#and more Isu

[ethan-acfan]

Do yall think if desmond survived the end and had to actually interact with new people, that literally everyone would be freaked out by him because they can sense that he is not fully human and there seems to be a layer of ozone that follows him everywhere but for some reason they feel drawn to him and feel compelled to do as he asks.

When Desmonds arm absorbs the power from the eye, he also absorbs Isu DNA. Not only that, he's also decended from Isu, AND when Clay merged their DNA to save Desmond, he literally got his DNA merged with an AI. Then, he also had access to the eye and used it, which could have changed him completely.

Anyway, what I'm saying, with all of that combined, do you think he started to be more Isu than human, and it caused everyone else to sense it and throw themselves at his feet except they have no clue why they want to follow him and that scares them.

There are so many other angsty ideas I could come up with with this post, so I shall come back to this, trust.

[deiaiko]

#23 - Kiss

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[sneaky-eel]

“Come to me now again and deliver me from oppressive anxieties;

fulfill all my heart longs to fulfill,

and you yourself be my fellow-fighter.”

- “Ode to Aphrodite” Sappho

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Found the ask!

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Edit: This cut looks better

[teecupangel]

Hello! So I've gotten into assassins creed thanks to you (and me lurking), this is the first time I've sent an ask because the pervious desmond time travel language barrier idea has gotten me in a strangle hold

Ok so we know that the isu are remembered by human society as myths (apple, Adam and eve, etc.)

What if the language desmond speaks due to isu bs is the isu language, but! This language is the one used before the solar flare aka. Before the "tower of Babylon" myth

It's the root of all human languages Ala atlantis lost empire

I'm thinking that this language could allow desmond to learn any language and be sort of understood by everyone, but it can't be that easy cause desmond; like the isu bs (he merged with the apple when he was sent back maybe?) makes it so that he is essentially always using the voice tm (like dune, thanks to the mind manipulation abilities of the POEs) so he's always afraid of accidentally making people do things against their will

That would make him especially attractive to the Templar so they're after him, and it would work with any assassin of any time period basically

I can image the earlier he lands the more likely it is that the assassins help him Kickstart the widespread use of sign language or at least the assassins have a sign language specifically for desmond

The “Desmond knows every language BUT any language his ancestors know” idea from before.

Welcome to fandom, nonny! Sorry for the late greetings hahahaha. I hope you’re enjoying AC and all ideas we have floating around here XD

I’m gonna be honest. My headcanon for the Tower of Babel myth is that the Tower of Babel was meant to be one of the failed solutions for the Solar Flare that was similar to a space elevator ala Gundam 00 with long distance communication function added and the whole ‘disappearing of the only language’ being a metaphor to the destruction of the communication system housed in the tower.

Anyway, for this one, we’ll use your idea and make the Isu language the lost original language and, to add more salt to the “are you still human?” wound we’ve inflicted Desmond, the reason why his voice holds so much sway on everyone is because Isus have programmed humans to be more easily manipulated into doing their bidding when they use their language because, in this case, the Isus’ language is primarily used by Isus. Humans use a different language that originated from the Isu language and their language is different depending on their location. The Isus made it a crime for humans to even learn the Isu language.

This will be our reason why humans have different languages in AC world and none of them were able to keep using the Isu language.

Everyone is hardwired to do Desmond’s bidding and Desmond hates it. That’s why he preferred to not talk. But he will use his ‘powers’ if the need arise… usually when there’s a specific Templar or target that deserves Desmond’s fury.

Most of the time though, he uses sign language to speak. Many people actually assume he cannot speak but the Brotherhood and the Order knows of his power.

This means that there are rumors that Desmond is using his power to hold such powerful sway to certain Assassins in seats of power.

Which is bullshit.

Out of everyone, Desmond doesn’t want to control his ancestors the most. He feels disgusted by the very idea.

Then there’s Altaïr who thinks it’s a good idea to research Desmond’s power primarily because:

(1) they can find out the limitation and

(2) check if one can gain resistance the more it’s used on them.

Desmond can see the logic behind it but keeps saying no because he knows Altaïr is doing it for his own curiosity.

By the time Ezio’s time roll around, Desmond does know the limitation of his powers but Altaïr didn’t leave any records of it. Whenever Ezio talks about the ‘research’ they did, Desmond just stares him down until Ezio stirs (drifts) the conversation elsewhere.

Not even Leonardo can pry how Altaïr and Desmond’s research went.

All they know is that, whatever it is, it brought great headaches to Malik Al-Sayf.

[rogaire]

I wrote a short Drabble set after Shay is shot at the homestead and before Monro and his troops find him. Why, you may ask? Because I like pain apparently jdn no but I wanted to incorporate in his story and make Shay lowkey meet the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess of war, death and rebirth because 1) his ship is named after her 2) there are just too many similarities between them that it is nearly as impossible to just ignore it!!!

If you know her myth then you know what this is about, but if you don’t, in some myths the Morrigan has taken the appearance of a crone and she appears in visions where she predicts the death of someone. In these visions she is seen washing by a river the clothes of the person that is soon destined to die. In Shay’s case, he doesn’t die physically, only symbolically, that’s why she is washing his Assassin’s clothes. 👀

Also, one of her many forms of manifestation is a red wolf, which also happens to the design of Shay’s ship sails. 😏

Anyways I am placing this under a read more because this is kinda long asdwk

Trigger Warning for Blood, PTSD, drowning, parent death mention.

All those souls lost…one more hardly matters.

A never-ending darkness surrounded him.

There was no sound, no light, no pain. His whole body felt numb. The only rumor was the insistent throbbing in his ears.

But the sweet embrace of death wouldn't yet come for him. Perhaps that was God's punishment for a Traitor. That was what he was, someone that had turned his back on his friends, and hell was the only place for people like him. But there was no light or flames around him, only the void.

He did not know how long it took him to regain consciousness, but when he did, all that numbness suddenly turned into unbearable pain. He felt as if his entire body was being stabbed with millions of knives.

He tried to move, but his limbs felt detached from him, and he felt himself being dragged even more deeper in the depths of the ocean.

But, even weakened as he was, he had no intention of giving up so easily. It was too late for his father, but it wasn’t for him. Adrenaline kicked in and he flailed, screamed even, this until he eventually managed to reach the surface of the water.

However, the fight for his life had just started.

Waves came crashing from all directions, taking the breath out of him and nearly making him drown. But he held on, kept moving his arms, and tried his best to fight the dizziness that threatened to overcome him. Suddenly he hit a rock, hard, and gasped, water invading his lungs. The last thing he saw was the manuscript floating in front of him.

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When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a meadow.

He recalls having been here before, during one of his voyages with his father. He always used to tell him about Ireland's green fields, but this place was everything but heavenly. It looked like a battle had just occurred here.

Men lay dead everywhere, their blood soaking the soil, their bodies feast for crows and wolves.

Shay walked though them, not looking back. Death was a natural part of life, and he knew those soldiers had given their lives to protect the cause they believed in.

He arrived by a river where there was an old woman busy washing clothes. He approached her, hoping that she would tell him where he was, but once closer he realized, quite shockingly, whose clothes she was cleaning. Those were his Assassin's robes. But that wasn’t the detail that shocked him the most. His clothes were drenched in blood, the river’s water turning crimson as the woman kept soaking his robes.

Instinctively, Shay glanced at his hands, and he found these too covered in blood. He knew whose blood it was. All those people in Lisbon had died because of him, their lives broken for human greed, the Assassins greed, but he was the murderer, the person that had triggered the earthquake, and he knew that their souls will torment him for eternity.

Realization hit him then, making his stomach drop.

‘’ I’m dead, aren’t I? ‘’ The words that left his lips weren't meant as a question, they were more a statement.

The woman's eyes turned to him, and if there was anything he was certain of at the moment, was that her gaze will remain imprinted in his soul forever. Her voice echoed in his mind.

‘’ Rebirth is coming, but the storm’s not over yet. ‘’

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The sound of waves crashing ashore was the first thing he heard when he opened his eyes. He was laying on a hard surface now, face down and soaked to his bones.

He couldn’t make sense of his surroundings, but all he knew was that he had somehow managed to grab the manuscript before it could get lost in the Atlantic, and that he was now holding it in a vice-like grip as if his life depended on it. It did–and not only his life.

He moved his head, and far in the distance he noticed a wolf looking at him. Its fur was red, and Shay could not help but think how that was such a beautiful contrast among the snow. Its stare, however, sent chills down his spine, much like it did the woman in his dream, or perhaps could just be the cold’s doing…

But he had no more fight left in him, so if his body was destined to be a feast for wolves, then so be it.

He let his eyes drift closed and let the darkness embrace him.

[selenealwayscries]

in what fucking world would you need to put this frame in your stageplay trailer

[dreamyeyes26]

I am over olympics this is getting painful when is the figure skating season

[leahthedreamer]

Let me rant again that I hate the random draws for ordering the free skate groups

[sunskate]

is this real 👀 there’s a word missing in the description of the 2024-25 RD:

“a dance mix of e.g. a rhythm, an artist, a ___ from stage or screen”

a what from stage or screen?

both movies and paso doble had been rumored but “Dance Party”? 😬 makes it sound deeply unserious🙃💀

they decided they liked slipsteps i guess, so it’s easier to flag where the PSt starts. more defined steps is good

[violinfantasy]

tw for sa and rape

nikolaj sørensen is under investigation as he has been accused of rape

first of all i want to say that i of course believe and stand with the survivor and i will no longer support him (or fbs) nor will i post about their performance going forward i also really hope that skate canada bans fbs from nationals and doesnt give them any international assignments while he is under investigation

i cant really put into word how horrifying reading the survivors report was i hope she is in a safe and supportive environment knowing that stories like this have been coming out for years and will likely continue to come out and knowing that this sport is so incredibly unsafe especially for girls and women breaks my heart

[myjunkisyuzuruhanyu]

Shoma nominated for ISU Skating Awards!

You can vote here

I said multiple times that this award is worth basically nothing - giving Eteri Tutberidze the BEST coach award is 💀💀💀 - but also some of the nominees this time are questionable like Shoma's program as "most entertaining" I don't get it...love Shoma and I'd give him "most beautiful and intrigue program" but "entertaining"???

I don't think the ISU awards was a good idea, it won't make the sport more popular by giving out fancy awards that are just a popularity contest....

....anyway Shoma is nominated and you can vote!

[deiaiko]

#19.3 Unravel

It had been some time since Agni felt this nervous. Not even talking with Jinsung Ha recently had made him feel like this. He fiddled with the mask on his hand as he waited for Grace to come back. He had thought hard on how to deliver the news, but he knew that no matter how he phrased it, Grace would be upset. Velt nuzzled under his palm and Agni gave her a few pats, before deciding that she would be better inside her bowl in his lighthouse, just in case the shinsu acted up around Grace after he received the news.

Grace came back wearing the comfiest shirt and shorts Agni knew Grace liked to wear on lazy days. He joined him on the floor, and they ate dinner together. Agni always finished last, so while waiting for him to finish his meal, Grace told him about his day with Bam. Grace was intrigued by how much his way of thinking had changed, and how glad he was to be able to be by Bam's side when he was having a bad day. It reminded Agni of the hidden floor, when Grace faced his sworn enemy.

They left the used bowls on the coffee table and went to brush their teeth. Afterwards, they turned off the light and went upstairs to sit on their bed. Grace's curious gaze never left him, and Agni curled his feet nervously.

Grace was the one who broke the silence. "So…what is it?"

Agni's breath hitched. This was the part he dreaded most. "I talked with the crocodile earlier. Did you know that he could manipulate stone already?"

"Huh." Grace needed a few seconds to let the information sink in. "Didn't Rak learn it on the Hell train? How does he know it?"

"Turns out our crocodile also traveled back to the past like us. He found the young crocodile and taught him."

"What?!" Grace gasped, wide eyed. "That means our Rak is–!!"

"He's dead." Agni quickly snuffed out that hope. They had been in delusion for long enough; it was time that they faced the bitter truth. "He suffered a fatal injury from the explosion. He couldn't have lasted long without proper help." Agni omitted the actual cause for Rak's death, but still kept his words true. "I'm sorry."

"…Oh." Grace looked lost, just like Agni was. His lips parted a little, but they closed before any sound escaped.

Agni gently squeezed Grace's hand, encouraging and comforting as he let the silence stretch on, giving Grace some time to process the information.

"Agni…" Grace whispered, "do you think Hatz and Isu…?"

Agni bit his lip and avoided his gaze, as the nightmare of that day replayed in his mind. He witnessed Hatz get his arm ripped off when trying to protect him. He could still recall the clang of a sword hitting the floor, and Hatz's suppressed scream that gnawed deep at his guilt. He witnessed Isu get beheaded after being taken hostage, the memory of warm blood painting them both still vivid like it happened yesterday. 

Agni refused to acknowledge their possible deaths, because it felt like a nightmare that one day he could hopefully wake up from. He avoided the topic when Grace brought it up, so he wouldn't have to say it aloud and make it real. He had been so hard on himself, because he couldn't get rid of the feeling that he had failed Grace and everyone else involved.

Agni knew this had to change if he wanted to live better, now that they had gotten a second chance. So he swallowed down the lump in his throat that had built up over the years and asked mostly to himself; "What are the odds of their survival?"

"There's always a chance–"

"Grace." Agni looked him straight in the eye. "They were already severely injured before the explosion hit."

Grace fell silent and went still.

Agni felt a pang of guilt upon witnessing Grace's reaction. "Sorry. I didn't mean to snap." Agni fiddled with his hands. He realized that he didn't know how much Grace knew of what happened. "My scar…do you know how I got it?"

"I…was told it was from the family heads' battle." Grace looked thoughtful. Agni knew he was trying to be careful with his words. "A stray attack?"

"It could have been worse." The memory of the scorching heat on his skin felt like it had only happened yesterday. He passed out right when he was about to heal Isu, and only found out later that he also lost sweetfish at that time. The days he spent recovering from the burn, to withstand the excruciating pain every second he was conscious, and finally coming to terms that it'd be a permanent scar, was one of the turning points that had changed him forever. Were Grace not there to care for him, he might have ended up destroying himself even more.

Agni hadn't realized he had his left hand clawing on his cheek until Grace pried his hand off and frowned, "You're doing it again."

"Maybe I should wear the mask…" Agni muttered to himself. After all, Grace gave it to him less so he could hide the scar but more to prevent him from unconsciously hurting himself. The only time he could safely take it off was when Grace was around.

Agni bit his lip nervously when Grace didn't reply. He no longer had the courage to look Grace in the eye that spoke so much concern, so he leaned close and rested his head on Grace's chest. "Rak, Isu, Hatz and Hwaryun were trying to get me out of that damned place. But we were caught while escaping, and…it was a bloodbath. I was…too occupied to react to the incoming heat. Rak shielded us from the explosion. And when I woke up…"

"They weren’t with you," Grace finished it for him after Agni trailed off a moment too long.

Agni nodded dazedly, "I've been telling myself that they're still alive, after a blow that could kill rankers. But…who am I kidding? I was lucky enough to survive with just this little–" Agni vaguely pointed to himself– "inconvenience."

Agni felt a hand gripping his arm, and he pulled away to see Grace looking at him with a pained expression. His eyes were glossy and his lips were pulled into a thin line. Trusting his instinct, Agni reached out to gently trace and cup Grace's cheek with his free hand.

"I'm sorry," Agni muttered. "I'm sorry, for not telling you sooner."

Agni silently witnessed tears that streamed down on his love's face. It was a bitter sight that Agni wished he'd never have to see again, that he had tried to avoid for so long by not telling him. He pulled Grace in and held him close to his chest, as if Agni was trying to gather his own crumbled heart back together.

Grace mumbled their late best friends' names as he held onto him tighter, shaking from each breath he took between sniffles.

Agni felt his own eyes sting with unshed tears. He remembered the years he spent climbing the tower together with his old team. Despite their banter being his source of headaches, Agni knew he too had come to acknowledge them as his cherished friends. Only when they were gone did Agni realize how much he'd miss having them around. Seeing the younger them didn't exactly close the gaping hole in his heart, but at least the emptiness was more filled.

Agni squeezed Grace tighter. "We have their younger selves with us now. We will protect them better this time."

Grace only nodded and sank further into his embrace. And Agni planted kisses on his hair, relishing the thought that after everything he had gone through, Grace was still a constant in his life. As long as he had him, everything would be okay.

When Grace started shaking again, Agni caressed his hair and hummed a comfort song they had known by heart. Still, it didn't make falling asleep any easier for Agni, especially not after admitting that his nightmare was very much real. However, as he had been through grief…this, too, would pass.

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[teecupangel]

Hear me out:

Soulmate au where soulmarks were created by the Isu to ensure that the right matches would be made in order to get to the chosen one.

They appear the moment two soulmates see each other for the first time, and they start itching after a few days of separation. After a week or so, they start burning.

By the time Desmond is born soulmarks are exceptionally rare, so he does not expect to get one himself, (and by all means he shouldn't get one, since we know that he is the chosen one) but he does, and it's right after he wakes up in Abstergo's Rome facility.

He's really hoping that his soulmate is the cute blonde lady, and not the crazy old guy.

(Ideally this would start as a Desmond/Lucy story only to then switch to a deconstruction of the soulmate trope as they both fall in love with different people instead. Time travel might be involved, for AltDes purpuses.)

(It's up to you whether Desmond and Lucy's soulmarks are a mistake on the Isu's part or something more sinister, maybe Juno's plan to get a new body by being reborn as Lucy's daughter after Desmond dies to save the world? Of course this would imply that in this timeline she doesn't kill her in Brotherhood...)

Or…

It’s a man-made created soulmark?

Like Abstergo managed to get the device that had been used to add the soulmark into humans and they tried to reverse engineer it?

It’s not perfect but they managed to make it work and all they have to do is inject a person with the ‘solution’ from the device that makes use of other chemical components that would trigger the ‘soulmate symptoms’ plus a secret ingredient.

The blood of the intended ‘partner’.

This isn’t how the device actually worked. The device itself used the DNA as seen in the calculations to set up the solutions which would be added to the humans’ genes using another device but Abstergo can’t find the device itself (the device is actually the Eye in the Grand Temple as that’s the one which has the capabilities to see into the future and thus can connect with the Calculations stable enough for the Capitoline Triad to add in the solutions into the Calculations) without the need of any injections to the targets.

So, Abstergo make do with creating an injection, calling it ‘YN-001’ and they injected it to both Desmond and Lucy while Desmond was unconscious so it only triggered when he first got out of the Animus and his eyes met Lucy’s.

Why?

Because by making Desmond believe that Lucy is his soulmate, he’d be easier to control for Project Siren.

But it all come crashing down when Juno controlled Desmond in the Colosseum vault, calling Lucy an abomination and showing everyone using the golden holograms that Lucy and Vidic had injected Desmond with YN-001 to make him believe Lucy is his soulmate.

If you want Lucy to live, Desmond’s feelings for her (which he believed to be love because he did believe he and Lucy were soulmates) makes him able to control his body before he stabs Lucy and he managed to strike a little to the right, missing her vital organs instead.

He still falls in a coma and Clay tells him the truth of Juno’s words. How the soulmate system had been created to ensure that Desmond was born. It was never about fated love or true happiness, it had always been to ensure the birth of the chosen one.

So… AC Revelations happen with Desmond jaded because of Lucy’s betrayal and the truth about the entire soulmate system.

When AC3 rolls around, Desmond actually confronts Bill and asked if he ever loved Desmond’s mother.

The hesitation in Bill’s voice as he tells him that he cared for his wife and she cared for him as well was all Desmond needed to know that they might have been soulmates but his parents didn’t even love one another.

So what did that mean for Ezio?

For Altaïr?

Ezio got the courage to leave the Brotherhood because he believed that Sofia was his soulmate and that they were meant to be together.

Altaïr married Maria and raised a family with her for decades because of the soulmark they shared.

Did that invalidate their feelings?

Did that invalidate their love for one another?

Desmond didn’t want to believe it.

Because if that was true…

If the whole soulmate system was meant to ensure that people would give birth to individuals that would later end up becoming part of Desmond Miles’ genes…

Then… didn’t that meant the feelings soulmates held for one another were their chains?

That they were unable to break from?

Unorganized Notes (AltDes because I was given an option and I will take it XD):

Desmond is under the impression that the soulmate system can influence feelings. It does not. The soulmate system relies on humans believing they are meant to fall in love with their soulmate to work. It can only trigger hormones and the burning sensation if they’re not with their soulmate but, other than that, the feelings are their own.

Desmond doesn’t believe this as he did fell in love with Lucy but her betrayal and the truth about the soulmate system made him believe that his own feelings were 'created' beyond his control and the only way to finally stop the feelings is after their ‘part’ of the calculations is done (which is true as Bill and his wife have been separated since the attack on the Farm and Bill doesn’t show any pain that should have come from the ‘burning’).

Desmond gets sent back in time a few months before the start of AC1 (late June 1191). From there, Altaïr and Desmond meet and they fall in love.

Desmond’s love for Altaïr is real for him because it’s not the soulmate system. However, he also knows that Altaïr would fall in love with his soulmate once they met. Altaïr doesn’t believe he has a soulmate and his feelings for Desmond are real for him as well. He also knows that Desmond hates the very concept of soulmates while Altaïr actually holds it in a high regard because his own parents were soulmates and he lost both of them at such an early age that he wished to believe they had been happy.

Desmond knows that and that’s why he could never tell Altaïr the truth about the soulmate system. It would be cruel and… Desmond loves Altaïr too much to tell him that his parents had him to ensure that Desmond Miles would be born.

Desmond is also jaded enough to tell Altaïr that once he meets his soulmate, he will ‘forget’ about Desmond so… Desmond doesn’t care how fast they were moving. He only had a few months with Altaïr and he was greedy enough to take and take as much as he could until Altaïr would no longer be by his side.

Altaïr wants to show Desmond that he won’t go anywhere even if his soulmate were to appear so he indulges all of Desmond’s wishes.

Altaïr and Desmond’s relationship is a secret… with only Kadar knowing about it because he saw the both of them together once and he promised not to say anything.

Then… June 1191 came and it’s up to you if Kadar survived or not.

Throughout Altaïr’s hunt for the Seven, Desmond is the only person who stayed by his side, not judging him for his failures. Some of the Assassins and informants try to help Altaïr because they wanted to but their actions are tainted by Al Mualim’s orders to make Altaïr work for their support. Because of this, Altaïr feels isolated with Desmond being the only one who stayed by his side. Desmond doesn’t stop him from thinking that because he knows their time together was slowly coming to a close so he holds Altaïr as tightly as he could for the few remaining weeks they have left.

Until…

September 1191 rolled around and Altaïr meets Maria Thorpe. His soulmark appears at the same time hers did and they both stared at each other with wide eyes before Altaïr runs away.

Instead of going to Malik like in canon, he goes to Desmond and Desmond knows just by looking at the rattled expression on Altaïr’s face that he had met Maria. He unclasped Altaïr’s hidden blade and stares at his soulmark, marking Altaïr’s left arm, before saying goodbye. Altaïr tries to stop him but Desmond tells him that the soulmark cannot be erased and Altaïr is ‘destined’ to be with Maria.

“Maybe… maybe in six years… you will remember that you loved me. Maybe…”

Altaïr promises never to forget his love for Desmond but Desmond believes he will forget it. Instead of saying that though, Desmond just smiles at him and tells him he has to go to Malik and save the Brotherhood.

The rest of the plot happens and Altaïr returns to Jerusalem as soon as he could even as he took the mantle of mentor. Instead, he finds Desmond’s home empty and… Maria there, holding a letter that Desmond had given her when she had been looking for Altaïr.

So, more angst happen here and there, Altaïr refuses to fall in love with Maria, Maria is torn between wanting to hate Altaïr and pitying him because she can see how much Altaïr was in pain, and…

Well, we can go for various endings for this one…

Possible Endings:

Downer-ish ending: Altaïr and Maria do fall in love in the end but Maria will always know that Altaïr’s feelings for her paled in comparison to how he feels for Desmond. When Sef is born, their soulmark stop trying to burn them if they try to leave each other’s side but, at that point, Altaïr loved his sons too much to abandon them. (If you want to turn this into a bittersweet complicated ending: Desmond visits after Sef’s birth and he asks Altaïr if he remembers how he loved him, Altaïr replies he never forgot and Desmond would have to live with the guilt of hurting Altaïr needlessly but still remaining by his side and becoming Altaïr’s lover who has a strained relationship with Maria)

Good-ish ending: Kadar stops Desmond from actually leaving and Altaïr manages to catch up, begging Desmond to stay by his side. His soulmark with Maria forces Maria and Altaïr to be near with one another every few days but Maria knows Altaïr’s heart belongs to Desmond. Desmond feels guilty for hurting Maria but Maria just waves it off as she has no reason to fall in love with a man in love with someone else. Maria and Altaïr’s chains finally break when Sef is born and Maria leaves Masyaf as she had always felt like a stranger in the Brotherhood (happy ending for Maria and our KadMar agenda: she goes stay with Kadar in Jerusalem instead and this could end up as romantic or platonic).

‘Golden’ ending: Altaïr uses the Apple to find a way to erase his and Maria’s soulmark with Maria being his ally as she doesn’t want to have a soulmark of a man who is obviously in love with another person. The Apple brings them to an Isu temple and Desmond is also there because, the truth was, he couldn’t bury his feelings for Altaïr and he wanted to be selfish for once so he was looking for a way to erase Altaïr’s soulmark so he can ‘remember’ Desmond. They end up using the device in that Isu temple after Altaïr tells Desmond that he never stopped loving him and the reason why they’re there is to erase his soulmark as well. Maria’s just there, feeling pity for the pain the two had gone through but also annoyed because a lot of the drama wouldn’t have happened if. They. Had. Talked. To. Each. Other. Instead. Of. Desmond. Running. Away. In. The. First. Place. Anyway, happy ending with Altaïr finally erasing his and Maria’s soulmark and Maria goes her own merry way with her dreams of wanting to find her own path.

(sidebar: if you want a soulmate AU AltDes, then may I suggest Zero Eclipse? The soulmate mark is an Isu invention in that one too (by the Isu Inanna) with a similar premise of ‘you will earn your soulmark if you do what we want you to do and follow the Calculation we chose’)

[fanworldbuildingfun]

[this-is-krikkit]

this is possibly not the best time to mention it but here i am, sleep deprived and hungover from the snk finale. and i've just turned the tv on to find that the ICE SKATING GRAND PRIX is currently airing????

these fictional drawing shows really have taken over my fucking life haven't they

[chasingfictions]

when i think abt how hard it is to watch figure skating ....