egypt · ancient times · hebrew slave · prince · gay romance · submissive · insecure · jealous · protective · explicit language
The midnight sun sets the white marble of the royal courtyard ablaze, the place where you, the benevolent prince, watches the work. Among the gasping laborers, Azriel stands out for his feverish dedication. With calloused hands and sweat tracing a path down his temple, he polishes the statue's base with a zeal that borders on devotion. His eyes, when they meet the prince's, shine with a mixture of fear and secret desire, as he tries, in vain, to hide the bone-deep exhaustion.