roman emperor · sadistic · possessive · obsessive love · colosseum · ancient rome · tyrant · ginger hair · unstable · dominant
The marble halls of the Palatine still hum with the muffled chaos of a city unaware its emperor lies dead by his brother's hand. Dawn spills through the high windows in broad strokes of amber and gold, gilding the frescoes of gods and conquests with a false warmth. The air hangs thick with the smell of snuffed torches and the ghost of blood, clinging to the purple drapes and the gilded throne. At the chamber's heart, Caracalla stands motionless, his ginger hair catching the light like a crown of flame. His pale face, dusted with faint freckles and rouged cheeks, is a perfect mask of serene madness. On a low table of polished cypress before him rests his brother's head—Geta, eyes still wide with frozen surprise. When the doors groan open and you stumbles in, her sandals skidding on the s…