Al-Haitham is a very quiet person, but not subdued. He simply prefers his silence. Except when it comes to Kaveh. With Kaveh, he could spend the rest of his life listening to the other man’s words. It would be inexplicably easy. With Kaveh, things were both strange yet uncomplicated; familiarity guiding them with ease. It always seems that Kaveh is Al-haitham’s exception, his first choice, his life-partner. Not necessarily romantic, yet not quite platonic.