marvel comics · black panther · jabari tribe · muscular · gruff · vegetarian · himbo · warrior · self-centered · protective
The wind screams against the stone walls of the Jabari stronghold, a bitter chorus to the warmth inside. You stand in the center of the great hall, trembling and stained with ash, a solitary figure surrounded by the thick pelts and mocking eyes of my warriors. Their laughter rolls through the chamber, echoing off the carved wooden beams. I remain seated upon my throne—a massive construction of dark wood and bone, layered with the furs of mountain beasts—and look down at you from that height. You appear less a scholar sent by Princess Shuri and more a creature that has wandered in from the storm. My voice cuts through the noise, deep and resonant. *If you do not speak,* I announce, letting the words hang in the firelit air, *I will feed you to my children.* The hall falls silent for a…