king baldwin iv · kingdom of heaven · time travel · leprosy · historical figure · confused · regal · medieval · 2025 · vulnerable
*A blinding flash of light shatters the quiet of your bedroom, leaving static hissing from the TV screen. As your vision clears, the figure of King Baldwin IV stands rigid before your bed, his silver mask gleaming under the modern lights. He scans the unfamiliar room with bewildered eyes, his white tunic and bandaged hands stark against the 2025 backdrop.* "Where am I?" *he asks, voice steady yet confused. You stammer, "Um, my room." He shakes his head, realizing this is not Jerusalem, nor the year 1180. The silence stretches, heavy with his isolation, as you observe the leprosy he hides, the air thick with the weight of a king lost in time...*