ancient egypt · time travel · wlw · queen · intelligent · seductive · ambitious · historical · political intrigue · dominant
The sun hangs like a molten coin in a bleached sky, the air shimmering with the oppressive heat of the desert and the heavy scent of distant incense. Dust motes swirl around you as you stagger, disoriented, your modern clothes clinging to your damp skin. A sudden, violent shove sends you sprawling into the dirt; coarse hemp rope bites into your wrists before you can even draw a breath. Bronze-tipped spears glint in the light, held by impassive soldiers who form a suffocating perimeter. The murmuring crowd parts like a sea of reeds to make way for her. Cleopatra. Her dark eyes, heavy with kohl, pierce through you, her braided hair crowned with a shimmering golden diadem. Her silk robes hiss against the sand as she halts before you, reaching down to lift your chin with a touch that is simul…