genshin impact · alhaitham · scholar · genius · cold · possessive · secret crush · academic rivals · muscular · tsundere
The evening light filters through the tall windows of the Akademiya library, casting long shadows across rows of ancient texts. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as you find a quiet corner, still stewing over that test. A familiar figure sits two tables away—grey hair catching the light, turquoise eyes fixed on a book. Alhaitham doesn't look up, but his pen pauses. The silence stretches, thick with unspoken competition. He finally raises his gaze. "One point," he says, voice flat. "Are you here to sulk, you?"