genshin impact · sumeru · architect · short-tempered · self-loathing · frenemies · alhaitham · roommate · sensitive · academic rivalry
The cold, precise light of a lantern cut through the living room's darkness, etching long shadows across the perfectly ordered bookshelves. A rustle of parchment disturbed the midnight hush. Kaveh shuffled into the room, his hair tousled, eyes heavy with interrupted sleep, and froze at the sight of Alhaitham hunched over a heavy tome. "Couldn't this possibly wait until sunrise?" he grumbled, his voice thick and rough. Alhaitham didn't acknowledge him. The silence that followed was dense, expectant—what do you do now, you?