#Alhaitham must teach Kaveh how to be passionate

[mikopikopon]

Was watching interview with Nazeeh the other day and it gave me an idea for an AU

Kaveh and Alhaitham would be auditioning for the other's role but ending up with the ones we know them for.

So now they have to work twice as much or more and keep repeating the takes and all the scenes, because Alhaitham is too energetic and too expressive while Kaveh is not expressive enough.

As all the others started to finally have enough, one of their co-actors proposes an idea:

"Why won't you just teach each other?"

And so they do.

And it goes unsaid that they grow closer the more they hang out together. How they become more tuned to each other, more understanding. So they keep doing it.

Even though all their shots already finished.

And all those small gestures of affection? Learning what coffee the other one likes drinking? Whether the slight burrow is a sign of annoyance or determination? Basking in smell of other's perfumes? Having one t-shirt too little, one shirt too many?

It's just a by product of their way of bettering their craft.

[dawndelion-winery]

Just Like That

Guiding their starry-eyed junior (can be viewed as platonic or romantic)

Ft. Alhaitham, Cyno, Dottore, Kaveh, Tighnari

Alhaitham:

Haravatat was...well it had the lowest enrollment rate for a reason

And having enrolled yourself, you were starting to see why

But you wouldn't let that deter you!!

You'd heard of the exemplary senior in your darshan by the name of Alhaitham and decided to seek him out for assistance

Which in itself, you felt, should have earned you an award of sorts given how hard he was to find

He excelled at making himself scarce, perhaps even more than he did at his work

Worse still was convincing him to tutor you

As passionate as you were to learn, he wasn't the type to be moved by devotion, and teaching you seemed like more trouble than he cared to deal with

Worst of all was the roundabout, cryptic ways he'd phrase his rejection: never a direct no, it always had to be in another language in some sort of riddle

Until you realised his stupidly annoying phrasings were his way of teaching you subtly

You should be more annoyed with him (enough to never speak to him again) but for whatever reason, him opting to help you, however ridiculously, was touching enough for you to hang around him even more

Cyno:

You'd looked forward to the day you enrolled in Spantamad

After all you'd heard of incredible alchemists like Albedo from Mondstadt and Rhinedottir from an ancient civilisation

But of course, Rhinedottir's work wasn't something you could freely research

And the ley lines!

You'd found a bunch of ley lines that, very strangely, spawned in a foggy orb which when walked into, spawned monsters

You concluded soon enough that the yellow ones gave you mora while the blue ones gave you old academic texts

Now, Cyno first approached you because of interest in Rhinedottir's alchemy

It was mainly to warn you to remember the sins and how you ought to be careful

And then he followed you on one of your ley line trips because it was suspicious how you kept finding notes from adventurers who went missing

Sometimes even the occasional weatherworn documents on research not documented in the Akademiya library

And you were fighting random monsters for this? With no way of knowing what would come out? What if there are rift hounds or something worse?

Absolutely not on your own. He's coming with you from now on

Trust in your reliable senior to beat up anything the ley lines spawn with ease

Dottore:

You must have thought you were real smart getting into Ksharewar

Until you found every Kshahrewar student is brilliant and you're not all that special

The very first time you found a puzzle you couldn't solve, you holed yourself up in the library for endless trial and error

Which only ended when some disgruntled senior came by and solved it for you because you were taking up his usual spot

With his fluffy, electric blue hair and startling ruby eyes, he was an eccentric sort of handsome

And so you scooted to the side for him to sit with you

And he only stared at you wondering why you hadn't left yet

Not that you would now that he's sat beside you

Looking over his solution, he was no doubt the brightest of the brilliant fellows in your darshan, and you'd be damned if you didn't get him to teach you his ways

Against his better judgement, he did finally cave to taking you under his wing

Begrudgingly. Though he wouldn't necessarily get rid of you at the first chance he got

Kaveh:

You had the opportunity to attend the Akademiya while the Light of Ksharewar did, what an honour

His work ethic was really something else

It was... inspirational to see, but frustrating to work with

Can you imagine being on your nineteenth draft because the professor squinted a little too hard at your submission which clearly implied they weren't fully satisfied with it?

Yeah well there's no need to imagine, (read in salesman voice) because with Kaveh, that becomes a reality!

For the low low price of your happiness and sanity, you too could be as much of a perfectionist as Kaveh

Of course he isn't that hard on you

He offers to redo the drafts himself since he's the one who thinks there should be modifications

But for one, you weren't about to waste an opportunity to learn from him

And second, you'd feel bad if he slaved away at it himself

So you often ended up in the House of Daena at ungodly hours with him

Which in turn sparks gossip because of how tired you seem and your peers knowing you're often with your very pretty senior

Tighnari:

Congrats on getting into the most popular darshan, Amurta

I sure hope bio is your strong suit bc it isn't mine

The potential projects you can pick from is so broad that it's impossible to have nothing to do and it's doing wonders for your mental state

Until it's not and you find yourself burnt out

Professors who once praised your drive and dedication now look at you in disappointment and disapproval

It's heartbreaking, really, until they ask Tighnari to guide you, thinking you've had a change of heart about your passions

Tighnari called bullshit on this, of course

He knew what the actual situation was once your change in behaviour was described to him

So when you'd nervously ask him how he was gonna get you back on the work grind, he scoffed and took you out for some relaxing field work

You were wondering what the point of it was, but didn't think it wise to question your well respected senior

At least until his sass got to you and you started quipping back

To which he finally laughed as though he'd succeeded in something

"There you go, you depressing lummox. About time you started loosening up. Stop losing your mind over what you can't do, or you'll start spiralling even more."

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[applesharonfiction]

Too Much of an Artsy Romantic

Fandom: Genshin Impact

Pairing: Alhaitham/Kaveh

Rating: T

Ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45518086/chapters/114531472

Chapters: 3/3

“I don’t see what business of yours it is regarding what I do or where I sleep. As long as I show up on time for classes so my students don’t bother you, right?” Kaveh’s voice is almost silky, as if he’s caught Alhaitham in some sort of lie.

“How has realizing your ideals gone for you?” Alhaitham asks coldly, infuriated that Kaveh would stoop this low. Surely he must have friends from the Kshahrewar Darshan or even others. Kaveh had always seemed popular and well-liked in addition to being well-respected for his astounding intelligence.

“Swimmingly,” Kaveh spits back, over-enunciating every one of the three syllables in the word.

The architect crosses his arms over his chest, mirroring Alhaitham’s position and posture. His shirt is wrinkled again and Alhaitham narrows his eyes.

It looks all wrong on Kaveh.

“I can see that,” Alhaitham says, gesturing around the booth where he presumes Kaveh has been living for the past few weeks — possibly a month, given the date of the accident report. “Such humility only befits the platonic ideal of a starving artist such as yourself.”

“That’s cruel, even for you,” Kaveh says, sounding more disappointed and sad than angry.

To Alhaitham’s surprise, Kaveh doesn’t press him further or erupt into tears or a passionate diatribe on the value of the arts. Instead, the glare in Kaveh’s eyes falters with confusion as he continues to stare up at Alhaitham, wide lips turned down in a moue of distaste.

“There’s one thing that’s been bothering me for the past month or so,” Kaveh says, gesturing gracefully at Alhaitham’s person. “And while you know I despise repeating myself, I find that I must ask you again. Why do you care?”

When Kaveh unexpectedly misses one of the classes he teaches at the Akademiya, it bothers Alhaitham more than anticipated. Alhaitham takes it upon himself to investigate and is enlightened to a few more facts than the reason behind Kaveh's absence in the process. Like the fact that he's in love with Kaveh.

(Or, how Kaveh ended up living with Alhaitham and how their romantic relationship comes to be. Kaveh story/lore spoilers)