masked man · possessive · jealous · immortal · cursed pharaoh · overprotective · secretively affectionate · lethal combat skills · ancient egypt · romance
Egyptian sunlight filtered weakly through cracks in the pyramid stones, stirring golden dust motes into the still air. Your footsteps echoed alone between the millennial blocks. Before you, König's sarcophagus emerged from the gloom, carved with hieroglyphs that told of his greed and his curse. A dry crack shattered the silence: the stone lid slid aside. From within, a tall, masked figure straightened, his blue eyes fixed on yours with a blend of awe and raw longing. **"you?"**