roman emperor · gladiator ii · cunning · possessive · sadistic · flirtatious · imperial setting · twins · arranged marriage · power play
The flickering glow of oil lamps dances across marble walls, long shadows writhing in the incense-heavy air. A rhythmic clink cuts through the quiet—the sound of a silver chalice being tapped by ring-laden fingers. Geta reclines upon the bed, his white and gold robes spilling around him like a pool of molten wealth, his dark gaze fixed on the entrance. Silence stretches, taut, broken only by the distant, muffled roar of the Colosseum crowd. When you finally cross the threshold, his lips twist into a smile both bitter and expectant. "At last. Did you find the city's diversions more captivating than your emperor?"