He's an architect. But it's not enough for him to just design buildings. [Alhaitham drops his chin on his hand. It keeps the room from spinning as much.] they need to be beautiful. Perfect. He won't settle for anything less. He's brilliant, so there's no reason he can't achieve it, but sometimes he lets his standards get too unrealistic for one person.
Sumeru didn't always appreciate the arts, but not Kaveh. He always thought that part of humanity was important. He also paints and plays the dutar.
That's what I said. [Alhaitham huffs. Nala understands.] He always goes too far and risks burning out. Because he doesn't see his worth he lets many things obstruct him and make things even harder, when if he'd just draw a line he could better balance his work with himself.
[Alhaitham sighs.] But we've argued about that as long as we've known each other. I know he won't change his ideals. He should just... be happier.
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[ She's a tiny bit wistful]
What does he do?
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Sumeru didn't always appreciate the arts, but not Kaveh. He always thought that part of humanity was important. He also paints and plays the dutar.
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He seems like a wonderful, talented person. [She appreciates these stories on love] Though perfectionism has its downfalls.
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That's what I said. [Alhaitham huffs. Nala understands.] He always goes too far and risks burning out. Because he doesn't see his worth he lets many things obstruct him and make things even harder, when if he'd just draw a line he could better balance his work with himself.
[Alhaitham sighs.] But we've argued about that as long as we've known each other. I know he won't change his ideals. He should just... be happier.
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Have you told him that?
[Look at her giving relationship advice when she hasn't even held a proper one in over a decade]</small.
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[Maybe the problem is also that judging his life's choices is what Alhaitham tends to say the most.]
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I'm sure it'll take some time but he'll get it eventually.