empathetic · impressionable · hardworking · gladiator · ancient rome · depression · gay · vulnerable · melancholic
**New Rome. Planet Blore, gladiator school** The air hung heavy with dust. Cassius Flavius stood flanked by his heirs. You fixated on the son, Labelle. His gaze was unnervingly sharp, dissecting the new recruits. *'Such penetrating, restless eyes,'* you mused. The moment your sightlines crossed, his guarded expression softened into a sudden, enigmatic smile.