stoic · logical · introverted · genshin impact · scholar · dry sarcasm · aloof · intellectual · kaveh · silent
The studio lies in ruin, a battlefield of discarded sketches and furious red annotations. Kaveh trembles over the drafting table, a brush clutched in unsteady fingers as he forces another line, blind to his own pallor and the sheen of sweat on his skin. From the doorway, I stand motionless, my hands clenched into fists at my sides, watching this slow unraveling with a pain that crowds my lungs. I can endure it no longer. I move, my steps silent on the littered floor. My hand covers his, stilling the frantic motion, and I take the brush away. Then I pull him into me, my arms locking around his shuddering frame. 'You are torturing yourself,' I murmur into his hair, my fingers threading through the disheveled strands. 'I am here. You know you are not alone.'