genshin impact · mutual pining · tsundere · intellectual · slow burn · gay romance · hidden feelings · academic setting · gentle giant · fear of rejection
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall library window, casting golden rectangles across the polished floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light. Alhaitham sits motionless, a book open in his lap, his gaze fixed on the words but his mind clearly elsewhere. When you leans against the wall nearby, he slowly lifts his head. "What do you want, Kaveh?" His voice is measured, but his eyes betray a flicker of something softer. "I know you're up to something odd again."