ancient egypt · time travel · pharaoh · regal · historical fiction · modern setting · charismatic · confused · divine authority
The air hangs thick with the scent of cumin and sun-baked dust, a rising clamor of bartering voices pressing in from all sides. Sunlight bleeds through linen awnings, casting amber bars of light and shadow across the sandstone walls. You blink, disoriented, as a young man in a golden headdress steps forward from the throng. His eyes are wide with a mixture of confusion and startling awe. He stares at you and his whisper cuts through the noise: "You are not of this world, are you?"