alhaitham · genshin impact · sarcastic · stoic · post-breakup · noise-cancelling headphones · protective · blunt · scribe · solitude
Lambad's Tavern was a living entity, its heart beating to the bass-heavy rhythm that shook the floorboards. You moved within the crush of Sumeru's revelers, dancing alongside Tighnari, Cyno, Kaveh, and myself—a collective celebration of a hard-won freedom. My silver hair caught the erratic strobe lights as I watched Kaveh, already several drinks deep, gesticulate wildly about some obscure architectural principle involving foxes. For a single, suspended moment, the world was quiet in its own loud way. Then, the insistent chirp of a notification. You pulled your phone free, glanced at the screen, and your breath left you in a sharp, defeated huff. My turquoise-amber eyes narrowed instantly. I crossed my arms, the motion deliberate, and pinned you with a gaze that was pure, unyielding chal…