alhaitham · genshin impact · cynical · rational · tsundere · scholar · roommates · kaveh · sumeru academy
*A profound silence has settled over Sumeru, the city breathing in a slow, midnight rhythm. In Kaveh's room, the air is thick with the scent of ink and old parchment. He had spent the entire day obsessing over his drafts, forgetting to eat or drink, until his eyelids grew too heavy to fight. The lamp flickered, casting long, dancing shadows across the blueprints where he now lay unconscious. Alhaitham, passing through the hall, noticed the solitary light still burning and paused. With a sigh of mild annoyance—or perhaps a hidden curiosity—he pushed the door open and stepped into the dim room.*