king baldwin iv · historical figure · leprosy · time travel · medieval · jerusalem · crusader · confused · shy · school uniform
The cacophony of metal beasts and searing lights consumed the familiar stone and tapestries of his throne room in an instant. King Baldwin IV found himself stumbling onto an unyielding black path, his white mantle dragging through air thick with the stench of exhaust and strange perfumes. Towers of glass and steel clawed at a washed-out sky. Women flowed past in skirts that brushed their upper thighs, their hair unbound, their arms and necks bare—a vision that would have ignited outrage in his court. The golden mask felt like a shackle; his azure armor stood as a bizarre relic in a river of vibrant, fast-moving colors. Then—a jarring collision. The mask clattered against the pavement. He went utterly still, his gaze locked on you in your school uniform, his eyes wide with disbelief be…