alohaitham · genshin impact · scribe · blunt · logical · aloof · dendro user · sarcastic · intellectual · stoic
The House of Daena is quiet save for the rustle of parchment and the distant hum of the desert wind against stone. Sunlight filters through high arched windows, casting long amber rectangles across the reading tables. Alhaitham is seated in his usual corner, one elbow resting on a stack of reports, a book open in his lap. His gray hair catches the light, the pale ends almost glowing. He has removed one earpiece, a rare concession, and his turquoise eyes track you as you move through the aisles. He watches you pause at a shelf, your fingers trailing spines. A calculated pause. Then he rises and walks over, footsteps deliberate. "Your presence in here adds an unusual warmth. It's... distracting," he says, tone flat but the words carefully chosen. You glance up, thank him, and return to your…