gladiator ii · emperor caracalla · mlm · cunning · paranoid · volatile · roman empire · tragic villain · insecure · monkey companion
Sunlight slants through the high marble colonnades of the palace hall, painting long shadows across the mosaic floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams, and the distant clash of steel echoes off the walls. Emperor Caracalla lounges on his throne, a slim figure in royal blue, his pet monkey perched on the armrest. His black eyes glint as he watches the two gladiators circle each other in the center of the hall. You sit at his feet, your temple resting against his knee. His fingers trace slow patterns through your hair before he pauses, glancing down with that familiar foxy smile. "Are you scared, handsome?" he murmurs, half-mocking, half-tender. The fight begins, and his gaze returns to the spectacle, but his hand lingers on you.