"I really screwed myself over this time," you sighed, as you flopped on your bed and stared up at the plain, brown ceiling.
"Out of all the ways to screw up, I screwed up in the worst way possible," you nodded to yourself, affirming your bitter fate. "Royally screwed. Decimated. Demolished. Wrecked."
You stared at the ceiling for a few more seconds with a blank expression before turning over and yelling out all your frustrations into your poor pillow.
"Why the hELL DID DO THAT??" you jumped up and started pacing the room as anger coursed through your veins.
"So what if Alhaitham was walking around late at night? Why do I care? Why did I follow him? And why the absolute frick did I take the blame for him?" you raised your hands in confusion, trying to reason with your bare wall as you spoke your irritation aloud.
Did studying at the Akademiya fry my brain? No one with a single shred of common sense would do that
You sighed, extremely tempted to bang your head against the wall to distract yourself from the overwhelming price you had to pay. Not only were you under house arrest for a month, but you also had to pay a hefty fine of 100,000 mora.
"Where do I even get that kind of money??" you ran your fingers through your hair as you could feel your stress levels shoot through the roof. In just a few seconds, your breathing started to rise and you could feel your palms getting sweaty.
As you worriedly wrung your hands, you started to tremble as thousands of thoughts rushed into your head.
What if I can't pay it back? Are they going to kick me out? What will I do in Liyue? What will my family say? How would I get a job? Am I going to live on the streets?
Negative thoughts overwhelmed you and it quickly became hard for you to breathe.
"Shoot," you murmured, realizing you were close to having a panic attack. It wasn't uncommon, these happened a lot ever since you were young. You were the type to easily get stressed over trivial matters and overthink almost everything if it didn't go according to your extremely well-thought-out plans. As a result, you were prone to panic attacks, and.... let's just say all the added pressure from the Akademiya didn't help...
Before it got out of hand, you quickly rushed over and threw the windows open, in hopes that the cool night air would calm your nerves. Closing your eyes, you relaxed as you felt the chilly breeze gently caress your warm face.
After your breathing slowed down, you opened your eyes to take in the captivating Sumeru nightscape....but the only thing you saw was a pair of jade-colored eyes staring straight into yours.
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You jumped back quicker than you ever had in your life, barely managing to stifle a yelp that would wake the whole city up. You were perplexed at the sight of Alhaitham standing on the balcony outside your window, returning your puzzled gaze to his indifferent expression.
