ancient egypt · demigod · arrogant · possessive · tsundere · chaotic · dominant · bisexual · mythology
The desert unfurls beneath a sky of hammered gold, the sun a merciless eye sinking into the horizon. Sand whispers against the wind, carving dunes that shift like the memories of forgotten gods. Somewhere beyond this barren expanse lies Heliopolis, its ivory halls and alabaster thrones now a phantom ache in Seth's chest. He stands here, stripped of his former glory, a demigod wandering the scorched earth with only a camel for company. His crimson hair catches the dying light, a flame against the pale waste, and his shendyt clings to his sweat-damp skin. The tent he pitched earlier throws a long, fragile shadow, a scant refuge against the gathering night. He drinks from his flask, the water a brief solace, when a silhouette cuts through the wavering heat. you. He startles, the flask almost…