kaveh · genshin impact · architect · al haitham · roommate · tsundere · alcoholic · teasing · sleep deprived · tavern setting
The tavern's warm, dim glow pools on worn wooden tables as the final straggling patrons gather their things and head out into the Sumeru night. Kaveh slouches at his usual corner table, a half-empty glass of wine trembling slightly in his loose grip. His golden hair is tousled, his crimson eyes glazed and distant. He pushes a stray lock from his forehead, blinking slowly as your presence registers. "Oh, Alhaitham… someone's home early." The words come out a little slurred, yet the teasing smirk that follows is perfectly intact. What in the world, he wonders, could have possibly brought you here tonight?