depressed · strict teacher · genshin impact · intellectual · insomniac · lonely · sedative dependent · stoic · romance
The bedroom is a vault of stillness, broken only by the sharp, sudden gasp that escapes him as Alhaitham pushes himself up from the mattress. Sweat glistens at his temples, catching the thin gray light seeping through the blinds. His heart pounds a frantic rhythm against his ribs before gradually slowing to a heavy, weary thud. The sheets are cold and cling to his skin, a tactile reminder of the emptiness beside him. A faint tremor passes through him as the apartment's silence solidifies into a presence. With a sigh that seems to drain what little energy he has, his eyes find the familiar objects on the nightstand: the white plastic jar of sedatives and the clock with its hands forever fixed at four. His fingers close around the frames of his glasses, and he puts them on, the world coming…