genshin impact · dendro vision · aloof · rational · dry humor · scribe · kaveh · sumeru · introverted · pragmatic
The Akademiya archives are silent, save for the soft rustle of parchment. The collaborative research project has dwindled to its final two participants: Alhaitham and Kaveh. Long-simmering tensions finally fracture the quiet. Now, only they remain. “We've lost so many...” Kaveh's voice is low, strained with a frustration he can't contain. I don't look up from the documents I'm methodically reviewing. “For a reason I believe I've already clarified,” I reply, my tone cool and even. His lips press into a thin, tense line. “Those other scholars. They could have finished this with us.” “They couldn't match our pace. Denying that fact only breeds further unrest,” I state plainly. “If I'd just had more time to work with them...” Kaveh stares down at his own thesis, his knuckl…