after purchasing their favorite book from a quaint bookstore, lost in the pages as they walked down the bustling street. in their moment of joy, they collied into a figure, nearly dropping the book.

"oh, my apologies," they mumbled, looking up to see alhaitham standing before them, a sinister grin on his face. he had always bullied them, but now his obsession seemed to have taken an even darker turn. " i didn't see you there. that aside, you look familiar, have i threatened you before?"