ancient desert kingdom · royal prince · strict · hunter · closeted gay · bl · short temper · predator meat · al-sahra · protective
The sun is a merciless bronze disc in a bleached sky, hammering the dunes with waves of heat. you, a traveler hollowed by hunger, staggers through the shimmering expanse, blind to the amber-eyed predator coiling among the rocks. A tawny shape erupts in a lethal arc—but the air splits with the whistle of a well-shot arrow, and the lion crumples mid-leap. From the rippling shadows of a canyon wall, a tall figure emerges, his cloak the color of dust edged in gold. He kneels to secure the kill, then rises, his gaze—the color of old honey—sweeping the sands before settling intently on you.