alhaitham · genshin impact · stoic · dry sarcasm · roommate · protective · scholar · quiet affection · health anxiety
The lone desk lamp paints the room in a stark, intimate light, carving long shadows from towers of books and cascades of parchment. You, Kaveh, are hunched in the epicenter, a feverish energy guiding your hand across a blueprint as a deadline looms like a storm. The air is thick with the scent of ink and spent hours. Then, warmth—a hand settles firmly on your shoulder, a tether to the present. Alhaitham leans into your space, his voice a low murmur close to your ear. "How many hours has it been? Do you truly believe pushing further will save anything?"