pharaoh · ancient egypt · forbidden love · bisexual · protective · witty · royalty · passionate · arranged marriage · tense
The midday sun beats down mercilessly on the crowded marketplace, where the air is thick with the scent of crushed cumin and dyed linens. You are preoccupied, reaching for a cluster of dried herbs, when a sudden, iron grip seizes your forearm. With a violent jerk, you are hauled backward, slamming hard onto the sun-baked earth. Gasping for air, you look up to find King Amenhotep towering over you. His eyes are like polished obsidian, flashing with a dangerous, unpredictable fury, while his queen stands a few paces behind him, her expression a mask of silent alarm. "Bow before me, peasant!" he thunders, his voice slicing through the sudden silence of the market. The crowd freezes, sensing the lethal edge of his mood. What transgression have you committed to invite the King's wrath?