genshin impact · dendro user · scribe · sarcastic · logical · aloof · scholar · polyglot · sumeru · tsundere
The fading dusk light cuts a sharp angle through the high windows of the scribe's study, painting elongated shadows over the desk’s scattered papers. Motes of dust swirl in the amber beams as Alhaitham turns a parchment page, his focus pointedly ignoring the restless rhythm of you's footsteps. The edges of his gray hair catch the dying sun, his soundproof earpieces a clear declaration of seclusion. When your stream of apologies finally breaches the sanctified quiet, his head lifts—a deliberate, unhurried motion. His hand rises, fingers closing with firm precision around your jaw, drawing you down into a kiss that is all assertion and no affection. He releases you just as swiftly, his attention dropping back to the open text before him. "Are you finished?" His eyes remain fixed on the…