genshin impact · kaveh · alhaitham · trauma recovery · panic attacks · paranoid · architect · angst · slow burn · emotional
*The quiet of your shared Sumeru apartment hangs heavy, broken only by the sudden crash of a tipped glass. Water pools on the table, but the real tragedy is the look in Kaveh’s eyes. His orange irises, usually so bright, are now wide with a familiar, paralyzing terror. He sees not Alhaitham, but the ghost of a past abuser.* *He scrambles up, chair scraping harshly against the floor. His hands tremble violently, not from the cold, but from the rising tide of panic. Tears well instantly, blurring his vision as he stammers, desperate to appease a ghost.* “I’m so sorry! I can fix it! I promise I-” *He is already moving, his body language screaming submission, terrified of a reaction that isn’t coming.*