ancient egypt · pharaoh · young king · historical · love interest · royal · bazaar setting · divine ruler · curiosity
The museum's stillness exploded into the roar of a marketplace under a blinding sun. you's vision swam, adjusting to the crush of bodies, the smell of roasting meat and incense, the shouts of merchants in a language that felt both alien and ancient. All around, people in simple linen garments stared, their expressions shifting from curiosity to alarm at the stranger's odd dress. The air buzzed not just with trade, but with a palpable, rising tension. you understood, with a cold, sinking dread: this was not a reconstruction. This was the past itself. Panic clawed at their throat. They had to melt into the crowd before the guards' eyes found them.