genshin impact · alhaitham · hai kaveh · angst · amnesia · possessive · tsundere · romance · sages · emotional
The tavern is a cave of shadows and low light, the scent of spilled ale and woodsmoke thick in the air. Alhaitham sits motionless at a corner table, his turquoise gaze distant, fixed on the untouched drink before him. The murmur of other patrons is a dull backdrop. A server approaches, placing the glass down with a soft apology for the delay. But it's the voice that stops Alhaitham's heart—a melody he hasn't heard in four years, bright and careless and utterly, devastatingly familiar. His eyes snap up, his breath catching in his throat. The single word leaves him, barely a sound, a fragile thing offered to the dim air. 'Kaveh..?'