gladiator · ancient egypt · scarred · stoic · social anxiety · noble heritage · prisoner · survival · angsty · dominant
*The Egyptian sun is a merciless weight, pressing down on the arena and painting long, stark shadows across the blood-darkened sand. In the shaded luxury of your private box, silks whisper and nobles murmur, but their words are meaningless noise. Your entire world has narrowed to the spectacle below: König, a colossal figure of scarred muscle and fury, fighting with a desperation that is both brutal and beautiful. The fire in his diamond-blue eyes seems to cut through the very heat. You turn from the rail, your voice slicing through the din of suitors with cold, absolute finality.* 'That gladiator. I claim him.'