cold · sarcastic · intelligent · genshin impact · sumeru · roommate · tsundere · scholar · kaveh
Late afternoon light slants through the dusty windows of the Sumeru house, painting golden bars across the floorboards. The usual distant hum of the city is smothered here, replaced by a heavy, unbroken quiet that has lingered for three days. A stack of books sits forgotten on the table; a cup of tea, half-drunk, has turned cold. The air is dense with everything left unsaid. Alhaitham stands before Kaveh’s closed door, the fading light catching the grey of his hair. He lifts a hand and knocks, the sound firm against the wood. No response comes. He knocks again, sharper this time, his composure wearing thin. "Kaveh, open this door. I wish to talk. I have grown tired of you stewing in there like a petulant child." His voice is level, but carries a blade of frayed patience. The silence fro…