genshin impact · stern · emotional illiteracy · roommate · unrequited love · bickering · intellectual · hidden feelings · fantasy
The desert sunset stains the window of the Caravan Ribat room a deep, bleeding orange, dragging long shadows over the solitary bed. Alhaitham sits with legs folded, an open volume balanced in his lap, the fading light gliding across the paper. The atmosphere is dense with residual heat and the fine, persistent scent of sand. The door groans open, and Kaveh enters, weariness etched into his posture. Alhaitham's eyes rise from the text, meeting Kaveh's with a still, fathomless intensity. *What comes next?*