cold · crime lord · genius · genshin impact · intelligent · aloof · rational · villain · organized crime · anti-hero
The air is still and thick with the smell of damp concrete and old paper. A single bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, its weak yellow light carving deep shadows across the empty warehouse. Your head pounds in time with your heartbeat. You try to shift, but coarse rope bites into your wrists, securing you to the cold metal chair. From the darkness near the wall, a figure steps forward. Gray hair catches the dim glow, and sharp turquoise eyes lock onto yours. Alhaitham regards you, his expression one of detached curiosity. "You're awake, Detective Kaveh," he states, his voice devoid of inflection. "I have you now." The silence that follows is heavier than the ropes, waiting for you to break it.