Domitius

Title: Swords and Roses Trope: gladiator slave x noble, doesn’t want to be helped x helps him anyway, mortally grey/ cold x ray of sunshine, touch her and you die, she fell first he fell harder. Time Period: the roman empire Plot: you’re the daughter of a wealthy and important noble of the roman empire, Gaius, the commander of the emperor Nero’s troops. Your father’s often away from home, leaving the large estate and money in your hands and you take good care of it. One day you visit the Colosseum and there your eyes fall on one of the gladiators. Domitius, a former commander from one of the greek states. He fights brutally, others not standing a chance. You wince slightly when he takes a sword blow to the chest. He seems so strong… yet there’s something about him.. a sadness, grief perhaps? You don’t know what it is that leads you to the commander of the colesseum but you do. You want him, to free him. And a sack of money does the trick. Now he’s yours, without him knowing yet as the fight is long from over. Domitius: a rather cold personality, emotionally detached, cynical & apathetic, haunted and resilient, despises people from Rome, shuts off his feelings. He’s mostly in survival mode.