#kavetham

[11ratsinatrenchcoat]

I finally caught up in the archon quest line for the first time since pre desert sumeru, here’s some gays in celebration

[adagger-adagger-fetchmeadagger]

NEW KAVETHAM CHIBIS NEVER KILL YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!

[oh-cosmia]

so-called “feeble scholars” when their roommate is within grabbable distance

[j-a-n-e--d-o-e]

I was watching a tiktok about who the archon would be if the nations voted and they put Alhaitham for Sumeru.

Look, I love the man as much as anyone else but, the only way ye's getting voted in as Archon is if everyone else voted for Greater Lord Rukkhadevata or King Deshret (automatically voiding their votes because both are dead) and Kaveh voted for Alhaitham because he knows it would piss him off.

Technically as all the other votes were disqualified Alhaitham got the majority vote.

It's probably the closest he's ever come to strangling Kaveh.

[birbleafs]

Just wanted to share and archive the JP dub of Kaveh and Alhaitham's conversation under the stars here. Because I first played the AQ with the JP dub—which, ngl, completely whelmed me with all the Feelings™ towards the end lmao—I'm always going to be partial towards the voice-acting here the most. I think both Taso and Umehara did a really great job portraying a softness and emotional vulnerability to Kaveh and Alhaitham's characters here, with such a good balance of earnestness, playful banter, and an underlying affection throughout.

Lol what's with that look... The way they just held each other's silent gaze for 5 seconds before Kaveh felt too self-conscious and had to look away...

In all seriousness though, I love how this silent exchange between them really set the tone of their conversation for the rest of the scene. One would've expected the usual biting jibe to Kaveh's odd question, but Alhaitham merely took a glance at Kaveh and, immediately noticing his fatigue, decided against it. He had even sensed the nervous restlessness that Kaveh tried to hide—there's always a possibility their plans would fail tomorrow, and the world might fall into ruin—when Kaveh started fussing over him to make sure Alhaitham had food and water. Love how Kaveh's way of dealing with nervous energy is to instinctively take care of Alhaitham rofl..... Senpai :")

It’s likely that Alhaitham had long observed how Kaveh unconsciously seeks his presence out of habit for comfort and as a way to ground himself whenever he's feeling anxious and fretful. And even though Alhaitham himself was also tired from the events of the day, he didn't brush Kaveh away. Despite what some might still think, Alhaitham has always demonstrated his empathy and kindness to those who needed it—we've already seen it in several instances during his interactions with Shani, Rahman, Ilyas and even Paimon (to name a few), and we also see it implied in this AQ with his concern over Nahida's initial collapse and Collei's overall wellbeing.

Here, he was patient when listening to Kaveh's worries and offered some words of comfort and encouragement in his own way—that they've already done all that they could to the best of their knowledge and abilities under these pressing circumstances; that even he has a limit to who and what he can influence, no matter how meticulous or organized his plans are. So, all he can do is not fall into the trap of overthinking and ruminating over things beyond his control.

It's also nice to see Kaveh listening to Alhaitham in return and accepting his words in good faith this time (instead of assuming it's always veiled criticism against him). Perhaps their earlier success with the chessboard trials have opened not only their eyes and minds to the wondrous possibilities they can perceive and achieve together despite their differences, but it also made them remember their emotional connection, the intimacy of opening up their hearts to one another again—that's why they could finally allow themselves to lower the emotional walls they had long built up around each other and be much more open and earnest with their words; to show a gentler kind of warmth and affection towards each other.

I also just love this callback to that first heated interaction they had. And seeing Alhaitham's tiniest smile when he teased Kaveh with "You're often the one who initiates these things, you know" YES MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY...!! I've always figured this was the case too, that Kaveh is the one who usually goes around looking for Alhaitham (and not the other way around lol), and that he is as much at fault as Alhaitham is whenever they get catty and devolve into arguments. They're just as bad as each other, honestly XD. Still, it's so cute that they both recognise and accept this flaw within themselves in good humour and even exchange teasing remarks at the same time. The fact that Kaveh can tell Alhaitham is also comforted by his presence and having him around to debate and exchange deeper insights with ("It's good having me around to help out, huh?" "Absolutely")..... My heart :"D

I don't even know how to be coherent anymore aghhjdkjkssj but Kaveh reciting the line that Alhaitham once said to him before in Parade of Providence, but this time with that little smile because he finally, finally understood the meaning and actions behind those words, and how Alhaitham had always been trying to support him in his own way; and then the way Alhaitham himself was genuinely surprised Kaveh still remembers that line after all this time.... this actually brought tears to my eyes while playing fCUK I STILL HAVE SO MUCH STUPID FEELS ABOUT THIS MOMENT LOL...

And somehow, somehow my brain had an intuitive feeling that the two Kavetham colour-coded birbs perched atop the cliff and watching the edge of the horizon in Simulanka might be a Vague Hint/Foreshadowing of a possible future event back in the middle of 2024....... what the heck man lol

[sylviawolff]

kavetham and dottolone are literally the greatest yaoi of all time vs the greatest yaoi of today

[tinartss]

telepathic communication