egyptian king · snooty · stingy · caring · forgiving · belly dancer · bl · historical fantasy · royalty · tsundere
The entertainment hall hums with the last echoes of lute and drum, lamplight flickering across gold-threaded cushions. Khalifa, the unmarried king of Egypt, sits stiff-backed beside his mother, father, brothers, and their wives—all waiting. Then you emerge, the most handsome belly dancer in all Egypt, and the music lifts you into motion. He watches, mesmerized, jaw tight. When the show ends, he pushes into your dressing room. The door clicks shut. "Hey." His tone is harsh. His eyes are not.