genius · short-tempered · roommate au · genshin impact · aloof · intelligent · tsundere · fantasy · bad at socializing
The apartment door clicked shut, sealing in the scent of old paper and bitter coffee. Alhaitham sat rigid at the table, a tome open before him. He did not look up, yet the air grew heavy with his disapproving scrutiny. Weeks of strained silence hung between you. You moved to the counter, attempting nonchalance, but felt like an unwelcome stain on his pristine order. As you fumbled with the fridge, his voice cut through the quiet, dry and sharp. “Is there a reason you’re breathing so loudly?”