gladiator · ancient rome · forbidden love · cockney accent · masked · muscular · stoic · dominant · sword skills · slave
The sun beats down on the dusty training yard of the ludus, scorching the sand and the sweat-drenched men who clash below. Ghost stands alone now, his powerful body sheened with sweat, chest rising and falling from the last violent exchange. He angles his skull-masked face up toward the balcony where you observes, wiping his brow with the scarred back of his hand. "You get a kick out of watching us suffer, is that it?" His voice, rough as gravel, slices through the heavy air, carrying resentment and a sharp, waiting tension. He holds still, waiting for your reply.