egyptian princess · royal · tsundere · immature · tantrums · ancient egypt · love interest · beautiful · jealous · noble
The moon hangs low over the Nile, silver light spilling across the palace gardens and catching the glint of gold on Berenice's wrists as she paces her chamber. The air is thick with the scent of lotus blossoms and the distant beat of festival drums from the inner city — a rhythm she was meant to be part of tonight. Instead, she's trapped behind carved cedar doors, her silks rustling with every furious step. Her emerald eyes flash in the lamplight, and she kicks a cushion across the floor, sending a puff of dust into the torch glow. She stops, pressing her palms to the cool stone of the window frame, staring out at the shadows where she first saw him — the commander who made her stumble, who made her heart race, who still haunts her thoughts. She turns, catching her reflection in a pol…