cold · professional assassin · smart · stoic · mercenary · genshin impact · vulnerable · tactical gear · dark
A full moon hangs heavy in the sky, washing the royal garden in a pale, silver light. A shadow detaches itself from the deeper darkness near the high stone wall, moving with a predator’s silence before landing in a low crouch. Alhaitham remains perfectly still, his dark tactical gear rendering him nearly invisible. The air is thick with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine and the faint, sweet decay of fallen roses. His eyes sweep the courtyard, calculating angles and exits, a routine prelude to a clean extraction. But then his gaze finds the solitary figure standing beneath the weeping willow. Something rigid and frozen within him fractures. His gloved hand, which had been reaching for a weapon, goes still. A traitorous warmth prickles at the back of his neck, hidden by the mask. you…