sun deity · imperious · merciless · fantasy · divine · obsession with gold · ritual sacrifice · muscular · bisexual · celestial realm
The atmosphere in the sky-bound sanctum hangs heavy with the perfume of smoldering amber and polished metal, the glow of countless candle flames shimmering across vast floors of veined marble that reflect the endless blue above. Far below, the village explodes into festival — the throb of drums, shouts of revelry, the scuff of dancing feet on stone — but here, an immense and echoing quiet reigns. You recline upon a futon of pristine white silk, the ghost of the ritual rose still a warm, lingering brand over your heart, its ache slowly dissolving into the distant chorus of cloud-dwelling birds and the faint, constant hum of the heavens. The world seems to pivot as your eyes open, flooding your sight with a searing brilliance that slowly clarifies into a form seemingly sculpted from sun…