Alhaitham/Kaveh

Pairing
Pairing:	Alhaitham/Kaveh
Alternative name(s):	Kavetham, Haikaveh, 🏛🌱, アルカヴェ
Gender category:	Slash
Fandom:	Genshin Impact
Canonical?:	Unclear
Prevalence:	Popular
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Kavetham, or Haikaveh is the slash relationship between Alhaitham, the Akademiya's scribe and Kaveh, an architect from the Sumeru region for the Genshin Impact Fandom. They are secret roommates, Kaveh living in Alhaitham's house as he has no job and no money.

Fandom

Despite appearing infrequently in the storyline, Kaveh has become a popular character among fans. All of his appearances thus far have revolved around his interactions with Alhaitham, and the dynamic between them has caught the attention of many. They seem to argue with each other like an old married couple, and Kaveh appears to be terrified of other people finding out that they live together. As a result, their ship has gained popularity and is becoming a hot topic among fans. Some have pointed out that their relationship isn't very healthy since Kaveh has become financially dependent on Althaitham, and they have had more than one heated argument - whether in person or through notes on the Akademiya's news board, which anyone can read. Despite this, the fact that the status of their relationship is somewhat ambiguous, made it a popular ship and it had the potential to enter the top 10 ships on AO3. In February 2023, only 100 stories separated it from Kamisato Ayato/Thoma, the then-current ship in the 10th spot.

In March 2023, the ship entered the top 10 ships on AO3, replacing Ayathoma and is currently ranked number eight. As of June 2023, the ship has reached top 3 ships on AO3, with 5654 stories. It surpassed Kaeluc on August 2023, becoming the second most popular ship on AO3 Genshin Impact category.

Canon hints

• The Chinese short descriptions of Alhaitham and Kaveh can form a duilian, a chinese couplet style with strict requirements for character length and tone (tweet source), which fans have taken as a deliberate hint.

Alhaitham: 学识, 思考及处事之道 (Knowledge, Contemplation, and Way of Comportment)

Kaveh: 体悟, 仁爱与识美之知 (Empathy, Compassion, and Understanding of Beauty)

• Canon haikaveh "signs" twitter thread

Common tropes in fanworks

• Enemies to Lovers
• Mutual Pining
• Alpha/beta/omega

Events

• Haikaveh Week (2022 - Ongoing)
• Haikavember (November 2023)

Example Fanworks

Doujinshi

• 3 hallucinatory short stories before implementation (実装前幻覚短編3つ) by アンドロサマエムランド Androsa Maemurando (Date Unknown)
• A book about a drunk man messing with his roomate (酔っ払いが同居人に手を出す本) by C3H8O3 (December 20, 2022 - C101)
• Are you listening to me? (僕の話を聞いているのか！？) by February Mist (December 20, 2022 -C101)
• Yonayona Kimi To (夜な夜な君と) by yume (2023)
• Cohabitation breakup party (同棲解消パーティ) by ラブト (Rabuto) (January 22, 2023 -- Comic City Osaka 123)
• Kore de okumanchōja ni naru hazudattanoni!! (これで億万長者になる筈だったのに！！) by February Mist (February 16, 2023)
• My first night with my roommate (はじめての夜をルームメイトと) by フキノトー (Fukinotō) (March 21, 2023 -- Haru Comic City 31)
• Sabaku to suimitsu (砂漠と水蜜) by CREAM (May 5, 2023 -- Super Comic City 30)
• There's no way we'd get drunk and sleep together! (僕達が酔って同衾するはずがない！) by TAO (May 5, 2023 -- Super Comic City 30)
• Bokutachi ni ai wanai (僕たちに愛はない) by カステラ大好き (Kasutera daisuki) (May 5, 2023 -- Super Comic City 30)
• Ijippari randebū (いじっぱりランデブー) by February Mist (June 9, 2023)

Comics

• haikaveh bickering (nsfw) by noran

Fanfiction

• inquiry-driven investigations by acynthe -- Alhaitham finds out a secret about Kaveh
• stress relief by boo -- Kaveh pays the rent (smut)
• what about me? (what about us?) by acynthe -- Omegaverse where Alhaitham runs out of rut supressants.
• burn up, burn out by alcyonenight -- Where Kaveh has Eleazar
• Worship before Reflections by Amxiety -- Everyone knows how beautiful Kaveh is.
• In a Language He Understands by Maeyari

Fanart

• After a long day 🏛🌱, ^{Archived version} by spudkinart
• Haitham’s morning routine~, ^{Archived version} by Velkia, showing a humorous possible use for Alhaitham’s earphones around Kaveh
• The best explanation to Kaveh's glitch is that Haitham bought the ugliest furniture ever, ^{Archived version} by Velkia, made after Kaveh item deletion glitch in Aug 2023. The fanart focuses on Kaveh, but with the context of them living together.
• Little Women based redraw with alhaitham and Kaveh by LooLayee

Fanvids

• Just a silly idea of him having a tan from the sunlight. by anny_dee_
• I like them by orbitalmoonrat
• i like to think alhaitham is a bit of a tease when he can be by nihyuc -- Kaveh cosplay
• Cold hands by Sheena
• Kavetham's Night Out by RaonJoy
• Unfriendly Hate by RaonJoy

Zines

• Fluorescent Bloom (2023) (Sumeru men MLM zine)
• Kaleidoscope: A Haikavetham Zine Twitter Link
• Yours, Eternally - Kavetham wedding zine Twitter Link
• HKV4ever anthology - Alhaitham x Kaveh Anthology【for ever and ever】｜Theme :: wedding

Links

• Alhaitham/Kaveh tag on AO3
• Kavetham on Shipping Wiki