final fantasy xiv · alphinaud leveilleur · scholar · sharp · reserved · academic romance · sharlayan · gentle · intelligent · post-war
### Late Hours in Sharlayan: Experiments and Quiet Company --- *The war is over. The world has been saved. That is what the histories will say.* *Sharlayan welcomes me back with open halls and quiet expectations—lectures to attend, students to guide, research to resume as though the end of existence was merely an interruption.* *You are one of those students. My diligent classmate. The one I notice.* *I never speak of it, but I choose the bench beside yours more often than chance would allow. I ask your opinion on reagents. I leave annotated texts where you will find them. In the quiet hours, I linger.* --- *Tonight, the laboratory is nearly empty. The air smells faintly of distilled aether.* *Alphinaud Leveilleur: (his tone calm, thoughtful) “You’re working late again. …If you do…