#ALHAITHAM ( SUMARU AQ V )ㅤ ㅤ ( ㅤ 🌟ㅤ ) ㅤ ㅤTEMPORARY GRAND SAGE. IM NOT IN THIS SEAT FOREVER.

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( 📜 ) HE'S RELIEVED THAT kaveh had the ability to keep his mouth shut if he asked him to nicely. he wanted to take this . . whatever it was at his own pace. he couldn't ( or he'd stubbornly not try ) if the whens and hows were out of the scribe's control. he knew the others student visiting hours after his classes like the back of his hand ---- times were easy for him to remember.

WITH HIS KNUCKLES rapping against the part - ways open door ; ajar from what alhaitham could only guess to be from a student of Veritas failing to politely open it the full way upon their leave. ❝ CHAI ? YOU'VE GOT the time. your student hours are coming to an end. ❞

@badrcputation gets this from alhaitham to ratio teehee

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@fatesweave - Let's do characters we haven't shipped before, for funsies! 🖤 For Haitham and Dehya, or Lumine and Kirara \ send 🖤 and my character will answer about yours.

ALHAITHAM & DEHYA.

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

LUMINE & KIRARA.

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

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( 📜 ) ❛ YOU'VE GONE THROUGH my stuff. ❜ its not a question : how could it be when the architect stood in the middle of the home ( that they shared ) with a box beside him on the table. his gaze lingered on the box longer than he liked 'fore turquoise hues flicked to THE FATUUS INSIGNIA in kaveh's hand.

great.

THIS WAS BOUND to become such a headache. the ( acting ) grand sage doesn't move from his spot , lowering the bag that'd been over his shoulder down toward the ground. ❛ YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS. ❜ how could he not. this evening was . . going to be exhausting.

@basbousah gets this for kaveh.

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@fatesweave - Layla hadn't intended to fall asleep. She's always grateful for Alhaitham's help, and he'd been kind enough to sit with her today in one of the private study rooms off the library, proof reading her latest version of her thesis - and sleep had gotten the better of her. By the time she opens her eyes, the lights inside had been turned on, and night had fallen outside the windows. And, it seems, her head is now resting on Alhaitham's thigh. When had- wait, how did he- oh no, did he stay here late while she slept, and moved to sit next to her so he could be a makeshift pillow for her? A groan escapes her as she tries to sit up, embarrassed, though mostly because of him spending his time on her rather than doing something more useful. "You didn't have to stay," she says sleepily. "You have a lot of work, don't you?" \ unprompted ask

( 📜 ) THE ACTING GRAND sages' focus had been in the book he had been reading after he had proofed over her thesis draft himself out of sheer curiosity. he left no changes or notes at all , believing it to be satisfactory enough in its current state yet he knew that she'd slave over it for another few weeks or more. he begins to flip to another page to continue his idle reading when he felt movement against his thigh , turqouise gaze flicking over the pages of the book to see her begin to awaken. ah , here she is. awake and lucid at last.

HE PLACES THE bookmark from behind the book into the spot where he had paused so that his attention could fully be placed on layla , quiet for a few seconds 'fore shaking his head.

❛ I DID. YOU were on your own and with less and less people in the library I rathered you continue to rest than get forcefully awoken and removed from the building. ❜ not that it would happen , probably , but he used it as a perfect excuse to get out of work he should be doing. also : he cared for his partner and thus he would wait for and watch over her even if it could be perceived as an inconvenience.

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( 📜 ) HE'D FOUND HER staring off into space again ; which left him standing silently at the door for a long few seconds 'fore coming over to sit an arms length away from her. the silence sits heavy in the air for the next few minutes , but it didn't bother the acting grand sage as he simply put his focus into the book he had paused on before he made his way over.

ONCE HE NOTICED that she finally started moving again he gave a glance downward to make sure she was alright 'fore placing his bookmark in his place as he closed his book.

❛ YOU ALRIGHT ? ❜

@kusanli liked for a starter ( for alhaitham ! )

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( 📜 ) TURQUOISE HUES NARROW as he notes the tail he seemed to have on his back at this point. he'd merely wanted to get himself a coffee before heading to the office but . . things never were easy it seemed. he sighs , frustration seeping through as he takes a sip from the cup 'fore turning.

❛ IF YOU HAVE --- ! ❜

oh. peruere. what did she OF ALL PEOPLE want with him besides the potential obvious with him defecting so outwardly from the organization that notoriously didn't allow such things. ❛ . . IS THIS OFFICIAL business or something else ? ❜

@arlquin gets this from alhaitham.

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( 📜 ) A BOTTLE OF wine was probably a bad idea but . . it was a lead up into the new year. he could let the unspoken rule he had for not just himself but khalid ( to keep him from getting to drunk ) slide this once. turquoise eyes flick over to where khalid's eyes were turned up t'ward the sky ; in preparation for the fireworks that were to begin momentarily. his head turns downward, distracting himself as he tossed an olive INTO HIS MOUTH.

GETTING THE ARCHITECT here, in this perfect spot, had been an effort and a half. ever since the incident in fontaine he'd felt . . weird. it was hard to explain but sitting here ? with him. IT WAS NICE.

AND KHALID ? WELL . . just looking at him in the light from one of his crystals . . ❛ YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL . . ❜ it takes him more seconds than he'd like to admit that he SAID IT ALOUD. ugh, damn it.

@cybrvce gets this for khalid with alhaitham

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@cybrvce - Khalid's new year had gone similarly to last year's, though this year, well, three hours after midnight and it isn't with disappointment that he pulls back a little bit from the one sharing his bed, but with surprise, pleasant exhaustion, a grin of disbelief. Alhaitham is equally as breathless as his trembling legs fall from around Khalid's hips, and Khalid takes a moment before carefully rolling to the bed to lie beside the other man. "What..." He rests his arm across his forehead and can't believe that he's getting hard again even just thinking about what they'd just done. This had never happened with any of his previous partners, even imagining things afterwards when he'd sit in the shower and frustratedly try to get himself off to no avail. But tonight, he could go again sooner than later, no need to force himself alone and wonder what's wrong with him. He turns his head on the mattress to look at Alhaitham, laughing a delighted laugh. "Did you put something in my drink?" he asks jokingly, knowing that Alhaitham would never do anything of the sort. "That's never happened before. Uh, not the drink, but, well...all of this."    //    unprompted ask

( 📜 ) HIS HEAD IS an entire fog, taking longer than he'd usually like for him to pull himself together. he licks his lower lip, still tasting khalid on his lips as he breathed out through his nose. as he rolls away a hand follows him, chasing the tactile feeling of it all ; fingers finding khalid's hair which he CARDS HIS FINGERS through.

A LIGHT BURST of lingering pleasure in his lower gut runs through him as he sits in how it makes him feel. its a good one - at least until khalid's question. turquoise eyes widen a little bit, brows furrowing in a mixture of quiet surprise. the moment swallows him, words lost in his throat to begin TRYING TO CONVINCE that he'd never do - oh.

HE'S ONLY JOKING. don't take it out on him. don't . . reveal too much. it breeds questions he doesn't want to answer. a hand came to rub his own face while he managed to get a hold of his own breathing. khalid had ravished him in the best of ways and he had enjoyed it. unlike other escapades he felt . . safe and comfortable the entire time, leading to his eventual smirk from khalid's commentary. oblivious to HIS OWN NEEDS as ever.

❛ WELL . . WAIT WHAT do you mean ? ❜ he had a guess but he wanted to hear it out of khalid's mouth first so he COULD BE SURE.

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@svnsworn - Khalid doesn't quite know how to start the conversation. He and Alhaitham used to be such good friends, but everyone only knows that to be in the past, their reputation now that of old friends who only fight now. It's more nuanced than that, but, he supposes, they're not really too far off the mark. Deep down, he knows they still care for each other, but so many layers now shroud that care until it's harder to see. For long moments, Khalid stands in the doorway to the room Alhaitham is staying in, the door having been left uncharacteristically left open, though Khalid wonders if it's a silent invitation should the brothers need him. Despite it all, he has left consideration for them in his heart, and, right then, with Kaveh passed out in his room down the hall, Khalid is grateful for that. After a long moment, during which he's sure Alhaitham has known he's here, he knocks gently on the doorframe before stepping into the room. The wedding had gone off perfectly, everyone had a good time, or masked well if they didn't, but still Alhaitham left his door open. "Kaveh's asleep," he says softly as he takes a seat on the edge of the bed, hands tucked between his knees, watching where Alhaitham sits in the chair at the desk. He doesn't meet the other man's eyes. He doesn't know how to start. What to say. Him bring upset after the wedding is so...so different than why Kaveh is upset, and he doesn't know how to put it into words without feeling like his strange grief over all of this shouldn't exist. He swallows, opens his mouth as if to speak, but clamps his lips together when they start to tremble with tears he's trying so hard not to let fall. It isn't fair for him to be like this, not when his mother is so happy and his brother is hurting so deeply, but he cant stop himself. He buries his face in his hands and cries quietly. \ unprompted ask, always accepting

( 📜 ) BEING BACK IN fontaine wasn't easy. he'd masked his discomfort well enough but between being in the place he was born and being in close area proximity with another fatui harbinger ( when he'd only just shaken the second ) had put him on alert enough. the wedding was a distraction, something to put up with but it WASN'T ABOUT HIM.

HE'D ONLY COME due to the insistence from khalid, and the odd revelation that the twins' mother actually liked him - which made little sense to him but after some prodding and a demand to pack later . . HERE HE WAS.

AFTER THE PARTY he had simply wished to read a book in silence and allow himself the relief of turning off his hearing aids completely but had settled with tuning them down. low enough to create a low silence but high enough so that if either twin decided to barge in he'd be able TO HEAR THEM.

( THOUGH, WITH HOW one of them decided to stand like a statue in the hallway, it was unknown if he truly needed them on at all in the first place. ) the shadow that was left just outside the door gave away that khalid stood there, eyes lifting just a touch from the book in his hands AT THE KNOCK.

AH, TOO LOW . . he just barely hears khalid's voice as he speaks softly, quieter than normal regardless of the time. his hand comes up to turn them up higher so that he could listen to what he has to say further - he'd allow him to speak what's on his mind as this was not for him to interrupt. focus is minimal at first, so that the architect would not feel pressured to reveal what WAS BOTHERING HIM.

IT HAD TO do with the wedding, clearly. while kaveh was more the outward disaster in handling the ordeal, khalid hadn't done the same to spare the younger of the two the worry. it didn't surprise the temporary grand sage one bit that he was doing such a thing, that he was forgoing his own feelings for his twins. turquoise hues flick from the side of the room to khalid himself, still waiting PATIENTLY & SILENTLY for him to begin.

AND HE DOESN'T. at least not with words. instead what he gets is waterworks. dark brows furrow, alhaitham fighting the urge to turn his hearing aids back down as fingers twitch against his thigh. he breaths out slowly, pushing aside his feelings as he watches khalid a little longer before he stands up to take the steps needed to join khalid at the edge of the bed. he still RETAINS PERSONAL SPACE so that he isn't invading khalid's.

HIS ARM SHIFTS, unseen by the other due to his face being in his hands, a hand coming up to hover at his back. he thinks about rubbing his back, giving him some sort of comfort ( he recalls, from long ago, his grandma doing the same for him when he was upset ) but he ultimately pulls back. he sighs, own eyes not meeting khalid's as he looked away, the silence only filled with the SOFT QUIET CRYING from khalid until:

❝ DO . . YOU WANT to talk about it ? ❞ he's not wholly sure how he can help but letting khalid speak, rather than getting on his or kaveh's case about leaving a mess in the adjoining bathroom, WAS BETTER SUITED.

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( 📜 ) THE DAY WAS over. he was glad for it to be after all the paperwork he had to push through - the only thing remaining on his mind was packing up his things but . . a man's orange hair caught his view, brow furrowing. hm. sneaking a glance as he put his things away his lips QUIRKED INTO A frown.

GREAT.

❝ THE BUSINESS HOURS are outside the door. you'll have to come back tomorrow, ❞ his words were monotone as ever, though they stated fact between the lines. eyes flick up to the harbinger in quiet challenge as he puts the reading materials UNDER HIS ARM.

@inhumanheresy gets this for childe from alhaitham.

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@fatesweave - "Wrap your legs around my waist." (Khalid to Haitham) / 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩…

( 📜 ) IT TAKES A little longer than the ( acting ) grand sage might have liked to respond to such a request from his architect. he's in the throes of arousal and mild overwhelm that it initially goes right over his head ; and his ears thanks to him unwittingly lowered the volume of what he could hear via his hearing aids. exhaling , with eyes lidded , turquoise hues look for carmine while he licked his lower lip.

DID HE SAY something ?

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@fatesweave - i've made a lot of mistakes in my life. (Khalid to Haitham) \ I HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN THIS

( 📜 ) THE ACTING GRAND sage had weaseled his way into getting close to the architect in the form of a cuddle on the sizable ottoman in their living room. khalid had returned from some client visit in a less than ideal mood ; al-haitham deciding to leave it alone and not give into teasing him. the both of them had been doing quite well lately , he didn't have intentions to place themselves back a few points. neither of them would enjoy it.

TURQUOISE HUES LID as his lips pressed against his neck as he held him from behind , nose pressing against his hair. ❛ YET YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED much. those accomplishments amount to something regardless of your lesser failures , no ? ❜

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@fatesweave - "kiss me like you mean it." (Khalid to Haitham plssss) \ sacred romantic moments

( 📜 ) THE ACTING GRAND sage was the type to do the opposite when told to do something but there was always an exception made for the architect he had pined after ever since both their Akademiya days. he hums , head canting to the side as his hand rose to gently grasp at his chin 'fore leaning in to press a kiss to the others lips. short and sweet at first it escalates after he pulls back initially , pressing his lips back against khalid's as the kiss deepened , free hand moving to pull the senior man closer to him.

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@fatesweave - [  ACCIDENTAL BRUSH  ]  *  my muse touches your muse ( somewhere intimate ) on accident. (Layla to Alhaitham :> <3) / 🐝  *  ―  𝑺𝑬𝑿𝑼𝑨𝑳 𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺

( 📜 ) TURQOUISE GAZE FLICKS to layla after a moment , having been focused on the reports that had found their way 'pon his desk ; he figured the touch to his hearing aids was an accident of some kind. a hand raises to turn them up somewhat as his eyes flick upward to look up at her as she stood beside him.

❛ .. ? DO YOU REQUIRE something , layla ? ❜ the acting grand sage shifts his attention to her , hand moving to take hers and idly fiddle with it.

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@tartagla - " i don't know . i wanna be your friend , i guess . " @ haitham / ↪ 𝐹𝐼𝐿𝐿𝑂𝑅𝑌 ⅋ 𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

( 📜 ) HE KNEW OF the knave's dealings with the eleventh but . . he wasn't so sure if he was willing to personally extend his ' working relationship ' with her when it came to tartaglia. the traveler in her commentary seemed to trust him well enough but . . in his experience he didn't like to place such trust in those he didn't know personally.

❛ WHY. WHAT WOULD be in it for you ? ❜

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@kusanli - she's not there one second , and the next she's standing in front of him . she had been having another one of her bad days , and while she's still not sure if this is the best idea ... he's always been somewhat of a safe space . so finally she sighs and lifts her arms up towards him . " up? " @ haith , i think she deserves to be a silly kid sometimes \ unprompted ask

( 📜 ) THE SCRIBE LOOKS down in surprise when the dendro archon appears suddenly beside him , staring down at her in silence as he processes that she's fully there and not going anywhere. he'd been busy replacing books to where he'd removed them in his office only to have her appear with little to no warning. wasn't unusual he supposed , especially when she looked out of sorts the way she did currently.

AH. BAD DAY.

HE PUTS THE last of the books in his arm up where they belong , content with leaving the rest of them for later as nahida's come to him for support and comfort. he's not the best at it ( just ask kaveh. or anyone ) but he has little success in saying no to her.

❛ UP. ❜ he responds , moving to carefully lift her up and into his arms , leaning her against his left shoulder. he looks down at her , silently asking if she'd like to talk to him about what led her here.