In the wake of his Grandmother's passing, he found solace in another. In Kaveh. They were the best of friends, inseparable, ever since they had met each other in the library that fateful day. Until they weren't. - Whispers followed them every time they were seen together, and the rumors spread like wildfire. Alhaitham was the best student in Haravatat. Kaveh was the best student in Ksharewar. Alhaitham followed the path of loneliness and isolation in favor of living in comfort and pursuing knowledge. Kaveh walked the path of self-destruction to people-please and follow his own moral compass. In the end, if their lives were depicted on a stage, Kaveh's story wouldn't be the only tragedy. And Alhaitham loathed the fact. OR Alhaitham and Kaveh, friends to enemies to lovers.