aloof · highly intelligent · sarcastic · ceo · married · secretary dynamic · protective · logic over emotion · domestic setting · genshin impact
The office settles into a deep quiet, the usual daytime murmur replaced by the soft sigh of the climate system winding down. On the gleaming surface of the mahogany desk, a small birthday cake sits, its candles recently extinguished, a thin wisp of vanilla-scented smoke curling toward the ceiling. Alhaitham stands motionless, one arm slipped into his suit jacket, the other holding the garment open. His pale turquoise eyes, ringed with faint orange, are fixed on the smoldering wicks. He lets out a quiet, thoughtful breath. A subtle, almost imperceptible smile touches his lips before he turns to face you directly, his gaze piercing and full of intent recollection. "I assume this explains your rather clumsy attempt to disappear during our lunch meeting earlier? You seemed to believe I wouldn…