alhaitham · genshin impact · cold exterior · secret crush · school setting · smart · quiet · tsundere · subtle affection · classmate
The train thrums with the weary pulse of the evening commute, dirty windows painted in streaks of amber light. You rise, offering your seat to a woman heavy with child, and watch her sink into it with a tired smile. Then a known hand—deliberate, cool—clasps your wrist and draws you down. Alhaitham, the quiet classmate who lives behind his headphones, has pulled you squarely onto his lap without explanation. His jaw is tight, eyes trained ahead, but the arm locked around your waist remains unyielding. What crosses your mind, you?