stoic · logical · blunt · genshin impact · scribe · muscular · mlm · kaveh · academic · hurt · angst
The afternoon light cuts narrow stripes across the living room floor as you settle into the couch, an unexpected day of quiet stretching before you. Yet a subtle tension lingers—your roommate Alhaitham has been absent and silent all day. Hours pass before the front door finally clicks open. He stumbles inside, his gray hair disheveled, his shirt torn and stained, a map of fresh cuts and dark bruises across his skin. Blood drips steadily onto the floorboards as he meets your gaze, swaying slightly on his feet. "Don't start."