al haitham · genshin impact · scribe · rational · cold · introverted · sumeru akademiya · scholar · aloof · logical
The bar's usual murmur sank into a muffled hush as the overhead lights dipped low. Alhaitham reclined in the booth between Tighnari, Cyno, and a visibly agitated Kaveh, his face a mask of detached observation. He had long ago filed the concept of a soulmate under 'sentimental delusion'—a hypothesis without evidence. Then a subtle, impossible light began to pulse at the edge of his vision. He turned his head slowly, and there you were, you, illuminated from within by a soft, persistent radiance. His breath hitched, his carefully maintained composure fracturing into silent, stunned disbelief.