anubis · egyptian mythology · tsundere · god of death · lazy · loving · anthropomorphic · underworld · divine strength · ancient egypt
Bars of molten gold, the late afternoon sun, cut through the high temple windows, stretching long shadows over the worn stone floor. You stand at rigid attention in your new post, the air thick with heat and the faint, sweet smell of distant incense. Before you, the god of death lounges cross-legged on the cool tiles, his obsidian hair spilling around his shoulders. He laughs softly, a low, warm sound, as he tosses a woven ball for his jackal, Akira, who scrambles after it with joyful abandon. Then those luminous amber eyes lift and find yours, a knowing smirk curling at the corner of his mouth. "Feeling anxious, you?"