Teyvat's "Most Down Bad" Award Goes to Alhaitham for a Second Year Running
Seeing everyone making fun of Alhaitham for his "stalkerish" tendencies in this event is funny, because I feel like a lot of people missed that "Be literally everywhere Kaveh is" has been Alhaitham's MO from the day Kaveh appeared in the game.
From only grabbing his house keys after Kaveh returned from the desert (he couldn't have had both sets of keys at the end of the Archon Quest unless he went home and got Kaveh's copy) to ditching conversations to get back to his house only after Kaveh came home, to showing up without any warning or explanation in Kaveh's hangout with some ridiculous excuse about hearing his voice through noise-cancelling headphones... Refusing to offer any help in the Temple of Silence story quest other than staying in the library with Kaveh...
Since when does Alhaitham willingly cover anyone else's duties?
But this trend of "Be everywhere Kaveh is" didn't start when they were adults. It was already in place when they were still Akademiya students--and it's a trend that didn't end even when they had their fight.
Even when they weren't speaking, Alhaitham dogged Kaveh's every step through published responses to Kaveh's research articles in academic journals. He insisted on keeping a line of communication between himself and Kaveh open, even if the only way to do that was through very public ideological clashes. Pulling Kaveh's pigtails to get his attention lolol. It's implied that, for at least the few years between their fight and Kaveh moving in, this was the only communication between them--Alhaitham's refusal to allow their connection to entirely fade away. (And the fact that this is revealed in Kaveh's character stories--through his precious journal that records the moments of his life that had the most impact on him--shows just how deeply he values the fact that Alhaitham didn't give up.)
Another relevant side note: Alhaitham never asked Kaveh to give up his half of their house. Knowing half of it belonged to Kaveh, knowing that Kaveh may one day want to reclaim his part of it, knowing that it was listed as theirs, Alhaitham moved into the house and made zero effort to change its ownership. He was completely fine with living in "his and Kaveh's house." The stories suggest it was only months later (or even longer) that Kaveh even noticed he had the house, and he transferred away ownership of his portion without Alhaitham ever asking him (or even seemingly wanting him) to do so.
Please, let that sink in. Alhaitham actively left his grandmother's (presumably comfortable) house to move into "his and Kaveh's house," with no apparent explanation for why, and after doing so, he made no attempt to change that "his and Kaveh's" label. He moved into the house with no promise that Kaveh wouldn't show up on the doorstep the very next day and move in too. It almost feels like another deliberate provocation--I've moved into our house, are you going to come stop me? LBR, if Alhaitham had had his way, Kaveh would have been living there with him from Day 1...
There's also the fact that Kaveh literally can't write on a single message board anywhere in the entire nation of Sumeru without Alhaitham hunting his messages down and responding to them (which absolutely no one else does, by the way).
"NUH-UH!" "UH-HUH." "NUH-UH!"
Alhaitham's own character stories tell us explicitly that one of Alhaitham's defining character traits is "He is never where you need him to be," yet somehow...
Shot, and chaser:
Any time Kaveh is in the slightest bit of need or danger or just wants Alhaitham near, Alhaitham is "coincidentally" exactly where Kaveh needs him to be, whenever Kaveh needs him to be there.
Alhaitham didn't just "happen" to run into Kaveh in Port Ormos, an entirely different city from where he was supposed to be working. He didn't just "happen" to read the same terrible book as Kaveh when we know he otherwise would not waste a moment of his time on poorly-written literature...
He didn't just "happen" to appear when Kaveh was upset and needed a distraction in the House of Daena during Kaveh's hangout. He didn't just "happen" to be sitting around waiting when Kaveh needed answers after the Archon Quest. He didn't just "happen" to find Kaveh's academic publications and every single message board posting and respond to them at length and in public.
The only person for whom Alhaitham just "happens" to be available is Kaveh, over and over and over again--because he is very deliberately making himself a constant presence in Kaveh's life.
Which is exactly what Kaveh's mother told Kaveh he needed.
(Like, out of all things, I think people really underestimate the devs deliberately paralleling the romantic relationship between Kaveh's mother and father with Kaveh and Alhaitham's relationship. If you want to point to one thing that says "These two characters are intentionally queer-coded," it doesn't get any more obvious than this.)
Alhaitham, are you not embarrassed to be this transparent??? š«£
People who rely on āoofā āwormā āmoodā āsameā when faced with their friendās emotional pain need to stop digging their heels in with āwell its actual a complex way to say you relate and are here for them blah blah shit noisesā reasoning and learn how to be emotionally available and supportive. No one wants to hear that all the time when they are going through it. If you donāt know what to say, just validate their emotions and care to write more than a single meme word.
[TRANS] non-no Magazine 2017 Aug Issue - BTS J-hope
4 QS WITH BTS
Q1: Whatās your hobby or something youāre into recently, how do you spend your holiday?
A1: My recent hobby is collecting figurines. Thereās a new skateboard deck added into that collection. Itās colorful with various designs so just looking at it makes me happy. But unfortunately thereās no chance for me to bring it outside and use.
Q2: Tell us your fashion style or preference!
A2: I try to follow the style that isnāt too safe or too standout and expresses myself well. For this summer I plan to dress cool*. But ever since I bought a street brandās fur jacket last winter, I havenāt got any chance to go shoppingā¦
(*as in āchill, refreshingā)
Q3: Favorite perfume?
A3: Iām extremely sensitive to scents so obviously I use perfume. Before I sleep I use a body lotion with sweet scent and always use a diffuser for my room. I bought Kona ground coffee in Hawaii in April and am planning to use it as a deodorizer substitute.
Q4: Favorite work among Japanese movies, dramas, mangas?
A4: I really like Otsuka Aiās āSakuranboā! When I played games at the PC room, a senior told me about this song and I thought it sounded good. I also often listen to YUIās songs.
THIS IS ME
[Hope]
[Dance]
[Rap]
Iām the brightest one among us 7 members! I was given this name with the wish that I would become the groupās hope, and just like my name, my personality is positive and overflows with hope. I show my smiling face to the members everyday too. (laughs) And the second keyword that represents me is ādanceā. I always liked to move my body so I started dancing in first year of middle school. āRapā is what Iām in charge of in the group. When I spit out words that speak up my mind and match the rhythm, I feel refreshing and brighter inside too.
THIS IS HIM:Ā J-HOPE isā¦
from SUGA
āA kind guy that energizes me by my side when Iām tired. I once carried Hobi to the infirmary when he collapsed back in trainee days. He doesnāt like talking about it butā¦ I talked about it already. (laughs)ā
from JIN
āHeās into shoes and slippers so Hobi has the most shoes in our dorm. Oh right, I gave him a cute pair of shoes for his birthday this year and he wore it to Japan, so I was very happy. (laughs)ā
