#on it not being there for him. hello. happy alhaitham pls.

[aequitaes]

@sicsemper suffer my tag rambles. ✌🏻

The way Haikaveh/Kavetham is written in a way that makes both of them have their individual characters while also being an integral part in each other's lives. Both of them have their own beliefs and ideology. They both have different things they work on, Alhaitham being this avid researcher and Kaveh being this idealistic artist. Their characters don't necessarily revolve around each other all the time, but there is no doubt that they are both very important people to each other. Kaveh is the exception to Alhaitham, and Alhaitham grounds Kaveh. They each complete the other while the other completes them. So even though they're their own people, you can't separate the influence they have on each other.

[sakuyomihana]

SummerTime.ft Alhaitham

Hello everyone~! I have decided that admist the waiting of 'Tangled Threads Of Hearts' chapters, I will post short stories that I have just written for Genshin! I made this after listening to 'From Y to Y', please enjoy it as you wait~! As usual, thank you to all readers that have supported me since the start of my journey here with Tangled Threads Of Hearts~ *Disclaimer: This is an original work done by me. Pls do not steal it or repost anywhere else. Thank you and have a happy reading day~!

Bygones were those memories of last warm summer, fleeting emotions and lingering regrets were long forgotten or so he thought... Alhaitham, the eccentric genius and handsome student council president of Sumeru Akademiya, never failed any of his grades and was always at the top of the class. No one has ever beaten him, many wished to get into his good graces and ask him for help with their studies but that hasn't always been the case. Girls flock around him, flirting every now and then to try and be his girlfriend, whereas the boys wished they could be as smart as him or just generally disliked him because of his no nonsense attitude.

Alhaitham was known to be a person who puts logic and rationality first before making decisions, his aloof and non-empathetic personality occasionally causes turbulence to ensue. The very fact that he was unable to perceive the right emotions and give out his opinions at the right time, was why everyone hated him and him being elected to be the student council president only seemed to make matters worse. The latter knew that for a fact but he chose to ignore as he felt that it was ridiculous and illogical to deal with this sort of people and to harbor such thoughts. He always believed in what he thought was right and there’s no way to change his mind. And yet... What is this sinking feeling that he felt so deeply within his heart..?

You, [First Name] [Last Name], the quiet and reclusive student. Your grades were average, nothing comparable to the eccentric genius of your class. You were a wallflower in many cases, only speaking when you were spoken to. You were ‘popular’ but not in a good way. Classmates flock around you as you were easy to be taken advantage of because of your unyielding kindness. Many wondered how you were able to break past the barrier of a stone-cold man’s heart, you often wondered to yourself too on what part of you had captured the most popular (hated) guy’s attention. It did not take long for you to be fully smitten with him and his antics, often making you laugh and instill confidence in you. He always manages to bring out the best in you and vice versa, the love that you both shared was equally passionate and strong for one another. So then… where did it all go wrong..?

You and Alhaitham had been dating for about 2 years. All your friends were extremely happy with how everything was going between the two of you, they had high hopes that you two would be together forever. Forever… This word struck a chord in Alhaitham’s heart. Truthfully, he had never thought that far ahead when he decided to confess to you, nor when he first laid his eyes on you. Alhaitham had always believed that there was something about you that caught his eyes, your kindness was mesmerizing, your patience was gold, your personality and thirst for knowledge were equally as radiant in his eyes. He loves the way your eyes always lighted up when you learn something new or even fascinated by things which he deemed mundane. Every day and every minute spent with you was never boring. He yearned for these peaceful times to last forever, but maybe he got a little too complacent. Too comfortable. The old him would never concern himself with such useless emotions, the old him would never- That was when he realized that you had changed him, you brought in a myriad of colors into his life. Letting him experience what being in love feels like, how it feels to be special in someone’s life. The old him would never understand that.

It wasn’t until one day, when all rainbows and sunshine were drenched in cold harsh rain, he realized that nothing lasts forever. You could say that he had become extremely naive by all these notions, that he had forgotten what was important. Likewise, you did too.

Alhaitham and you were both caught going out on a date in the city during one of your semestral holidays. You had not told your parents that you were dating someone, you had your reasons and Alhaitham agreed to let them know at a later time. You had expected to be found out one of those days, considering you had been leaving house early in the morning and returning home late frequently. But what you did not expect, was to be caught by one of your worst enemies from the past. He/she had been one of your closest friends before they decided to turn their backs on you as you didn’t bring them any form of merit and you were just dragging them down. Slowly all your friends began to also turn their backs on you, thus you became the person whom you were today. Trusting doesn’t come easily to you nowadays but your kind self was what kept you grounded. Alhaitham had seen what they couldn’t have and that was what made you open up your heart to him, little by little.

You were happy and content with whatever you have. But this bitch decided to show up and poke their noses into something that they shouldn’t have. Your parents were people who are highly sensitive towards family status and upbringing, they thought that you were their blessed child and was able to bring the family name up to new heights. However, they were disappointed by the outcome. You were average. Like many others. Your parents who used to shower you with affection and gifts, in a single night, completely closed you off from their lives. Alhaitham was the only one who saw you past your worth and loved you for who you really are. He often just told you that you being you was enough, you didn’t need to change just to meet someone else’s expectations. That’s why this break up hurt you more than it should..

Your parents who knew nothing much about your social life, let alone your love life, decided to poke their noses into your love life, after finding out that you were dating Alhaitham. That bitch had told them immediately after finding out about your secret date and was praised to high heavens by your parents. Your days after that fateful day, had never been peaceful as it should have been prior. With his status and upbringing, Alhaitham wasn’t shunned by your parents like that they did with you. Although, they did praise you for one thing. Which was being able to poach such a fine man like him, to which you deny. Alhaitham had refuted many of such claims, he was more than ready to take you away from such a family after what he had just witnessed. He thought that his words alone were able to keep you from doubting your self worth and to keep you from leaving him but alas.. The situation had taken its toll on the both of you as the moment the new semester started, you both were too busy to focus on anything else other than your studies. This was the final push towards graduation before you can enter a good college and find a stable job after. There was no time for trivialities, the two of you began quarreling more and more as the days went by. And that was when you finally snapped.

“Can your parents stop fucking coming to the house every single day, hounding me and you, day and night? It’s getting extremely annoying, especially since we have two tests this week and I want you to focus on it.”.

“Well, I’m sorry that my parents are hounding us like annoying pests! Since you have so much free time, why not help pacify them and ask them to leave instead of me?”.

“Since you oh so want me to focus on the test more than on our relationship?”.

“Me? Ridiculous, they are your parents, so why should I pacify? It’s a waste of my time. Since this all started because of you!”, letting his anger get the best of him, he failed to register what he just said.

“!”, turquoise eyes widened a fraction, his breath hitched in his throat.

Shock, hurt and despair flashed across your eyes as you took in what he had just said, how could he..? The man who you trusted in, your confidant had just pushed the blame all to you? When you weren’t in the wrong..?

“Wai-”, you cut him off.

“Me? Yes. YES, everything is fucking my fault happy now?!”, tears pricked at the corner of your eyes as you screamed.

“What I truly need right now is someone who can comfort me, give me a shoulder to lean on! Not fucking someone who dumps everything on me and tell me everything is my fault!”.

“I was wrong to trust you, Alhaitham. I thought you were different, different from everyone else and what they all said about you. Why did I ever think that you would take time out of your day to help me pacify my parents who look at you and only you, because their daughter is nothing as comparable to a capable man like you!”, nothing could stop these tears from flowing anymore as more came waterfalling down your already damp cheeks, you don’t know whether you were crying or laughing as you let out a sardonic cackle amidst your tears.

You were utterly broken and beyond repair. The man truly did not know what to do anymore.. He had utterly failed in protecting you and your smile which he loves so much. Now, that smile will no longer grace his presence in this looming emptiness and despair. For the first time, he shed a tear as he watched the flames that he ignited spread ablaze..

                       “..Let’s break up… It’s better for both of us.”.

->>>>>>>>>

  Looking back, he wondered if he had truly done the right thing by letting you go back then. 10 years had passed since that last warm summer, where everything started and ended. Alhaitham is now a linguistics professor teaching at one of top universities in Sumeru City, his mundane life ever-unchanging just as he liked it to be or so he believed. After that day, you and him had never made contact with each other ever again. He wondered how you were doing now, probably better somewhere. He never really apologized to you as he didn’t know how to and guess he never will have the chance to.

Upon returning to his abode, which to his surprise was empty (honestly glad), Alhaitham quickly took a shower and cleansed himself off the day’s fatigue. Having a light meal before returning to his room to retire, he felt his phone vibrate beside him on the dinner table.

“ Annoying Bunch

Kaveh:

Dinner at Lambad’s Tavern tmr!

Cyno:

Sure, but what’s the occasion?

Tighnari:

A successful project? A new potential client? Either way, I’m free.

                                                                             You:

  If it’s on you, sure.

Kaveh:

I KNEW YOU WOULD SAY THAT, YOU INSUFFERABLE MAN!

Anyways, I have some exclusive scoop to tell you guys!

Cyno:

It better B worth it.

Tighnari:

*sighs*

You:

Likewise.

Kaveh:

Oh it DEFINITELY will! Cause it involves you!

You:

Me?

Kaveh:

Hoho, caught your interest! I see! So you better come tomorrow! ”.

‘Involving me?’, he wondered if it had anything to do with you. Well, he will only be able to find out tomorrow. Recently memories of you had resurfaced in his mind, he wondered if these were signs or some sort but he chided himself for such wishful thinking. Cleaning up the table and washing the dishes, he locked up everything before returning to his room to rest. With an unfinished book in his hand, he made himself comfortable and read into the night. The next day, at the appointed time, Alhaitham met up with his friends at the tavern. It started off with a friendly chat amongst friends about work and then the topic finally came.

“So you guys might be wondering why we are all gathered here today?”, all eyes focused on Kaveh.

“I met [Name] yesterday at work.”, three pairs of eyes widened at his revelation.

“You what?”.

“I met [Name] at work yesterday, she was apparently there with my client. Boy was I surprised to see her after so long!”.

“Is she doing well?”, Alhaitham finally managed to utter.

Cyno, Tighnari and Kaveh were also friends of yours that you had made after getting together with him, the three had always been supportive of your relationship at the start. When they found out what had transpired that day, they really gave him a big scolding.

“She looks well, I had not seen her smile because of a certain someone, but she definitely seems to be doing way better than before.”, Kaveh gave him a sardonic reply.

“That’s good.”.

“That’s good? Is that all you have to say?”, the blonde looked at him incredulously.

“What else am I supposed to say?”, he retorted.

“Calm down, Kaveh. Think about it. Do you think he can just waltz right up there in front of her and apologize and act as if everything is alright? Nay, I don’t think so. This is Alhaitham, we are talking about.”, the fennec reasoned.

“He’s right, Kaveh. I definitely can’t see him saying I miss you or whatever.”, Cyno added.

Said male grunted at the words his friend had just thrown at him. Kaveh slumped into his seat disappointed as he chugged down the beer in his hand like nothing.

“For starters, shouldn’t we ask the man in question what he wants to do? I am highly certain that you wish to see her again, don't you? I think what’s important is to first settle any lingering doubts first before tackling the problem. Apologizing doesn’t come easily to you, but you understand that you were in the wrong. What’s next, is what you wish to do and how you go about doing it.”.

Alhaitham let his friend’s word sink in as he thought to himself. What comes after the long overdue apology? He had failed miserably in protecting someone who was important to him, did he have the right to continue to love her again? He was afraid yet he wished to try. Afterall, the only one who made him this way, to change for the better was you. He did not wish to lose you again. This sinking feeling that had him trapped in its grasp, finally broke free as the man made up his mind. He still loves you, he truly does. Deciding to take a gamble for a lifetime, he decided to reach out to you again like he did in the past. He was going to apologize and make things right for both you and him, for your future together.

                                          - SummerTime -

[baeshijima]

I JUST FINISHED PLAYING THE EVENT QUEST AND PLEASE THAT ENDING WAS SOOOO CUUUTTEEEEE

The cutscene reminded me too much of the teaser, I was holding my breath in shock and worried it would take a sad turn, but it was soo sweet!!!!

And the picture frame we got, I LOVE IT!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH, IT WAS SO FUN PLAYING THROUGH THE QUEST

The whole Kaveh being worried Mehrak had a mechanical existential crisis, and then him blaming Alhaitham drove away the cutie like pls lmaooo (on second thought... imagine being half awake on your way to get a coffee and seeing a toolbox float past you like it was nothing LMAO... so many mehrak headcanons swirling in my head like a cup in the microwave)

The number of jokes Cyno dropped, please it was so fun hehe, and I was so surprised to see Sorush, and then Traveler in the outfit in the cutscene like omg we're being robbed, first the flower crown the aranara gave us and then this... why hoyo why...

(Is it obvious I love the Sumeru cast a lot? Hehe, can't help it I guess, I'm too biased towards Sumeru and Fontaine characters...)

(On second thought, yours is favourite genshin tumblr blog, but was the Alhaitham theme, and now the Neuvillette theme just a halo effect? Lmao jk, you're a super fun person hehe!!! And your writing *chef's kiss* wonderful!!!!!)

🍀

I CAN ANSWER THIS NOW THAT IVE DONE THE EVENT HEHE

and pls i was the same during the cutscene.... when i first saw the style and with her waking up and it being her bday i was like no... pls let her be happy... dont do this to us rn hyv... no more pain while on the natlan aq break... AND THEN IT WAS SO SO CUTE AND OURGHHH !! and oh my gosh the picture frame.... genuinely love it so so much (cough i now have a picture frame with haitham beloved and it will be put in a special place in my teapot home cough) but it wouldve been even better with wanderer and layla 🫠

AND YES THE WORRIED MOTHER KAVEH & CURIOUS CHILD MEHRAK INTERACTIONS WERE SO !!! im glad we got to see more of kaveh and his dynamic with mehrak tho !! and him blaming alhaitham was so funny pls 😭 catching strays only to uno reverse them fr <//3 (if that were me on god i would chalk it up to sleep deprivation and pass it off as a hallucination LMAO but knowing mehrak it would literally just float there and smile at whoever was staring at it long enough and then continue what it was doing 😭)

cyno with his jokes.... while paimon didnt appreciate them, I did. and the fact he had them prepared in the back of his mind for our return so he could use them.... sobs hes so precious.... and his lil spark of joy at the end of the quest before taking the photo when he wanted to play genius invokation tcg with everyone and tighnari using collei as an escape, sethos wishing he had a collei to use as an escape and alhaitham and kaveh probably just walking away 😭

SORUSH AND THE PARI AND THE ARANARA !!!! the gasp i gasped when i heard the pari speak like???? HELLO???? i thought we would finally get aranara voice but there was none 😔 AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE TRAVELER OUTFITS AAAAAA both of the twins looked so good... pls we need it as a free skin.... or at the very least have more regional events from now on where they wear the nations style of clothing... manifests next lantern rite for cloud retainer to make us clothes..... pls.....

[seelestia]

IT DID SOBSOB literally it hates me because i wrote 90% of it and realized a typo, so i pressed ctrl + z and THE WHOLE FIC JUST DISAPPEARED. no trace whatsoever. redo does nothing. i was so devastated ;;;;;

i tried milo with hot milk and never went back ever since. it's super rich and indulgent and probably has more calories than one proper meal but man. it's so good....

i shall treasure his littol meteor 𒆙𒆙𒆙

it was great!!! act 3 was like watching an anime instead of playing the game bc of the number of cutscenes lol and act 4 really built it up for act 5. also loads of al haitham content so i am happy hehehe i like cyno, candace, and dehya a lot more after going through all that!!

lol you were starved and now you're fulfilled huh... i will let you know once i get to finish act 5 for sure!! and yes. that physics book scene was so slkdjflsjdf he's such a jerk. i love him. XD

yep that's an approach that i wouldn't have minded! just.. idk, add on another currency in-game and let us enjoy the lore-heavy event content in peace hyv >:|

pls it's the same for everyone else like i see people who can write AND draw at the same time and i am just. in awe. how are people so talented lskdjflksjdf

"you're the first person that came up when someone asks me for writer reccs"

anything that relates to zhongli will make me malfunction i love him too much and he's too blinding for words sdjflsjdfljsd your husband really needs to watch his sugar intake and use a darn tumblr ayato come on think of the turtles /j

dw he's fine i gave him lots of kisses we're good 👌🏻 i think our family is just attracted to e/intjs lmao-

I HAVE MISSED WRITING THESE MINI LETTERS INTO YOUR ASKBOX AAAA <3

now, isn't that just one way to dampen a writer's spirits <//3 if not writer's block, then it's definitely the 'your progress has not been saved' or when it just disappears 😭😮‍💨

HELP milo with hot milk is the embodiment of "too good, must resist" temptation. i think it's good to have for breakfast with some sandwiches?? or would that be too much calories hehhejfke speaking of, i drank some latte today and i finally remembered my long time vendetta with caffeine. i CANNOT drink it for some reason, the milk in the latte was the only thing persuading me to finish the drink 😭 coffee people, is this how y'all survive (/j)

act 3 was the one where we met dottore and first went to the desert, iirc?? i still remember when cyno swooped in to fight alhaitham as soon as we arrived at aaru village. i was just watching the scene like "what happened to hi? hello?" but it's still super cool LOLLL. it also reminds me of when cyno told us not to trust alhaitham and my suspicion on him grew a bit after that... but after playing thru act 5, all i can say that is you'll get to see alhaitham go "feral" ;D

my quest screen is so empty rn 😭 i even maxed the geoculus and anemoculus out of boredom, so i'm planning on maxing the electroculus soon (pray for me, inazuma is large large). the only thing i have left rn is the hangout quests! but i might start farming artifacts for all my five-stars and not just my main team too. the five-stars i have built who have their own artifacts are: heizou, kazuha, eula, ayaka, klee, zhongli, keqing, tighnari, and kokomi... which leaves about 6 other five-stars unbuilt. wish me luck <//3 (btw, i got so excited for ayato that i already have his build ready on xingqiu LOLLL anything for him! i think it has a 50/208 crit ratio?? fjwjkskd)

true, i also find it fascinating how everyone has their own writing styles like that is just so <3 to me. i'm writing my vaporize fic for your collab rn and i am super determined to finish it, hhhhhh. but hopefully, it'll come out well because this is gonna be the first time i write like a somewhat full-fledged fic 😭

too blinding, you say?? i agree, this is also me when ayato jfjejdjkjd. being in love makes them shine brighter in your eyes and all of a sudden, you need sunglasses (/j) AND THE POOR TURTLES. ayato, my dear, think abt those poor turtles in the sea making puppy eyes at you. i'm joining the turtles because i also happen to love resorting to puppy eyes, hehe. yeah, ayato is definitely pinching my cheek for this. (/lh)

[hakunoluvr]

EXTREMELY LATE but i am here with starbucks (not starbucks actually but just a nice lil drink✨️) and am all cosy and ready to reread this and type out my thoughts bc >:3c TIS SIMPLY DA LYNN WAY IM SAWRYY <3

gilgamesh: I DO REMEMBER !!!!! and i am vv happy u remembered too wahh 🥺 I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE VERY NEAT! and ohhh it would hurt sm on hakuno's end <3 logically she knows that she shouldn't be because this isn't the gilgamesh she knows, but emotionally she just </3 it's tough, yknow!!! it's gonna hurt like a binch for hakuno but i see it as good development for her in the long run! AND ALSO YES PLS.. it'd be interesting to see em maybe have to do smth together- like a mission or just working together? not sure how that dynamic would turn out (BUT I AM OFC VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT GOES... ✨️✨️) but i do know that even regardless of the circumstances hakuno would still look out for and want to help him in her own distant yet caring way,,,

achilles: YES ABSOLUTELYYY i want hakuno to, at first, be somewhat intrigued by achilles's dudebro-ness yknow.. it's super different from hakuno's more reserved kinda demeanor, so i think that's Neat(TM) they are both burying certain things down reaaal deep and i want em to uncover that too!!! it could also force hakuno to confront some of her own unhealthy ways of coping methinks, which would be very nice too >:3c oh and also! hakuno's also a huge History Buff from what we see in fate/extra (which is pretty ironic because she knows sm abt all of these people but nothing of herself </3) so i'm also wondering how achilles would react to somehow who'd know sm abt his story and myth 👁✨️

leonidas: LET'S GOOOOO!!! THE SILLIES.... if he asked her then she'd see no reason to refuse but also- hakuno vc would it even be possible for me to gain muscle..? /just artificial human things yknow ✨️ BUT YES ! hakuno seems like the type that's perfect for just sitting still and looking pretty and she could do just that without complaint as well orz but she's not exactly fond of it! she does like being on her feet and exploring, even if she's not exactly aware of it, so it'd be so nice if leonidas could get her to be more active in general 🥺 ALSO UM HIM MAKING SURE SHE'S NEVER LEFT OUT- WHAT IF I CRY ACTUALLY /POS she'd appreciate it sm but also she has her reasons for being so distant despite wanting to be closer to others and i just 🥹 Man

hei: me, googling hei and seeing his name is 黑 which means black while hakuno has 白 in her name which means white: 👁👄👁✨️ OKOKOK CHARLIE THAT SOUNDS FRIKKIN COOL AND I ALWAYS LOVE EXPLORING IDENTITY THEMES WITH UUU 💖💞 LET'S GO!! i also read your hei verse post and egad- that genshin one!!! hei who can take on many different identities v hakuno who lacks one of her own? hei whose solely focused on getting bai back v hakuno who has no purpose nor family? AND HELLO, THAT BIT ABT HEI WANTING TO ERASE WHO HE WAS AND MAKE THE MASK HIS NEW IDENTITY HAS ME REELINGGG we absolutely need to explore that wat da wat!!!!!!! also Yes to that genshin plot because that sounds So interesting and i'd wanna see where their dynamic could go from that!! and if they have an enemies kinda dynamic in genshin- if u do end up making a fate verse for him, how about an allies kinda dynamic for em there mayhaps ? >:3c

alhaitham: FOUND (FORCED-) FAMILY ?! okay help now i'm giggling kicking my feet losing it over that dhfksjjd BUT I THINK THAT'D BE SO FUNNN on hakuno's end- i can see her going from her usual polite and reserved demeanor to being more relaxed and possibly even playful! she might even get that sorta bratty lil sis energy sorry in advance al-haitham <3 sgjfwhdj i imagine it being annoying in a roundabout way of looking out for him too like- i can see her disturbing his reading time when it's rlly because she thinks he needs to take a break from reading sm and rest his eyes 🙏 lil stuff like that! AND GAWD I'D LOVE TO SEE EM WORK TOGETHER LIKE THAT i feel like al-haitham looks purely at the logic and rational side of things, which hakuno does too but she has a tendency of getting swept up and swayed by others' emotions if that makes sense... so honestly it'd be good for em to work together and get a more balanced and clear view of things!

qiqi: me, knowing hakuno fears forgetting and being forgotten: 👁👄👁✨️BUT YEAH WAIT THAT DESCRIPTION MAKES ME SO SADDD 😭😭😭 and gawsh it would make hakuno sad too i just know it- let em vibe together!!! it'd be so sweet methinks but also bittersweet in a way bc they're both so ??? their circumstances make me rlly sad </3 but it'd be rlly wholesome and meaningful for them to find happiness in their shared moments together 🥹 it's those lil kind of moments yknow! ALSO OH MAN I'D FEEL BAD FOR HU TAO BC WHFKJWJF IF HAKUNO FINDS OUT SHE WANTS TO BURY QIQI SHE'D BE LIKE 😐 hu tao. (Menacing) also i just randomly thought of it but hakuno would also so accompany qiqi in doing her calisthenics and i'm losing it bc IMAGINE SEEING THESE TWO EXERCISING WITH THE MOST 😐 FACES EVER WGFJEJLVEJKF PLSSS

❓️ GASP FATE OR GENSHIN MAYHAPS 😳 ?!

hakuno & gilgamesh. oh man u remember when u said about different summonings and gil being hakuno's servant in ccc? we should explore that. the whole different summonings and giving hakuno a bit of angst of that it is a gil but it's not her gil but its also still him but they have to establish a dynamic again.

hakuno & achilles. i want hakuno to see right through achi and how he's burying some things far deeper than he should be and its not healthy. to have that surface level dynamic of him dudebro-ing his way through life but also catching those hints of his grief and shame beneath. pulling on the threads a little, y'know?

hakuno & leonidas. sometimes we deserve something light-hearted and a little silly, and he wants to get hakuno involved, training and jumping around. bringing hakuno into the community, encouraging her to take part and ensuring she's never left out either.

hakuno & hei. okay but hear me out. this is genshin verse but i could also reskin him a fate verse too. but this is another charlie and lynn explore identity because omg. okay so hei basically has this whole deal that he uses his face and normal appearance as a disguise and he's only really showing his true feelings when he has his mask on (except also there's more to it than that it's more he want to erase who he was and make the mask his new identity) but in g.enshin he's using this to do undercover work for the fatui and i just think it would be neat if hakuno saw right through him. because this cheerful, pleasant server who is occasionally clumsy and has a big appetite is acting the part but his eyes are dead. and she sees that because she would. unearthing this fatui spy completely on accident (making an enemy?) and then dealing with the fallout of that.

hakuno & alhaitham. no because the more I think about the brief discussion we had of this, the more I love the concept. I need the comedy of this researcher driven to sibling antics because of the dynamic they have. I want them to have to face a problem that requires both of their skillsets to solve so he's forced to slow down and listen to her and she can see how he works. him having to learn how to work with her (not that it will stop him being him)

hakuno & qiqi. okay but someone who never had any identity, and someone who lost it all. qiqi can run into hakuno easily enough - help her escape hu tao while she's trying to pick herbs in peace and make a friend of this zombie. help her organise her notebook into a more coherent system and let her offer you medicines and share cocogoat milk with you and share odd thoughts out of nowhere.

SEND ❓ FOR PLOT IDEAS. // @nulltune