𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐍 ↷ genshin impact x reader [✓]

# "花より団子" ⤷ al-haitham

❝ i have an important question to ask you ❞

. selected route ; 花より団子 (dumplings over flowers)

al-haitham . the scribe

. scenario - in which you ask your alhaitham (your significant other) a rather important question

. music - forever & always : zeph

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SEATED ACROSS FROM you was your beloved, far too occupied by his new scriptures to give you any of his attention though you knew he meant well regardless. Occasionally, Alhaitham's eyes would flicker up to meet your gaze, raising an eyebrow at you whenever you stared a bit too long though never said much. Many would mistake him as quiet, he was anything but.

"Al-Haitham..." You mumbled your lover's name, prompting the grey-haired scholar to hum in reply, though it seemed you didn't warrant his interest enough as clearly - his eyes were still fixed on the text he was scanning through.

"Look at me." You huffed, pouting at him when he didn't look at you. Finally, he glanced up from his text, propping his chin in the palm of his hand as he looked at you. "Yes?"

You smiled, pleased with yourself as you scooted closer to him - prompting him to look at you with a bit more intent. He was certainly curious of your behavior now.

"I have an important question to ask you."

He raised an eyebrow at you, closing the book in his hand in a quiet thud. "This again? The answer is no. I will not help you break into the forbidden library. Just because I am Scribe does not mean I can just do things without seeking higher permission first."

You scoffed, rolling your eyes. "No, no... It's something different. I'm not breaking and entering, I promise."

Al-Haitham gave you an incredulous look, clearly not buying whatever it is you were planning. He certainly knew you were up to something, judging by your oddly sunny disposition and attitude towards him. You were trying to get something out of him.

"What is it then?" He asked, waiting to see whether or not you would actually come clean about your intentions.

"Well... Um... You see..." A nervous laughter left your lips as you rubbed your neck sheepishly, looking away from Al-Haitham.

He sighs, shaking his head at you as he folded his arms across his chest. "Out with it."

You let out a sigh, before shaking your head as you could already begin to predict the outcome of this moment. All because you were rather fixated on this trend that's been going around the students of the Akademiya for some time.

"If... hypothetically speaking..." You began slowly, your eyes meeting Al-Haitham's intense gaze. You gulped nervously before continuing, seeing as how he wasn't really giving much of a reaction other than to encourage you with a slight nod.

"If hypothetically speaking... I turned into a worm... Would you still love me?"

"..."

Silence...

Fuck... Did I upset him...? Was that too dumb of a question? You almost wanted to curse at yourself for falling for such a trend before you heard an exaggerated sigh leave his lips.

"What... brought this on?" He questioned, raising an eyebrow at you.

"Haha... Well... you know... Sometimes... I... It's just a trend... I was just curious—"

Al-Haitham suddenly leaned in closer to you, his lips just centimeters away as he gently brought his hands to the side of your face, cupping your cheeks.

"E-Eh?!"

"You talk too much." He whispered before pressing a soft kiss to your lips - causing your cheeks to darken at the sudden gesture. He never did this... Least of all in public for others to see. Al-Haitham is a reserved man, he prefer keeping his gestures behind doors for his eyes alone.

"Eh...?!"

The realization finally hit you once he pulled away, his pale cheeks just barely a shade darker with a dusting of pink. You couldn't help but marvel at this for a few moments before immediately going back to teasing him.

"So it's a 'no'? You didn't say anything?" He scoffed, returning to his apathetic demeanor before rolling his eyes again.

"I didn't say no..." He answered, finding immediate interest in the string of his headphones. He contemplated turning it on and tuning you out for the rest of the conversation.

"So it's a yes? You would still love me if I turned into a worm?"

He paused for a moment before sighing again. "If it pleases you, yes."

You cheered happily, jumping out of your seat as you danced around him in a victory parade. In a sing-song voice, you keep saying;

"Al-Haitham loves me! Al-Haitham loves me!"

He stared at you in disbelief, shaking his head as he averted his gaze. In a quiet voice, barely loud enough for anyone to hear, he whispered, "of course, I do, you idiot."

GOOD ENDING

author's note.

bad ending - he doesn't love you if you're a worm

hai, i apologize terribly for the delay in updating this book. i have stated this before but i have made my exit on the genshin community as a whole & am just absorbing knowledge of the lore + game through twitter osmosis

i won't say ill discontinue this book just yet as i do still hold a lot of fondness for a lot of the characters still and i would still like to write for them

that said, updates will be slow. it really depends on my mood... i hope you guys will understand the delay.

thank as always for reading <3 if you'd like to check out my other stories - i would highly appreciate it.