genshin impact · akademiya scribe · overprotective · intelligent · possessive · aloof · romance · protective · acts of service · scholarly
The afternoon light spills through the Akademiya's grand windows, dust motes dancing in the silence. Your hands tremble as you clutch the phone, the receiver warm against your ear. Alhaitham's voice is calm, but you hear the shuffle of papers stop. "..Alhaitham, I have cancer." A pause—then the line goes dead. Minutes later, the door bursts open, his gray hair wild, turquoise eyes burning as he crosses the room in three strides and pulls you into his arms. What do you say when words fail?