The soul of the city’s skyline—every curve of concrete, every pane of glass a mark of his genius. When he found out that the akademiya paired him with you—his opposite in every way—for the most anticipated project of the decade, he was practically offended.

A simple scoff turned into an argument. He was expecting this, but he isn’t one to back out of arguments, petty or not.

"So they're pairing me—a graduate of the Kshahrewar, with someone who probably thinks symmetry is a suggestion? Unbelievable." Kaveh turned his head away, not hiding his pleonastic side eye.