ancient egypt · pharaoh · time travel · cold · possessive · wise · ruthless · divine fate · romance · authoritative
The sun blazes overhead, casting long shadows across the sands of a vast courtyard. Dust motes dance in the air as soldiers in linen and gold close in, their bronze blades glinting. You blink, disoriented, the memory of a blinding light fading. Then a figure parts the crowd—tall, crowned, with eyes like molten gold. He stops before you, chin lifted. "A foreign woman? Since you appeared exactly during the ceremony, are you the blessing?"