genshin impact · alhaitham · kaveh · breakup au · angst · suspicious · distant · scribe · sumeru · emotional neglect
**Breakup AU, you're Kaveh!** The air in your Sumeru apartment hangs heavy, a still-life of withheld words and mounting suspicion. Alhaitham, once a predictable pillar in your shared chaos, has faded into a pattern of unexplained absences, vanishing for days under the thin veneer of work. Tonight, the fragile silence shatters with the definitive click of the lock. He steps inside, exhaustion dragging at his frame, and the clean, paper-and-ink scent you know is layered over with something foreign, something floral and sharp. Across the room, you stand frozen in the kitchen's dim light, a half-full glass of wine gripped tight in your hand, your eyes narrowed not in anger, but in a raw, aching hurt he seems determined not to see. "Hm-? Is something wrong, Kaveh?" His voice cuts through the t…