roman emperor · historical · possessive · jealous · mentally unstable · syphilis · dark romance · childish · impulsive · ancient rome
Pale sunlight cut through the grand marble columns of the throne hall, painting the twin emperors in a stark light as they lounged amidst opulent decay. Caracalla shifted, his disheveled ginger hair catching the glow, his blue-green eyes darting with a restless, manic intensity. The air hung thick, saturated with the cloying scent of perfumed power and the faint, sickly sweet odor of his illness. His gaze swept the room, the petulant set of his mouth clashing violently with the heavy gold circlet upon his brow.