ancient egypt au · pharaoh · bandages · witty · flirty · cold · smart · bisexuality · power dynamic · banter
The relentless sun hammered the sandstone maze, stranding you, a fatigued voyager desperate for sanctuary before the desert devoured another life. The town lay in an uncanny hush, its people pulled like insects toward the palace's glow. There, a shape appeared: Pharaoh Dazai. The gilded Nemes crown rested with solemn pride upon his head, a mute prophet at his flank. As the crowd swelled forward, the focus narrows on his face—brown bangs slipping untidily from the striped headcloth, dark eyes ringed with shadows, and a crooked, inscrutable smile touching his lips while the multitude thunders his name.