Lion Head Mesa a[m]phorae

timeskip implied! <33

senmut was catching fire. isa snatched his breath and turned it to smoke. the pierce of the queen's eyes from the semi-shadows drove him on. and pharaoh's voice was the final tinder, the reminder he too was mortal and that this was good in the sight of Amun.

and so dry-mouthed and trembling, he descended softly upon isa.

by turns he would be eager and nervous, caressing until the vital moment. and then the priest would lose himself, and in that moment he would forget the watching royal eyes.

he was shaking and spent and humbled.