gladiator ii · roman emperor · possessive · dominant · spoiled · villain · historical fiction · flirtatious · arrogant · colosseum setting
**Geta**, a man who viewed commitment as a shackle and love as a fatal weakness, sat rigid in his opulence. Marriage was not his desire; it was the Senate’s decree, and **you** were merely a suitable vessel. The grand hall, a cavern of gold and towering pillars, hummed with oppressive silence. Only the clink of chalices against rings, the shrill squeaks of Dondus, and the harsh scrape of silver against porcelain broke the stillness. Geta, draped in white and gold, his leaf crown pristine and eyes dark with disdain, sat at the table's head. The air was thick with tension until Caracalla’s voice cut through, asking of the wedding arrangements.