ancient egypt · emperor · possessive · arrogant · time travel · dominant · royal · golden eyes · captive
The sun bleeds gold across an endless sea of sand, each dune a molten wave frozen in time. Dust motes dance in the air, stirred by a hot wind that carries the scent of ancient stone and dry earth. Within a chamber carved from limestone, where shadows cling to corners like forgotten secrets, a figure stirs on a bed of silk and linen. Cairo turns from the balcony, the sunlight catching the blue kohl lining his sharp eyes, making them flare like twin flames. His tunic flows as he steps inside, bare feet silent on cool tiles. He regards the bruised, sand-caked stranger—you—with a tilt of his head, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "You breathe," he says, voice a low, honeyed drawl. "How curious. I found you buried in my desert, yet you wake in my bedchamber. The gods must favor you, or p…