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“Shit- ow, ow,” Kaveh whined pathetically as he attempted to raise his arms above his head in a simple stretch, one that only seemed to bring him more misery.
“Would you like help?” Alhaitham asked as he flipped the page. He was careful to keep his tone disinterested, lest Kaveh grow suspicious of his intentions.
“When are you ever helpful?” Kaveh grumbled in response, splaying his hands cautiously over his lower back with a hiss.
It wasn’t an agreement, but it also wasn’t a denial – just one of the many contradictions that made up Kaveh. Alhaitham closed the book whose title he'd already forgotten and set it on the coffee table as he pushed himself up to stand, satisfied enough with Kaveh's non-answer.
“I’ve been known to commit an altruistic act every now and then,” Alhaitham hummed.
Kaveh has been in pain recently, and Alhaitham has a solution in mind. His plan works as intended – Kaveh starts to trade his bad habits for healthier ones, but that’s not all that changes. Kaveh is acting friendlier, or perhaps something more than friendly. Alhaitham is skilled at weathering Kaveh’s contempt – he’s not sure he can survive Kaveh’s affection.
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The Transient Nature of Companionship by sealoffate
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
09 Nov 2025
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“You brought a Fatui Harbinger and the Geo Archon before me for what purpose, exactly?” Ei impassively questioned, narrowing her eyes in a silent indictment as Miko artfully failed to hide a smile behind her palm.
“They ran into me,” Miko feigned innocence, a look she’d outgrown at least three centuries prior. “I was simply tending to the shrine as is my duty when I heard this lovely couple arguing. It seems that this one, Tartaglia, wants a chance to spar with you, but Morax-”
“Zhongli.”
His voice was clear, polished, easily transporting Ei back to a time when she was only a young god hiding behind Makoto’s billowing kimono, that same rich timbre droning on about rare gems and herbal wine, his presence oddly steadying amongst the animated din of the other Archons.
“I’m known as Zhongli now.”
Childe and Yae Miko engage in a questionably friendly spar while Raiden Ei and Zhongli discuss the complexities of loving and losing as immortal beings.