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    Kaveh had been clear. No poetic wording. No room for misunderstandings. No room for miscommunication.

    “I don’t see you that way,” Alhaitham replied flatly.

    Wow. So straightforward. So concise. Zero social etiquette.

    The heartbreak had not even settled in yet and Kaveh already wanted to throw him off the building.

    Cyno @tcg_pharaoh:
    why is alhaitham on the roof

    Tighnari @actual_leader:
    what roof?? like about to jump??

    Cyno @tcg_pharaoh:
    no he’s lying down flat like a starfish on the cement and just staring at the sky

    Star_Airbnb @star_villas:
    🔗 StarFish Rooftop Villa, 2Bedroom, 1.5 Bathroom with View

    (or: Kaveh was the one who got rejected by Alhaitham, so why is his junior acting like a tragically abandoned stray cat?)

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    12 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 22

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    The Akademiya has a problem with gossip.
    More specifically, it has a problem with them.

    To stop the rumors, Alhaitham proposes a simple solution: they pretend to be in love.
    It should have been easy.
    Controlled.
    Logical.
    It isn’t.

    Because Kaveh has been in love with him for far too long, and Alhaitham is far too convincing for something that’s supposed to be fake.

    And when pretending starts to feel real,
    something is going to break

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    27 Apr 2026

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    Though Alhaitham’s instinctive reaction was to push this inexplicably older version of Kaveh away and demand an explanation, something about the desperation in his grip held him hostage. He could feel the rapid rise and fall of Kaveh’s chest against his own, the quivers in his body from the leftover adrenaline of travelling through what had to be some sort of time portal.

    He was still trying to make sense of the situation, pulse roaring in his ears, when Kaveh’s fingers began to shift, sliding down the length of his arm until he reached Alhaitham’s left hand.

    Kaveh traced along the veins there, pausing - as if searching for something that wasn’t where it should be. Then his posture fell, softening with melancholy. “Oh,” he murmured, almost to himself. “I’m not back yet.”

    Alhaitham stiffened. “What?”

    “You’re not my Alhaitham,” Kaveh said with a quiet, somber sigh that wavered faintly at the end.

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    23 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 31

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    Alhaitham already knows what Kaveh will say. He will sweep his hair off his neck as he is wont to do when he is nervous, and provide an easy way to leave the conversation without giving too much away.

    Instead, Kaveh goes strangely silent, shifting uncomfortably on his feet, and glances back between Alhaitham and their friends.

    "Actually," he starts, sweeping his gaze along their faces, "I'll probably be walking home with him a while longer."

    Alhaitham is quite used to Kaveh denying that they live together. Whether the vendors in the bazaar believe him is another issue, but Kaveh always corrects anyone that dares assume they might enjoy spending time together.

    Naturally, Alhaitham assumes Kaveh will continue to keep this 'secret' even when they start seeing each other, out of shame or embarrassment or otherwise.

    As it turns out, there are things even Alhaitham does not know.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    Alhaitham’s agency throws him into a livestream dating show. As expected, he rejects everyone. Rudely.

    “Name a key scientist involved in the laws of thermodynamics.”
    “Newton?”
    “What is your stance on Dialectic of Enlightenment?”
    “Dia-what?”
    “Name a philosopher. As an advantage, a dead one.”
    “...”
    “Next.”

    It shouldn't have been as surprising when someone finally snaps.

    “Do you even know the answers to these questions, or are you just waiting for someone to say Ibn al-Haytham to boost your own ego?”

    Or: The internet is privy to Alhaitham falling in love on camera.

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    18 Feb 2026