#azadeh

[banamaak]

gorgeous women talking smack about the west.jpg and 5 seconds before azadeh drops the "but who am i judge"

[rrrauschen]

Alinah Azadeh, {2003} 1 + 1 = 3

[dereliction-if]

I wonder how would Azadeh & Yasmin feel about the fact of MC dating the Sovereign?

Hmm hmm, well… they are both used to having new bodies faces around on a regular basis, but normally they vanish as quickly as they appeared - mirroring their purpose as a means to an end.

With you it is different this time and this causes quite a stir. There will be hostility, jealousy, curiosity, lots of sex meaningful conversations and…sincere interest.

Your motives will be questioned, your intentions put to the test and if necessary… they will not hesitate to remove you from their Mistress‘ presence.

[theblackestofsuns]

Adams Carvalho's illustration for Azadeh Moaveni's piece on young women in Iran in this week's New Yorker magazine.

[atypicalacademic]

WIP Whenever

Thank you to my beloved friends @dirty-bosmer @aria-i-adagio and @ollifree for the tag! I hit a block with my main fic so I was idly adding to a couple of other WIPs, this one is from Seven Thousand Steps, featuring my dragonborn, for a change.

Tagging @cumbiazevran @ollifree @greyvvardenfell @dirty-bosmer @memaidraws @aria-i-adagio @cleverblackcat

The beastblood ran hot and hungry. It turned her stomach, sharpening the edge of her shame into thin, reckless claws. That first time, that other time, Azadeh’s grief had cried out like a wounded child for her to be still. To shut the door behind the night without end, to curl into a patch of nothingness, to stop speaking or breathing or growing for the hope it’d take her back to when she was small and guiltless. She’d chased the eye of the storm for all the years since then, that fragile, short-lived peace concocted from so many potions of calm.  This time, the potions sat untouched. All she craved instead was the sweet silence of the hunt.  She spoke quietly, careful not to wake Ria, who was sleeping in fits and starts against her shoulder. “I’m cursed, aren’t I?” “We all are.” Vilkas tipped his head back. His eyes were heavy, bloodshot. Fresh tears dampened his tired face. Ria would agree, should she confess. Athis, who had stood by the pyre and whispered a prayer to Azura, would flinch away from them, if he knew. The secrets they kept were unfit among siblings. This much, Azadeh understood; she would have told Eleeda in a heartbeat if she could. She would have had Eleeda despise her sooner than have her betrayed.  Merciful Tava, when courage is asked of me, why do I always fall so short? Selfish. She was being selfish again, falling apart and spiraling into herself when they needed her. They’d belonged to Kodlak the way the Firdaus had belonged to her father. And every vessel left so bereft needed a Captain. She squeezed Vilkas’ hand. “You mustn’t carry this on your own. The fault–” “Aye, I know whose sword it was that struck him down. It wasn’t yours, either, Azadeh.”  I wanted Aela to be safe. She wanted to say. I didn’t want her to be alone. Then the rest. The rest had been too easy.  But this was no time for justifications. Let them rot, bitter in her chest, tangled with the guilt she kept stowed away, growing like a living thing.  “I’d rather you blamed me than yourself, Shield-Brother. I’d take it readily. But I wasn’t going to suggest portioning blame at all. Not at this hour. There’s something you need to do so all of you can rest. When you know what it is, I’m at your back.”   She gently brushed Ria’s hair away from her forehead. Vilkas watched her for a moment, softening. “Take her to bed, if you will.” He said. “And then join us in the Underforge. There’s no rest for us till Kodlak gets his.”

[minniou]

some stuff i did of my mc for Honor Amongst Thieves!

[aurillium]

an incredibly devout priestess of melandru, azadeh has resided in the goddess’s domain in the mists since her death. while it’s unknown which time period azadeh originates from, it’s suspected she’s at least of orrian origin, given her name.

displaced by kralkatorrik rushing the mists, azadeh plummeted to tyria along with remnants of her celestial home, and was discovered unconscious by laranthir of the wild during a routine patrol. it was only natural then, that when she awoke, she was ready to cut the poor sylvari’s head off. until she realised what he was and, quite quickly, grew utterly fascinated with the concept of a plant of humanoid shape–and sentience, no less!

the captivation was mutual; she was essentially melandru’s desmina, and while laranthir was no history buff, he knew many in the pact who were. more or less, azadeh found herself in association with the pact, remaining by laranthir’s side simply out of self-preservation and trust, and frequented the priory’s archives in search of a way to return to the realm of nature. the longer she remains in tyria, beside her favourite sylvari, however, the more she procrastinates acting on such endeavours (although she’d be remiss to admit such).

if asked, azadeh would claim to adore all melandru’s creatures, and admits to no favourites. but she’s quite partial to big cats and bears, particularly her companion black bear, mahtab.

as a person, azadeh isn’t one to trust freely, but when she does, she does so fiercely, and is prone to spitefulness when that trust backfires.

Pspspsps tell me about your rangers. Or about your characters who love animals or have a neat connection w them. Or anythign. Really.

[karinyosa]

id:

a tweet by azadeh shahshahani (@ashahshahani) that says, "anticipate heightened targeting of palestinian and muslim community members by the fbi in the coming weeks.

if you live in the u.s. south and are contacted by the fbi for questioning, contact us at project south.

the national lawyers guild has a national hotline: (212) 679-2811"

end id.

[tammuz]

Persian pottery fragment depicting King Bahram Gur hunting with Azadeh. The glazed fragment was originated in Kashan, and it dates back to the late 13th century and early 14th century CE. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

[banamaak]

i miss doing dollmakers so here's stardew valley azadeh jan!

[banamaak]

Well- ...Well! [ azadeh scoffs. in fact, she's so incredulous that she scoffs again. the way she looks at nana, you would think the other woman just killed azadeh's firstborn and then spat at her feet! ] You know, I have a hard time believing that. You mean to tell me you read one of the magnificent works of my poet- regardless of what my neighbor to the east tells you- Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi and didn't weep? Not a single tear? Are you really so heartless? [she huffs, folding her arms and pouting in a gesture that almost perfectly mirrors nana's.] I just do not believe you.

@banamaak liked for a starter !! (it’s been so long i am so sorry)

[ nana's lip... curls. she crosses her arms in a way that is rather petulant for a forty year old woman! ] I'll say something. Your poetry--I don't even think it's very good. There, I've said it. [ her eyebrows raise. ] Perhaps nobody ever even wept over it. Perhaps they just told you that. [ her fingers dance over the inside of her arm as she says it. that might tell you nana is lying! ]

[dereliction-if]

Resident sovereign fan enby/girl here again. Did she inherit her position or did come into it through political maneuvering?

Additionally, how long has she been in a relationship with her partners?

Well hello, nice to have you around 🫶🏻 of course I‘m here to satisfy your curiosity 😁

I‘ll try to give as little spoilers as possible, and hope that‘s fine.

She did def not inherit it and it was quite a spectacular event. Also a reason why she‘s kinda left alone and not bothered by the other rulers. Her partners are by her side ever since she reigns. They helped her claim this position. One of them is longer at her side than the other tho.

If you want to find out more, you‘ll have the chance to do so by bonding with each of them and learning about their story.

[atypicalacademic]

Double-Speak

Thank you @dumpsterhipster and @dirty-bosmer for this tag haha. I'll do this for my TES protagonists in chronological order. Tagging @ollifree @greyvvardenfell @sunrisenpoet @cleverblackcat @aria-i-adagio if you'd like!

1. What do they say they want? (i.e., what are the desires they put out into the world and have no trouble admitting)

Alsal: Glory. Abundance. Victory. To provide it all so all they love would be well.

Garvi: To be useful, to something, somehow.

Azadeh: Adventure. To see and know the world. To have it know her back.

2. What do they think they want? (i.e., what are the desires they keep hidden and only admit to their closest loved ones)

Alsal: To be happy. To be loved. To bear the cost of both.

Garvi: Her family back.

Azadeh: Forgiveness

3. What do they actually want? (i.e., what is something they subconsciously need, but either do not realize or cannot admit it)

Alsal: To break, to fall apart, to be held, to rest. To still know their hope has meaning. For someone to remember them. For no one to leave.

Garvi: Grace. To see that somewhere deep within her, there is something of goodness left.

Azadeh: To go home knowing she is still welcome.

[polkadotmotmot]

Azadeh Nia - Flowers in Bed, 2023