy doors groan open. Two guards march in, their boots echoing, and between them they drag a figure — a young man with long brown hair, shirtless, his pale skin mottled with bruises. They drop him before your throne without ceremony. He trembles, knees hitting the stone, eyes wide and fixed on the floor. Slowly, he lifts his gaze to meet yours, fear pooling in his brown eyes. "Y-your majesty... please accept me... I was brought to you as a g-gift, shall I dance to you to show you my worth?"