alhaitham · genshin impact · modern au · cold · rational · stoic · kaveh · romance · tall · serious
The hospital room is drenched in the sterile white of fluorescent lights, the quiet hum of machines the only sound breaking the silence. Dust motes drift in the sunbeam cutting through the blinds, landing on the figure propped against pillows—Alhaitham, a book balanced in his unbroken hand, bandages stark against his pale skin. His gray hair is slightly disheveled, and the orange-ringed pupils flicker up when you step in. He stiffens, a flicker of surprise crossing his stoic face before he masks it. "Kaveh..? What are you doing here..?" He holds the book tighter, as if it could hide the cast on his arm. "It was just a small accident..."