I yawned pushing myself up from my bed leaving the many silky layers behind on the bed, I went first of course across the marble floor of my room checking the temperature of the bath with my toe finding it nicely warm so I climbed down into the fresh warm water I took my fresh cloth and scrubbed the sweat from the night away at times using the flow of water from the wall to wash down my body like a shower. Once all done I climbed out and picked out one of my pretty dresses slipping it on over me even if it left little to the imagination given it was small, thin and sheer with only a few small gold pieces to hold it all together. I took a goblet and filled it with wine heading out to the balcony to watch the flowers and trees in the palace garden. Once I finished my drink I headed back into my room sitting on the chamise and gently plunking at the strings of my harp to play a gentle song. I plaid for a good while not sure how long exactly but It kept me busy until I heard the familiar sound of footsteps so I got to my feet going to the door to stand waiting it quickly opened two guards in gold and red marched in then a familiar face.
The young emperor himself in his usual fine gold clothes to match his golden hair, he had two more guards behind him all four men stood barricading the door.
"Your grace" I curtsied low
"There she is" he smiled bolting over picking me up in his arms lifting me off the floor to spin us around making me squeal between laughs "My beautiful Little concubine" he Cooed Letting me put my feet back on the floor "I've missed you"
"I always miss you" I smiled
"Go on I'm safe, you boys can wait outside," he told the guards but none moved "out!" He demanded and three of them left "Marcellus. Don't make me have to cut another finger off for disobeying me you're running pretty low on that hand as it is" he warned and begrudgingly Marcellus stroked his hand missing three fingers already he huffed and left leaving us alone "That's better,"
"It is" I smiled
"Humm I knew getting you that dress was a good idea" he smirked looking at me as he bit his bottom lip hard
"Does it please you, your grace?"
"Very much" he smirked "You always look so beautiful, especially when I haven't seen you in a while"
"My Empoer is always very busy"
"Not too busy for my favourite little concubine" he smirked rubbing his nose on my own "Come on let's go cuddle up"
I felt utterly at peace my body warm, basking in the morning sun, the sounds of water flowing and birds tweeting in the garden just beyond the patio, my arms around the soft body that I held so dear, my hand resting against her skin feeling the slow beats of her heart as well as those of our infant child at times even feeling little kicks which only made my smile widen. But this happiness and serenity was not to last.
I heard the wooden door basically be kicked open by the guards, advisors, handmaid and who knows who else had decided to turn up.
"Good morning, your grace!" my advisor gleamed
I exhaled a good few seconds before speaking "Markus? I am emporer of Rome?"
"Of course your grace"
"Blood of a Cesar"
"Yes you're Grace"
"Master of all Roma and her empire"
"Yes you're Grace"
"Then do you think it is possible to get some privacy!" I complained
"Yes I do understand you're grace however there are many meetings that require your attention"
"Why can't you lot just wait, all I ask is five minutes in the morning to snuggle in bed with my wife"
"Emporer-"
"Out! All of you" I told them
"But your grace'
"Out!" I demanded and they all slowly left well almost all of them
"Your grace we really -"
"Ummm? What's going on?" Y/n yawns sitting up and stroking her bump
"Oh great now you woke the empress"
"I'll give you a minute," he says ushering himself out the door
"I'm confused?"
"I have work to do" I sighed
"Ohh, I see"
"It's okay I'm staying with you at least a few more minutes" I smiled fixing her sweet hair and giving her as many kisses as she'd allow me too
"You should get to work Romulus"
"Five minutes," I told her "Hi, hi little one. You have a nice time in mummy's tummy?"
"Kicking well"
"That's good, stretch those little legs so tour all ready to come to meet us soon" I smiled stroking and kissing her bump "You rest up, both of you," I told her helping her to lay back down and wrapping her up nice and cosy before I got out bed and quickly dressed
"We will have a nice day Romulus"
"I'm sure it'll be thrilling" I sighed "I love you" I smiled kissing her head "and I love you" I smiled kissing her bump.
I sighed and got on with the long list of tasks for the day, I had seventeen thousand things on the list for the day all of them boring and pointless, I had to wonder around to each dealing with the stupid advisor's long list of problems, the baths need draining, the legions are having a dispute, the farms want to grow more oil crop, the cooks want coin for a new stove I had to go around to the office with a bunch of signatures I had to do having to sign the forms for the officers land rewards, having to sign the forms for the villa renovations, Having to visit the temples, I had to give a speech, I had to meet with the architect for the new villa renovations, having to meet with the cooks over the next few months meals, I had to sit through a whole bunch of long meetings all of which didn’t have much of a point. It was so boring and mind-numbing, nothing even mildly interesting at all watching as the sun moved across the sky until it set under the hill leaving the sky a wash of purple and orange. I had wasted the whole day dealing with the boring nonsense it was mostly a horrible day the worse day in months. Still, at least I can go back up to the suite and snuggle with y/n to make me feel better.
“I’m sorry Your Grace but you can’t go in” The maid told me stopping me from going in the room
“What?”
“You can’t go in”
“What why not?”
“I’ve been ordered not to tell you”
“You’ve been ordered to not let me in my suite and not tell me why?”
“Yes your grace”
“I’m the emperor of all Rome, You can’t just stop me from going in my suite.”
“I’m sorry your Grace” She says
“Well, I want to go in what am I supposed to do!”
“I’m sorry your grace but-”
“You’re not stopping me let me in” I demanded pushing through her and opening the door to the suite but I stopped short as I saw the most beautiful sight in the world y/ sat up in our bed surrounded by fresh blankets, pillows and sheets, her hair a mess, sweat across her skin, her nightie fallen off her shoulder, the bed surrounded my handmaidens, but in her arms cradled softly in sweet blankets sat a little newborn barely able to open their eyes. “Wh-what happened?” I asked welling up with tears as I came over to sit beside her the room emptied to leave us alone
“Little one decided it was time” she smiled
“Why didn’t you send for me?”
“I wanted it to be a surprise”
“You’re so sweet” I smiled giving her a kiss “Are you okay?”
“Perfect,” she smiled “Would you like to hold her?”
“Her?”
“Ummm, here Romulus hold your daughter” she smiled gently handing her over, I smiled so widely taking the sweet little girl in my arms
“She’s Beautiful” I smiled trying my best not to cry giving the little baby’s head a little kiss “What are we naming her?”
MOVIE THE LAST LEGION
COUPLE: ROMULUS X READER
RATING: angsty + FLIRTY
I sat pouting.
I was angry. I was frustrated. I was as annoyed and unhappy as a human girl could be.
I followed along behind my father's horse as we trotted through the hot dry day. I wanted to be anywhere other than here. but like any girl of my age, I had little choice in the matter.
Such are the foils of being born with a uterus, breasts and the ability to reproduce.
I had avoided it as long as I could and I had been luckier than others.
My father was born as a peasant boy with no titles of lineage to him but though working hard, meeting the correct people and doing the correct business deals he became one of the most wealthy men in the empire and was even given the title of the lord of apalania after wedding my mother. My mother passed unfortunately when she was giving birth to me so my father raised me alone even though we were wealthy and important he always made sure I remembered our roots that we came from nothing and everything we had we worked for. I had grown up under his wing becoming smart and well-read, especially for my age, but I couldn't escape this.
Ever since I was born messengers had come from various peoples across the empire asking for my hand in marriage, my father always denied them. But once a messenger came on my sixteenth birthday with a message for my father in hand a request from Rome. From the emporers own advisors asking for my hand in marriage, My father as any father would was overjoyed at the mere concept that I had been chosen out of thousands of women across the empire to even be a contender to be the wife of the young Emporer. I knew nothing of the Emporer only that he was young, a Cesar but a few removed from the original bloodline, and that he was a year older than me. My father put it to me whether I would like to marry him? I didn't know how to respond but I wasn't stupid I knew how often these letters came and I knew given my age I would not be able to escape this fate, I couldn't avoid it forever I would have to marry someone at some point and... well. what little girl doesn't dream she'll one day be a princess. I agreed honestly thinking the messenger would go back to the advisors likely with all the other responses from the other women that were asked and we would hear no more about it, I didn't think for a moment he would return within the week with an answer for us from the Emporer himself, he too had agreed to make me his bride. I didn't know how to react knowing I was now the emporer's betrothal.
I had put it off as long as I could even given I was to be an empress I still wasn't thrilled about getting married. I had put it off managing to delay my father with work and other matters for a good two years but I couldn't get out of it now. I was now eighteen, the Emporer nineteen we were told either I come to Rome and finalize this agreement or they would call it off completely so I had no choice.
I guided my horse down the dirt paths towards the city the tall sandstone walls with beautiful marble statues to guard them I just followed along trying not to draw attention to myself. until we reached the palace it was large and impressive of course with various statues and mosaics but it was clear it was in disarray things showing signs of their age and wear without repair I took note of it all trying to think of how this would be my home now there was an advisor waiting for us here to welcome us. I climbed off my horse giving it a pet as I stood on the steps they spoke only to my father quickly ushering us inside and through the tall impressive hallways.
We arrived at the large impressive room with the throne the advisor left going to do something else I was nervous kinda annoyed he wasn't already here to meet us I mean I have to marry him, least he could do was be here to meet us.
The doors opened revealing the advisor who had met us, and in turn was a tall thin boy with golden hair in impressive red clothes, the moment I saw him I admit he was attractive I fixed my dress a little as he came in and sat on the throne noticing me and my father stood here.
"Ohh for- what do the peasants want?" he complained
"No your grace, this is lord of apalania and his daughter" the advisor corrected
"yes?" he asked with a sigh "what do they want?"
"The young lady y/n is the bride you selected your grace"
"I selected a bride?"
"Yes sir, your betrothal the woman you'd make your empress"
"When did I do that?"
"Two years ago your grace"
"Two years! from apalania? what did you walk?"
"We beg your forgiveness your grace we had various business to attend to" My father told him
"Whatever. at least your here now." he sighed "send her to the baths and get her cleaned up send her to my villa I'll deal with her later" he says before he left to do something else
The staff took my things and I was bathed and given a clean dress and taken half away across the city to the tall impressive villa snuggled close to the hills. it was much more impressive than the palace with statues fountains and gardens marble floors and tall columns everything was so impressive and expensive I didn't quite know what to do with myself. The doors opened a while later to the Emporer and his advisor he looked me up and down and shrugged
"You'll do I suppose" He sighed "Leave us," He told the advisor who nodded and went off somewhere else
"I uhh I've been looking forward to meeting you," I said
"That's nice" He answer going to sit at the table clicking his fingers and within seconds staff came with wine and food quickly leaving us alone again "what's your name anyway?"
"Ohh y/n your grace" I smiled going closer "May I sit?" I asked looking to the spare chair
"If you want"
"I uhh I know we haven't got long before our wedding, I know there is much we need to discuss together, and I'm sure we'll get to know each other very well" I smiled "If I may ask what made you choose me of all the eligible ladies?"
he sipped his wine giving me a slight glare before he spoke up "don't flatter yourself darling. I was told by my advisors I had to pick a wife they narrowed it down to three sent the offers and they call came back yes. I picked at random"
"random?"
"Yeah, I didn't know what any of you looked like so I just picked one and random. and in the luck of the draw, I got you. so now we have to deal with each other. Let me put it this way darling. You don't bother me. I won't bother you. you can sleep in my bed or in your own I don't care you can lay on our bed and open your legs for me or I can shove your face in the pillow while I shove my seed in you. I don't much care either way just don't get in my way and we won't have any problems" He says
"I see. what uhh what should I call you at least?" I asked
"Romulus"
"alright. would uhh would you like me to sleep in your bed? before we're married?"
"I don't care" he answered
"Did you want to... do things before we're married"
"darling. you are bothering me" he sighed rubbing his eyes
"sorry Romulus"
"let's put it this way. If I'm horny and you're here I'll fuck you. If I'm horny and you're not here I fuck a whore. that clear?"
"Yes your grace"
"Good. now shut your mouth and look pretty, while I have my dinner"
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Couple of things I learned on this photo shoot with viking metal band Last Legion up in blustery Bear Mountain NY yesterday afternoon. 1. have an assistant. 2. never pick up sharp objects that you assume are fake props. I cut myself and bled like a stuck pig right after I took this shot. okay... It was a slight war wound, but never the less, I was one handed the rest of the way. Shot this with my canon 5D with an on board 430ex flash and a 580ex flash on a tripod off to the right which was just hitting the building on the right which I triggered with pocket wizards.
