#alhaitham story quest

[aha-chuu]

Al Haitham story quest confirms:

Kaveh does the house work, Al Haitham is the messy one

Kaveh is a light weight and drunkenly told half of Sumeru that he's broke and living with Al Haitham

Al Haitham is a sugar daddy but a very reluctant one (even though he's not saying no)

Kaveh does care about Al Haitham and asks if he's okay

Kaveh is very upset that Al Haitham keeps going furniture shopping without him, Al Haitham seems into retail therapy so long as it pisses Kaveh off

If you check what Al Haitham is thinking with Nahida after the quest, he is thinking about cleaning up the books that Kaveh told him to put away - so he does take what Kaveh tells him to do into account

#alhaitham #genshin impact #al haitham #kaveh #Alhaitham story quest #kavetham #alhaiveh #that scene was so domestic i can't #bickering but they CARE #Kaveh: uhhhh we used to be friends but um we're not anymore #either that's a getting back together fic OR #they're dating but Kaveh doesn't wanna admit it

[ag40249]

「 May my child Alhaitham lead a peaceful life 」

#アルハイゼン生誕祭2023 #Alhaitham #HappyBirthdayAlhaitham #AlhaithamDay2023 #HappyAlhaithamDay #原神 #genshinimpact #genshinimpactfanart #alhaitham chibi #alhaitham fluff #alhaitham angst #alhaitham x reader #alhaitham baby #alhaitham x y/n #alhaitham story quest #alhaitham character story #alhaitham lore #alhaitham genshin #alhaitham fanart #genshin impact alhaitham #alhaitham soft #alhaitham scenarios

[smallest-moon]

GIRL BYE

#genshin impact #alhaitham #alhaitham story quest #ive seen this scene so many times but am finally playing it #i love him #hes hilarious and a big ass mood

[endartea]

Alright, I'm back sooner than expected.

So I just played Alhaitham's story quest and I NEED to talk about it. So, SPOILER WARNING for what's beneath the GIF.

Holy fucking shit that quest was so good.

Ok so. Let's begin with Ilyas. As soon as I saw him. I knew that this man was suspicious as fuck. Why? All right. First, you don't barge into the Akademiya with amnesia, barely being able to stand, have a family that is alive and send money to on a monthly basis, and have been "exprimented" on.

As soon as we learned that Siraj didn't like Alhaitham. I don't know what happened but it just clicked to me that Ilyas was probably working with Siraj in some kind of way. And because the Matra did clear him for amnesia. I suspected that he either actually forgot, or the Matra was working with Siraj. Though I ruled the latter out when I remembered that Alhaitham had written a letter to Cyno.

But, did any of that make me dislike Ilyas? Absolutely not. I can confidently say that Ilyas is one of my favorite characters in Genshin, even when considering playable characters. He's a really good character. He's I'm pretty sure, Hoyo's 5th attempt on a 'Teppei' character, following Dunyarzard and Jeht and her father.

He's also a very complex character. He was ostrasized and shunned because of something right, but instead of characters that would have just endured it for the 'greater good'. Ilyas took the easy way out, like any person would have in that situation. It's something we see in the Hive too. Every single person there actively chose to take the easy way out.

Also. When we entered Alhaitham's house. I spent a bit of a long while there. And I can confirm that there is only one bedroom. If the office Kaveh and Alhaitham doesn't have a bed we can see, considering the cutscene doesn't allow us to see it's interior.

I also know that there's only one bedroom, because, if you go to the other side of the house. There are two rooms. But the one on the right seems to have a lot of marble, and hydrophobic materials. That confirms it to be the bathroom. Since those types of matierls are used to make bathrooms in a Middle Eastern society. Belive me, I'm from a country heavily influenced by the Middle East so yeah.

Enjoy your crumbs, Kavetham shippers.

#Alhaitham #Kaveh #Genshin Impact #Story Quest #Alhaitham Story Quest #Ilyas #Siraj #Cyno #Kavetham

[kazuveh]

SPOILERS for Alhaitham's story quest

#genshin impact #kavehaitham #kaveh #alhaitham #alhaitham story quest

[twilightstarr-zinnia]

Alhaitham's story quest except the traveler isn't there because it would make no real difference, and instead, right when Alhaitham's getting overwhelmed with the monsters, Cyno swoops in to help him.

#genshin impact #cyno #alhaitham #cytham #haino #alhaitham story quest #3.4 spoilers

[geoarchcn]

Kaveh: "would you still love me if I was a worm fungus?"

#genshin impact #alhaitham #kaveh #alhaitham story quest #i would still love him 🥹 #hes so good and so sweet 😭 must be protected #i havent loved a character this much since itto

[caluupin]

new favorite story quest go brrrrrr

#caluuart #genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact alhaitham #alhaitham genshin impact #genshin aether #aether #my art #digital art #art #paimon genshin impact #al haitham #genshin al haitham #alhaitham story quest #hes so unintentionally funny #hes just like me fr

[cloviaglade]

Kaveh: Everything is fine, but can I cover up the wooden clown statue in the hallway

Alhaitham: Get out of the house now. I'm sending the Mantra. You have disrespect my wooden statue and I hate you

#alhaitham #alhaitham story quest #alhaitham genshin #kaveh genshin #kaveh

[artemisjpotter]

Traveler and Paimon: Can you explain how you figured everything out?

Alhaitham:

#genshin impact #alhaitham #alhaitham story quest #traveler #lumine #paimon #i love this man your honor #he’s such an INTJ #sumeru #aether

[essbi]

Alhaitham story quest spoilers

#the deja vu i felt when they talked about siraj's plan #*sigh* here we go again #the EoE inspo is strong these days #at least kevin is so much cooler carrying out his plan #genshin impact #honkai impact #alhaitham story quest #sb talks

[aha-chuu]

Alhaitham and Kaveh's dynamic is interesting, because I've seen a lot of people say either "oh my god Kaveh is so mean" or "oh my god Alhaitham treats Kaveh terribly". But, quite importantly imo, in this quest Paimon remarks that she "doesn't know which one of them is more problematic".

I think when considering their relationship you need to look at intention. Do Hoyo want to villainise one of their popular husnandoes as a toxic asshole? No. Even the "villain" playable characters like Childe and Wanderer are nice/funny on occasion. Kaveh and Alhaitham's interactions are intended to be humorous, to make you gasp and say "oh wow I can't believe he just said that!".

Like, during the most recent story quest, for example. Kaveh accusing Alhaitham of having no empathy when he's clearly pretty emotionally stunted and decently moral is mean. But saying "At least I'd be a fungus with empathy!" Undercuts that - it's clear neither Alhaitham nor the player are suppose to take those words seriously.

Alhaitham dismissing Kaveh's field of work with "you work yourself to death just for a smile" is so belittling, but it's a retort to Kaveh saying his scribe job is at "rock bottom" in the Akademiya. Alhaitham isn't lashing out or trying to demean Kaveh in front of others (this interaction happens after the player has "left"); he's just continuing their verbal sparring match. I think people take this jab so seriously because it can be seen as a jab at a lot of people working out of passion, but in the context of the dialogue we're not supposed to regard it so deeply.

It's also fairly clear that nobody in game takes them seriously either. Tighnari says Kaveh is "as pent up as an anemo slime" in his Alhaitham voiceline - another funny quip - and Collei details how hard it was to suppress her laughter when Kaveh was talking about Alhaitham. Nobody thinks they're genuinely bad for one another, or that getting them separated is all that crucial.

Even the interactions in this story quest are just so silly and domestic: Kaveh can't get the painting straight, Alhaitham buys ugly furniture, they're arguing about rent and drink tabs, Kaveh is doing an unfair amount of housework and Alhaitham fucks off without entertaining his own guests. it's funny, or at least it is clearly intended to be.

I've heard that in the other dubs the VAs tones are different and it makes the lightheartedness clearer. Personally I've thought since their first interaction in the AQ that Alhaitham is having fun during their quarrels, and Kaveh is just melodramatic enough to act traumatised even if he isn't truly offended.

Then when it comes to whether their dynamic is supposed to be read platonically or romantically... Well Hoyo won't do anything canon, but it's hard to argue that there is no intentionality in how their relationship is portrayed. What other character(s) has an idle animation directly referencing their relationship with another character? How many other voicelines explicitly reference two characters as a pair? Nahida's Kaveh voiceline, Collei's, Tighnari's - I'm sure there are more. "Roommates" "senior & junior" "academic rivals" -> certainly there's a case to be made that they're just very close, but Kaveh and Alhaitham getting fifteen minutes of epilogue interaction in two different quests (where none of the content is related to either quest) says something. Fanservice, quite possibly.

Also Kaveh's line "We used to be friends, but not anymore"; I've seen plenty of people interpret this as "oh we're not friends, we're dating*". I think this is fun in fanon, but on a canon level it's basically a promise by Hoyo to fix (or explain) their current dynamic. Hoyo, for all their many faults, are detail orientated enough to follow up on such a line. Perhaps it will just be in Kaveh's voicelines/character stories, but I anticipate a future event or Kaveh hangout in relation to their bond. Nothing explicit, but more exploration. It's fairly clear Alhaitham and Kaveh are popular enough characters to warrant it.

All this to say: I have lots of thoughts. I have seen people call them toxic and (while idm the drama of that in fanon shipping) that isn't really the intended case in canon. Or, at the very least, the intention is not to to take their squabbling so seriously.

#genshin impact #alhaitham #al haitham #kaveh #kavetham #alhaitham story quest #also pls don't somehow take this as ship bashing for other pairings #this is NOT: oh my ship is canon everyone else stfu #i just wanted to discuss how interesting Hoyo's approach to their dynamic has been #and how polarising the fandom's reaction has been #it's not supposed to be taken seriously #i think kaveh is leaked for 3.6 #which should be new desert area #i would not be surprised if we have a desert quest with him #considering how he has had a significant amount of screentime already #in comparison to Faruzan and Layla and even Candace #we don't know what his rarity is yet #but he's had a lot of build up #when most characters not directly involved in archon quests #only debut in their release patches #with rumours of them beforehand #think ayato think itto think eula #i wonder what Hoyo will do with Kaveh #and haitham might end up as the Sumeru Albedo #considering he's already a front runner for most dialogue out of the Sumeru characters #maybe he'll get an event before Fontaine

[snowshinobi]

trying to pay attention to Alhaitham's monologue but keep getting distracted by how GORGEOUS the big bad's evil lair is

#genshin impact #idk man. I'd quit my job n live in the treehouse hivemind. free housing?? easy job?? treehouse????!!!!!! #I'm KIDDING .... mostly #Alhaitham story quest #Alhaitham #snowgames

[smallest-moon]

are you okay?, i cleaned for you, lets buy furniture together

ayyaya.. so problematic these two smhhh they talk so much and yet say nothing at all. just say you care for each other already 😭

#genshin impact #alhaitham #kaveh #kavehtham #alhaitham story quest #the smartest people are the dumbest bitches arent they

[fireworkreindeer]

Alhaitham's Story Quest

Spoilers ofc

I didn't enjoy his quest. Its just Nahida's but with Alhaitham and the collective consciousness taking place irl and not in a dream. That's it. But I did enjoy seeing Kaveh again. I fucking LOVE this man! I want him!!!!!

Look at him! Plus, he admits that he and Alhaitham aren't "friends" maybe boyfriends? They do argue like an old married couple.

Look at them! Kaveh is a tsundere who secretly loves Alhaitham, who kinda gives me kuudere vibes.

All in all, its an okay quest with a hilarious ending with the two "roommates"

#genshin alhaitham #alhaitham x kaveh #genshin kaveh #alhaitham story quest

[kazuveh]

SPOILERS for Alhaitham's story quest

#genshin impact #kavehaitham #kaveh #alhaitham #alhaitham story quest