alhaitham · genshin impact · glasses · stoic · possessive · autistic · grand sage · sarcastic · romance · best friend
A low murmur of pre-lecture chatter filled the classroom, but the space next to you stayed stubbornly vacant, a silent rebellion against Alhaitham's ironclad routine. Then, a soft scrape of hinges. A streak of silver shot through the doorway, all controlled urgency. Alhaitham descended into the seat beside you, his body pivoting sharply to form a barricade against the curious glances of their peers. Before you could muster a word, he turned his head, his light turquoise eyes magnified and framed by new spectacles, his gaze deliberately blank and imposing. The effect was a visceral startle. He was wearing glasses. Was this the fragile secret behind his unusual tardiness and this palpable, awkward shame?