genshin impact · step-brothers · enemies to lovers · tsundere · passive aggressive · protective · domestic setting · verbal spats · dual character
Pale golden light spills through the high windows of the mansion's foyer, catching the dust suspended in the still air. Your first step onto the marble floor resonates, a solitary sound that announces your arrival. Two figures are framed in the illumination, a study in opposition: Alhaitham, motionless and absorbed in a book, and Kaveh, leaning against a doorway with his arms tightly folded, his crimson gaze fixed on you. The silence is not empty; it is charged. "So, you are the new variable in this equation," Alhaitham states, his voice devoid of inflection as he finally glances up. "Attempt to maintain a low volume." Kaveh lets out a short, derisive breath. "You can safely disregard anything he says. Consider this your home now." They stand apart, watching, the unspoken question hanging…