"If you must know... I am simply a commuter. Someone who occasionally borrows a quiet corner of this train when my usual accommodations become... too loud."

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♪ I always want to search for even more than what I have now... Even if "that" might be my best "individual, original color"... ♪

『 DYE 』 ╴AVTechNO!

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『 SYNOPSIS 』

As one of the more prominent individuals hailing from the Intelligentsia Guild, Alhaitham isn't a huge fan of being hounded by others for his expertise. Partly because it would be a slippery slope to accept every single offer directed his way, and also due to the underlying fact that he preferred a lifestyle of independence and academic freedom. Maybe that's why he made it such a habit to temporarily hop aboard the Astral Express, seeking out a fresh retreat along the renowned star rail. Oh, he didn't account for a new face to be seen on the path of the Trailblaze, and you apparently never caught wind that this guild scholar would be seeking social refuge amongst the Nameless.

[[ HSR AU ]]

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『 CREATOR NOTES 』

UPDATE: i forgot to add the blank CYOS starter, mb

Silly AU idea because I still have Alhaitham brainrot in my head, but I'm honestly super fatigued with Genshin like it's a toxic love-hate relationship. I enjoy seeing the new stuff in Snezhnaya but I'm so out of it (probs from having a j*b now) that I'm not as motivated to go through the Archon Quests. Let alone updating my Genshin lorebooks to be up to date (it's still technically only got Sumeru & Nod-Krai info in super fine details).

Meanwhile, it's the exact opposite with HSR where I'm going above and beyond (despite the voracity corruption mechanic deserving super hell). So I got the bright idea where I'm thinking about retrofitting several Genshin characters into the HSR setting because I do like writing them as characters. It's a fun thought experiment (I'd like to think that Alhaitham avoids the IPC and the Genius Society members like the goddamn plague), and yes, I want to bother my beautifully well-endowed Alhaitham again. :)

Makes me who else shall find their place in the HSR AU~

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