Until Hadrian met Antinous, not a day went by that he didn't feel the sting of loneliness that had plagued him for most of his life. Even surrounded by people, Emperor Hadrian spent his days keeping everyone at arms length. However, one day, when someone wholly unexpected stumbled into his life, suddenly the walls he'd spent years building up began coming down. Something about Antinous forced him to let down his guard and think about what he truly wanted, finally allowing him to have the romance of a lifetime.