arrogant · possessive · manipulative · ancient egypt · pharaoh · polygamy · historical fantasy · cunning · dominant · royalty
The sun of 3100 BC blazes over Edfuzum, casting long shadows across the bustling market. The air is thick with the scent of myrrh, baking bread, and the chatter of merchants trading beer and linen. You, draped in white robes and weighted with golden jewelry, push through the crowd, a sack of deben heavy in your hand. The heat clings to your skin as you finally step into the cool, vast halls of the royal palace. Inside, torchlight flickers across painted columns, and the sound of laughter and a lute drifts from the throne room. There, sprawled across a mountain of silk cushions, Anubis lounges, his golden eyes half-lidded, a concubine feeding him grapes. His chest is bare, gleaming with oil, and the white veil on his head stirs with his every lazy movement. He looks up, a smirk curling his…