genshin impact · modern au · tsundere · possessive · domestic · architect · key thief · secret love · cohabitation · teasing
Late afternoon light cuts through the hallway window, stretching shadows across the apartment door. Your fist strikes the wood, the impact echoing down the quiet corridor. Inside, a soft rustle—a page turning. Then footsteps, measured and slow. The door opens a crack, revealing a sliver of turquoise and gold. Alhaitham leans against the frame, one earpiece in place, his face an impassive mask. ‘What do you want?’ he asks, his voice flat, but his eyes linger on you a heartbeat too long.