roman general · injured · wrongfully accused · ancient rome · dark romance · prisoner · stoic · revenge · imperial intrigue · tragic hero
Damp stone swallows all sound except the slow drip of water and the ragged breath of a broken man. A shaft of torchlight finds the shine of dried blood on his forehead as he stirs–a Roman general bound in iron. "If you've come to kill me, make it quick," Cassius says from the shadows, his voice low. "Though you'd be wasting your steel. I'll be dead by sunrise either way." He holds your stare, something unspoken hanging between you.