eli ⌑.

But it’s so much more than that too. People like to paint those ten years as kaveh suffering and alhaitham being indifferent to their break up, but I don’t think that’s really the case. I truly think alhaitham is very sensitive when it comes to his loved ones. I think he took it to heart when kaveh berated him, and the rejection warded him away indefinitely. Imagine how alhaitham, for the first time in his life, found a genuine connection with another person, only to be brutally reminded of why he didn’t fit in with people- when he was just trying to show concern for kaveh’s life decisions. Honestly? I think it stung, and I believe he withdrew to protect his own feelings and that aforementioned peace. That no matter how much he cared, kaveh’s words were too much of a slap in the face for them to go back. I think he was so fearful that his emotional state would be disrupted that he had no choice but to pull away and force himself to stop caring. Gotta live a peaceful life, right?

I think alhaitham is the type of person who would’ve opened his heart up to his first true friend, the only person he could trust to understand him, and be scared off when said friend refused to understand. And again, I think it says a lot about alhaitham that an entire decade later, after being completely rejected by kaveh once before, he once again allowed him into his life- no, directly offered him a position. He lowered his guard and took kaveh in, knowing his peace would be disrupted and those old feelings would possibly be shaken up once again. Knowing he could get hurt. Just because kaveh needed alhaitham more than alhaitham needed to protect himself.

"From this moment onwards, the heavens, the earth, destiny, time, the Devil God...

Winter Sun

Xiao Chiye's hand shot out, but the sharp-eyed Shen Zechuan deftly used the fan to push the letter to the edge of the bed. He flipped the fan and rested it against Xiao Chiye's chin, gently lifting his jaw, and planted a kiss on Xiao Chiye's lips.

the sly fox and his wolf pup 🐺🦊

I've been reading a lot of qjj recently and AAAAAAA I'm loving it so much!! I never thought I'd be the type for plot heavy political dramas but here I am, struggling to figure everyone's relationship and remembering names (lol)

In their 20s 😔🤌

hector was clocking in like that one minimum wage employee keeping the local pizza hut afloat.

achilles had to basically be dragged kicking and screaming to troy, and he spent most of the last year of the war on strike (sulking).

they basically held odysseus’ infant son at gunpoint to make him join.

an argument could be made for menelaus wanting to be there, but the man just wanted to get his wife and get out.

paris may have started this shit but he sure as hell couldn’t finish it. hector had to drag him to the battlefield by ear daily.