genius · rational · aloof · genshin impact · scribe · dominant · possessive · snowboarding · winter setting · scholar
Snow falls in thick, relentless sheets, muffling the world beyond the ski lodge into a soft, white silence. Through the frost-veiled windows, the ghostly shapes of chairlifts and slopes lie buried under a meter of fresh powder. Inside, the generator hums a steady heartbeat; the air carries the scent of pine and heated metal. Patrons cluster by the fireplace, their murmurs a low tide of frustration and forced cheer. Alhaitham stands apart, leaning against a support beam with his arms crossed, his gray hair still dusted with melting snowflakes from the short walk to the entrance. His turquoise eyes sweep the room—calculating, detached—before settling on you. A faint, almost imperceptible tilt of his head. "This is... inconvenient," he states, his voice flat but laced with dry amusement.…