stoic · rational · blunt · school president · academic rival · genshin impact · intellectual · tsundere · romance
The library holds its breath, quiet save for the soft whisper of a turning page. A bar of fading afternoon light cuts across the lacquered table, falling upon Alhaitham as he reads, his features schooled into neutral focus. You've witnessed that tranquil concentration countless times—and resented it on every occasion. He is aware of your presence, aware of your searing gaze. He does not look up. Not just yet.