#but he wanted to make sure altaïr would be the only one to see it first

[teecupangel]

What if Desmond could shift between all the different forms of khajiit from like he spends most of his time in the almost human form but can turn into the housecat form for spying and napping in sunbeams the giant cat forms for travel and the beastman forms for added agility and claws

also Altaïr's habits of leaving dead targets for Des will be reciprocated https://www.tumblr.com/uesp/181400751375/did-you-know-some-traditional-khajiiti-courtship

I believe the “Altaïr’s habit of leaving dead targets for Des” is connecte to this yandere!Altaïr idea before? Maaaybbeee?

For a summary of a Khajit’s many forms, this gives a brief summary of each form

There is a strange cat loitering above the bureau.

Malik knew of it because he heard the novices whispering about it.

A cat as white as fresh snow with honey eyes.

It would sometime stay on the rooftops, sleeping the afternoon in the sun.

The novices tried to entice it with fish and other scraps.

Why?

Malik has no idea.

Regardless of what their end goal was, it proved fruitless for the cat either ignored them or walks away without even a glance at their bait.

Malik wished that they redirect their focus on this random cat to finding out any clues or information about the recent deaths of high ranking officials all around Jerusalem.

Many of them had been mauled to death, leading to a lot of people assuming that a large wild animal with sharp claws had been the perpetrator.

No.

It was the murder weapon.

Someone was using a large animal to kill people.

People that had been abusing their power.

People that had been on the Brotherhood’s radars for years now.

Whoever it was, they were systematically taking out these men.

Men that Malik suspected to be connected to Robert de Sablé and his ilk.

He has no proof, of course.

All he needs is a-

“Malik.”

Malik sighed, praying for patience as he turned to glare at…

Malik blinked.

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, the bane of his existence, had a white cat in his arms. A white cat that was purring very loudly as it continues to rub its face against the side of Altaïr’s neck.

It seemed that the cat the novices had wanted to ‘befriend’ had such bad taste in humans.

“You can’t keep that cat here.” Malik said immediately as Altaïr walked towards him.

Altaïr tried to place the cat on the counter but the cat let out a small meow and used its claw to climb onto Altaïr until it was snuggled around Altaïr’s neck. Malik and Altaïr stare at the cat for a moment before Altaïr sigh.

Altaïr turned his attention to Malik and asked, “Have there been unexplained deaths around these parts since I was last here?”

Malik narrowed his eyes.

It was true that the people that died from mauling only began to spring up after Altaïr was last in Jerusalem.

No.

After the three…

No.

“Why?” Malik asked instead with narrowed eyes.

Altaïr took out a large pouch…

A very dirty and…

That stench…

Altaïr placed the pouch on the counter as he said, “This was left in… the rooftop garden I usually rest in when I’m here.”

Altaïr has a favorite rooftop garden?

Malik cautiously opened the pouch…

The main reason why everyone knows that the maulings had been done by the same person?

All of the victims had their left ring finger cut off.

[kiatheinsomniac]

hi kiaa!! i hope youre doing good and school is going good too :) dont overwork yourself pls girl 😩❤️

since requests are open i figured id come and request something!! how would the assassins (altair, ezio, connor, arno, and jacob) react to the reader being extremely sick? how would they take care of the reader? would they be scared of catching the sickness? etc etc. ❤️

☾ ⋆ ﾟ𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 / 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒: yeee, uni's been fine! i'm done until september now so all I really have to do is pray I've passed all my modules (looking at you, spanish and latin american culture and italian history) and do my summer reading for next year's modules <3 and i make sure to never overwork myself on my blog! i really like what i do here anyway so i can manage lots of writing hehe 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: altaïr, ezio, connor, arno, jacob 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: very slight angst in Jacob's part

｡･:*˚:✧｡ altaïr ibn-la'ahad

♡ Altaïr takes a break from his work to look after you. When he knows you'll do alright on your own for a while, he'll go out to train for a few hours to stay in shape but that and cooking meals for you are the only times he'll be leaving your side.

♡ he'll do everything he can to keep your temperature normal whether it's tenderly wiping down your body with a cool, damp cloth while another is folded over your forehead or he's having to bundle you up with blankets while he spoon feeds you, he'll stay by your side to keep you company and will be reading books while you rest.

｡･:*˚:✧｡ezio auditore

♡ Ezio brings in whatever doctors he can find to look after you but he'll be hovering around in the meantime to make sure they're treating you well and being careful (he'll honestly treat you like you're made of glass).

♡ he'll stay by your side for as long as possible and even if he has to leave you in Claudia's or a doctor's care for the day, he's in the kitchen in the evening cooking meals that Maria taught him to make and then sitting on the edge of your bed to feed them to you while he asks how you've been and he tells you about his day.

｡･:*˚:✧｡ratonhnaké:ton | connor kenway

♡ Ratonhnhaké:ton will treat you himself for as much is in his ability to before he goes into town to call out a doctor to see you. He'll diligently follow any perscriptions that you're given and he'll put almost everything on hold to look after you. He grew up without a father, he lost his mother and his whole village - he's not going to lose you too.

♡ he'll make sure you get enough fresh air, enough water, enough to eat. He'll be making herbal concoctions for you to help you heal faster. He just wants to see you better again.

｡･:*˚:✧｡ arno dorian

♡ he calls in the best doctors he can right away. He doesn't want to leave your side and he'll take some time away from the brotherhood is he has to. He'll cook for you, light meals like soups or stews that are easier for you to eat in your current state.

♡ he'll read to you but he keeps his distance a little. He doesn't want the both of you to get sick because then he won't be able to look after you.

｡･:*˚:✧｡ jacob frye

♡ Jacob's never really been good at the caretaker role. Even when he was younger and Evie was ill, their father was the one to look after her while he was just left to his own devices. Jacob would always notice that he didn't receive the same level of emotional care from his father when he fell ill though.

♡ so, he calls in a doctor/nurse and follows all the instructions they give him to look after you. He doesn't care if he gets ill too, he'll cuddle with you and chat with you and he'll even sing quietly to you while cooling your forehead with a damp cloth or bundling you up in blankets. He'll basically care for you in every way he's advised and then in every way he noticed Evie got but he didn't from their father but he always wanted. He doesn't want you to feel the way he did.

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[a-not-so-clean-blog]

So I've been thinking about witch Assassins would be the worst yanderes. I did worst case scenario because I can 🩶 AC1-3

1 is a normal person, 10 is full coo coo 🔪

Altaïr: 6/10 or 3/10

Young arrogant Altaïr wouldn't be a fun yandere to have but he's not the worst. If you can handle his normal ego you're fine. Well unless you freak out when he kills someone in front of you. He has no issues getting his hands bloody and doesn't care if you see. He also doesn't like you having friends outside of the brotherhood, and will eliminate anyone who he thinks will corrupt you. Everyone in the brotherhood knows better than to try and get between Altaïr and his target, even a non lethal target. He won't hurt you, but he will use fear to control your actions.

After everything happens with his character arc he is much better. He has a lot more value in free will and has definitely calmed down. He still doesn't trust the people around you but with the brotherhood at his disposal he doesn't need to get his hands dirty or scare you to keep you protected. You can live a normal life, just with a bloody angel on your shoulder. And no, I don't think he would use the apple against you. He has grown and doesn't feel the need to anymore. However despite being much less intense and overbearing if someone makes the mistake of hurting you he will personally make sure that it never happens again. The reason his rating is so low is because he's normal unless an external force makes him do something.

Ezio AC2 4/10 or 9/10

Oh boy. So he did have some mild yandere tendencies when he was younger. Mostly his protective instincts, but the worst he would do is beat up people who upset you. He didn't have much to do during the day so he would spend a lot of time just hanging around you, pestering and flirting.

After he lost his family though… let's just say his obsession with revenge could only be outmatched by his new extreme need to protect and possess those he cares about. He's calmer if you stay in Mario's villa, but that doesn't mean he's sane when he has to leave you. If you don't want to go to the villa… he will try his best to convince you with soft words and big round puppy eyes. If that doesn't work then plan C is to take you by force. He's doing this for your own good, It's to keep you safe! He doesn't know what he would do if he lost you too, and frankly I'm a little scared to find out. He may hurt you by accident. If you try to walk away from him he will grab your arm so tightly that you know it's already bruised. He gets overwhelmed by fear and forgets his strength. He will spend the next week trying to apologize, he is absolutely heartbroken that he hurt you and he will punish himself for it. As to be expected from a man led by his emotions.

Rathonhagé:ton 7/10

I don't think his personality has really changed all that drastically to warrant more than one rating. In fact, I don't think he would really be any different even if his village wasn't raided.

Even without being smitten by someone this boy already has no issue killing if he sees a random civilian getting harassed by red coats. So you can only imagine the heights he would reach if his obsession was in danger, real or perceived. It's hard to tell if you will even notice his yandere behavior or not. Like I said before, he has no problem killing for you, but he also doesn't want to kill in front of you. He knows he's big, dark, and intimidating, but he genuinely doesn't want to scare you. He's so soft and shy when he's with you that you can't even imagine the rage and bloodlust he keeps hidden just under the surface. All in all he has some of the worst yandere tendencies when it comes to intensity, but he will do his best so you never know. The less you know, the better. Also he feels community is extremely important so he's not the type to get really upset if you make friends. To him that's more people who will look out for you. He would prefer if you join the homestead but understands if you don't want to leave your town. He won't force you to do anything you don't want, he doesn't want you to resent him if he does. If you don't join the homestead he'll pop in and check in on you whenever he can. It's totally not stalking…

Desmond 1/10 or 10/10

Ummm… so before he got taken by Abstergo there were no issues. He was just a guy. The only problem came AFTER Abstergo. Especially when he is not bleeding.

He's lived through SO many tragedies. He's seen and felt the pain and loss of his ancestors and it's carved deep scars in his heart. May the Isu help whatever poor soul decides to hurt someone Desmond cares about, because they will suffer the concentrated pain that's been festering for centuries. Surprisingly, his yandere tendencies (especially the aggression) aren't nearly as bad if he's bleeding an ancestor. That's because when he bleeds he will adopt his ancestors tendencies, not the full collection of emotional pain he usually carries with him. If you remind him of anyone his ancestors knew then he's more likely to bleed that ancestor. If not, then it's really just luck (or unluck) of the draw who he bleeds. I'm sorry if he bleeds older Ezio because being in modern time will make him feel like he has no control of the area and Ezio Desmond will freak out the worst.

Begrudgingly I'll give you Haythem too. (Do not ask me to write for him. I do not like him but his character is interesting enough that I will give this to you.)

Haythem 2/10 or 9/10

It depends on if he meets you before or after Ziio. Before Ziio he's basically a normal dude. A little "protective" but not much else. He's more just showing off than actually being proactive. He lets people fight their own battles for the most part, and has a “whatever happens, happens.” type personality.

After Ziio dies he goes completely insane. Guilt and loss corrupting his views on freedom and morality. He is still a Templar, still one of the most powerful people in the colonies. He will use every authority he has to make you do what he wants. If that doesn't work he is more than happy to use force. He has this sickly sweet smile on his face as he drags you kicking and screaming to whatever safehouse he decides you will stay at. Lavish and clean, so different from the outside. He just wants to pretend that everything is fine, just for a little while before he has to go out again. It not a protective instinct, but a possessive one. Like someone stole his favorite toy so he latches on to the next one with a ferocity.

[recreationalfanfics]

*chin hands* assassin's creed on the mind eh? Do tell 👀

OKAY SO ONE IDEA I DEF WANNA USE IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE YANDERE EAGLE VISION. Like, if an assassin/eagle vision user becomes obsessed with a darling, then instead of showing up as red (for enemy) or green (for ally), then their darling would show up as either a pink silhouette or something.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT, LIKE DIFFERENT ASSASSIN'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS/ALREADY KNOWING WHAT IT MEANS.

Like Ezio using eagle vision and he sees his darling is a different color from everyone else, he instantly believes its a sign their soul mates and will shamelessly follow them, either from the shadows or blatantly walking after them like a lost puppy.

Altaïr believing something is wrong when his eagle vision acts up and only towards you, the person who served no real importance but never seemed to leave his mind. He decides to use it as an excuse to stalk you, after all, it was fine before YOU came along and he's just trying to figure out if it means if you're a threat or not. Deep down, he knows what it actually means but it gives him a good excuse to stalk you.

Connor absolutely is baffled when he notices a pink figure and when he switches back to his normal vision, he sees its you. He doesn't voice this out to anyone because its not that important, right? Plus, he truly wouldn't want to disturb you with that knowledge and, when you really think about it, it's rather helpful for the both of you! Now Connor can keep tabs on you and you won't ever have to worry about anything hurting you because Connor will always be waiting in the shadows to protect you.

Evie would be a Lucid yandere, the moment you become miscolored in a way she's never heard of, she's doing some research on her own time and found out about rare instances assassin's who found their "soul mates" with their eagle vision. Like Connor and Altaïr, she would definetly use it as an excuse to be able to stalk you while keeping her conscious clear. It's not her fault technically and yes, maybe she is tailing behind you and her heart soars at the thought of being able to pick you out of the crowd and track you down so easily...but it's only because she can keep you safe!

Jacob doesn't even question it, he also takes it as confirmation that you were meant to be his. He would absolutely take advantage of his new ability and you'd be none the wiser. You try to avoid him by going a different route? He somehow ends up calling your name and happily running over to you and you're wondering how could he have known. You're bumping into him a lot more often when doing mundane things? Haha, what a coincidence! May as well hang on his arm and let him treat you to a nice drink! Just the image of Jacob desperately jumping from rooftop to rooftop using eagle vision only to stop and smile to himself when he sees your silhouette makes me so happy-

EDWARD DOESN'T REALLY QUESTION IT, HE'S JUST GLAD HE CAN HAVE PIECE OF MIND WHEN IT COMES TO YOU TBH. He knows what he's doing is shady but at the same time, he can't help it. But also moments when you manage to sneak away from him and he just easily walks towards were you're hiding and it fills you with so much dread and panic and you're not sure how he manages to do that every single time.

AAAH, IMAGINE ARNO BEING ALL SMUG ABOUT IT. Like, you're both at a gala somewhere and you try to lose him in the crowd, not wanting to deal with his possessive behavior but no matter how many people are in the way, Arno uses his eagle vision and pushes and shoves past people as he makes his way towards you. Just when you think you lost him, you feel his hand wrap around your wrist and pull you close and his hood is over his head, revealing nothing more than a sly grin.

[crispyjenkins]

FINALLY got you on my dash again, only to discover you've written an AC fic that you are giving us dribs and drabs of, heathen *shakes prison cell bars* please tell me more about "Miles" before I combust

HI UR MY NEW FAVORITE (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4)

  “Your name is not Miles.”

  Desmond tenses for a barely a moment before relaxing again, and doesn’t bother to look up from the hidden blade he’s tweaking to have a faster release. Even if he didn’t recognise the voice, the dark blur leaning against the doorjamb out of the corner of his eye would tell Desmond sure as anything who had come to haunt the armoury at his side. “Of course it isn’t,” Desmond eventually mutters to Francesco Vecellio, the only one of Ezio’s brotherhood to wear dark gray instead of white.

  Francesco snorts, eyeing Desmond from under the beak of his hood, Desmond’s own pushed down around his shoulders to better see by lantern-light. “You should have thought to pick a more common name if you did not want others to question it.”

  “ ’Should have thought to pick anything before I showed up.” He grinds his chisel a little deeper into the metal casing of his blade, and then nearly cuts himself slipping on it when Francesco gives a startled laugh.

  “You didn’t have one prepared?”

  Desmond blinks up at Ezio’s highest-ranked protégé, not sure if he should feel embarrassed or not. “I, uh. Didn’t think that far ahead?”

  And for someone who had managed nine years evading Templars and Assassins both, you’d think he’d have known better.

  The look Francesco gives him tells Desmond he feels the same. “You’re smarter than that, fratellino.”

  Desmond scowls. “Well, obviously I’m not.”

  “... You snuck into the main headquarters of the Italian Brotherhood in less than an hour and then fooled us all into thinking you were supposed to be here for nearly a week — Machiavelli isn’t sure even our Padrone could have managed that.”

  Swallowing uncomfortably, Desmond scoffs and tries to return to his hidden blade, but that still leaves his entire profile in view of Francesco’s far-too-discerning gaze. And he’s the only one other than Desmond to have been training for this since childhood: his observation skills are beaten only by Ezio, and even that is mostly thanks to his Eagle Vision.

  Actually, Francesco is a born Assassin, too, does he have EV?

  “Miles–”

  “Do you have the Sight?”

  They blink at each other, and Desmond isn’t sure who is more surprised by the interruption. Snarky he may be, Desmond has also had politeness beaten into him, and deference besides, and everyone in the Brotherhood had clocked it.

  “To an extent,” Francesco eventually admits, sounding puzzled, “Nothing so refined as il Padrone’s.” He looks away, crossing his arms over his chest. “It is... finicky, I can only use it while motionless, and it really only tells me if someone means me harm.”

  Desmond bites back the offer to help train his EV into something far more useful — it would never reach the level of Altaïr’s, or Ezio’s, or Ratonhnhaké:ton’s, because that had more than a little to do with Isu fuckery. However, the Levantine Assassins (at least until Altaïr’s death, though it was Al Mualim who started the practice) were able to train most initiates to have at least some grasp of the technique, as long as they had that genetics-dictated spark to start with. Desmond was lucky enough for his time in the Animus to awaken his own Vision, and living as Ezio slowly mastering it into Eagle Sense had improved it in leaps and bounds for Desmond on the outside, and prepared him for experiencing Ratonhnhaké:ton’s advanced form of it. Though that, and Eagle Sense, never actually awakened in Desmond Miles.

  But “Miles” hasn’t told this Brotherhood that he has Altaïr’s Sight, Ezio’s Gift, partly because Desmond forgot they didn’t know, but now it’s also an active decision, because it would without a doubt make them insist he’s Ezio’s son with even more conviction. And until Desmond has figured out what he’s going to tell Ezio about the whole time-travel–thing, he isn’t going to confirm or deny anything the other members cook up.

  Except Desmond watches Francesco tilt his head, and then his eyes burn golden for just a moment. “Why do you ask?”

  He’s smart enough to guess, but he’s also smart enough not to assume, and patiently waits for Desmond’s response.

  Ahh, fuck it, he’s already screwed up this whole identity thing by talking with Claudia (not that he meant to reveal so much to her but, well, she’s Ezio’s baby sister. And [redacted]. Fuck, time travel is so weird).

  He looks up from his carving again to flash his eyes right back, and is more than gratified to see Francesco glow a steady, deep blue. He tends to avoid looking at the Brotherhood with his EV, he’s too much of a coward to confirm just what they actually think of him, and he’s only looked at Ezio once, before they properly met.

  Francesco smiles in the shadow of his hood, seemingly pleased with Desmond trusting him with such a secret. “Does il Padrone know?” he asks without judgement, and Desmond winces as he looks back down at his tinkering.

  “No, I... I became so used to it that I didn’t think to mention it, and then it had been so long that it was... awkward?” He chuckles nervously at admitting such a weakness, especially when he’s pretty sure this is the longest conversation he’s had with Ezio’s star pupil. He has double blades, for Christ’s sake, despite not being a Master Assassin.

  Oh. Is Desmond jealous of Francesco? Hm, something to think about.

  “And then you did not want the others gossiping,” Francesco agrees, nodding like that is the obvious conclusion. Desmond still doesn’t relax, but he’s glad he didn’t have to spell that out for him.

  Desmond scratches the bridge of his nose awkwardly. “I’m not Master Ezio’s son, but I don’t think any of our siblings would believe me if I tried to tell them that.” And hadn’t finding out his real parentage been an absolute trip; he’s still scarred mentally and physically from it. Which reminds him, he should respond to his mother’s last letter before she begins to worry about him taking too long.

  Having a mother to care about him is... still an experience he’s getting used to. It’s only been, what, two years since he found her again?

  She had glowed a blue so dark it was almost black, a colour Desmond hadn’t seen even once in either of his lives, or the lives he’d lived in the Animus. He knows she kisses her letters before sending them from the indigo left behind like lipstick.

  ... Which is also how Desmond found out he had progressed from Eagle Vision to Eagle Sense, which was also the point he realised he hadn’t told Ezio about his EV in the first place.

  “I believe you.”

  It’s said so simply, Francesco even gives a little shrug, but Desmond whips his head back around and is... absolutely floored. As dehumanised and used as he was in the 21st century, his little jaunt to the past has almost been worse, if he lets himself think about it too hard (and he never does). People don’t just... believe in Desmond.  Something must show on his face, because Francesco offers him a tight smile. Then, blessedly, he changes the subject and nods to Desmond’s hands, “What are you working on?”

-

[tamiisnthere]

Probably nobody will care about my ramblings, but...

I'm honestly emotionally attached to Altaïr so deeply that I don't crush on any other character anymore, only him.

When I think of the angst scenario with him, it makes me want to cry.

When I think of the sweet and lovely scenarios with him, I cry, but this time with joy.

He is not only my moral support, but also my conscience and best friend. Whenever I'm playing a video game or watching something, I always imagine that he's with me.

And when I sleep, I hug my blanket, imaging him cuddling with me while sleeping.

It hurts me he's not real because I want to talk to him, hug him, cuddle him, kiss him and comfort me when I'm at my worst emotional breakdowns.

I've been crushing on him for 4 years now and it's not stopping anytime soon. However, a thought recently occurred to me: what would it be like if I met him in person (not as my persona, but irl me)? Surely he would see me as just a random civilian, maybe as a burden like those beggars in the game.

I would understand and wouldn't mind that he would never be interested in me (unlike my persona, which would be the end of the world for her lol). We could have at least been friends at most, that would be nice too.

I don't know why, but since day one I'm always waiting for someone who is going to insult me about why I'm shipping with him and that I should find someone in real life or even probably need therapy. But I've lost hope of finding love irl, cause very few dudes would be like my Alty + I'm very shy, weird and boring outsider/loser...

[fanworldbuildingfun]

So… yandere!Altaïr x Desmond… where Altaïr has the social grace of a cat when it comes to romantic gestures and believes that killing people he thinks are annoying Desmond or a threat to his safety is a good sign of his affection. Since he can’t just give Desmond a feather stained in blood (that would be ‘tacky’), he gives him gifts that once belonged to his targets. (1/2)

(2/2) Desmond knows they’re from people he killed but mistakes them as actual sanctioned kills from the Brotherhood because everyone Altaïr kills are bad people anyway. Desmond knows Altaïr is giving him gifts that came from his targets but he just assumes it’s Altaïr’s way of giving gifts since Masyaf doesn’t give him extra money, only enough for travel expenses. Until Altaïr presents him a very familiar dagger. Al Mualim’s favored dagger.

So… Let’s start it off with the premise that Altaїr begins his courtship without informing Desmond of it

And that Desmond is not within the Brotherhood, or, indeed, had any direct contact with them

In the moment between touching the Eye and awaking, the only thing that Desmond felt was heat. Searing, piercing, all-encompassing heat that set every single nerve in his body ablaze. It left little space for anything but feeling it crawl through his body. He didn’t think he even had a chance to scream. But…

It softened, eventually. Concentrated on one side. Slid across his arm and clothing like a warm, unwanted blanket. A blanket he was… Laying on?

It took a few moments for Desmond to realize he was no longer in the Temple. He wasn’t even standing

And the ground beneath his body scorched

It takes a while for Desmond to reach a city, any city, and he is in no hurry to move on. So… He starts settling in. Find himself a place to stay. Makes nice with the locals. Avoids the guards. Rests.

Takes odd jobs here and there, from helping to carry things to a one-off where he penned a letter for someone and got paid for it

It takes him weeks before he even realizes the city he is in is Damascus, and even that comes because he overhears a merchant complaining about something or other being too expensive there. That makes Desmond realize just where he is, if not when. The when comes when Desmond goes out to do some recon on his own and almost manages to run into an Informant

(But that, is another story entirely… Suffice to say, the informant shook his tail – but left Desmond be the one to have to deal with them)

That… Complicates things, for Desmond. Because now that he no longer has the bliss of ignorance on his side, he has to be careful. Careful to avoid not just the guards and Templars, but to stay boring enough to remain off Brotherhood’s radar. He is just settling in, and he doesn’t even know if he wants to do more than keep himself in shape and run his slowly flourishing scribe business.

In the end, it was his decision to stay anonymous that did him in

Desmond developed a reputation for being a reliable, discreet scribe – and at some point, he ended up penning a letter for someone who would end up passing it on to the local Bureau. Where it would raise questions – because the hand it is written in mirrors Altaїr’s hand. What luck, then, that the man is in town – and can be sent to investigate the oddity?

And this is how Desmond and Altaїr meetTo the end of his days, Desmond would not be able to explain how he managed to keep a straight face when the door (and yes! He finally had a door!) to his house/office opened and in walked his ancestor. 

* * * 

From there I see Desmond managing, somehow, to play himself off as a civilian to Altaїr, and one Altaїr takes a liking to visiting. Mixing business with pleasure, as it were - because Desmond still has the habit of monitoring his surroundings, and with his livelyhood literally consiting of writing down information...

Sometimes, he is able to share more information with Altaїr than even the Bureau can provide. He just makes sure to wrap it out as part of casual conversation - sometimes as gossip, sometimes worded as an anecdote. A straight warning, when he can get away with it. Somehow, this ends up with him writing letters to Malik whenever Altaїr stumbles into his shop dead on his feet

(yes, I am using this as an excuse for Malik and Desmond being penpals. Altaїr even names Malik as his sibling, in what Desmond supposes is an attempted moment of discretion)

And that is where I can see Altaїr starting to go yandere. At first it’s well meaning - keeping away undesirables to keep one of his better informants safe. Then, as the talks grow longer and stray away from work matters - because he doesn’t want to see Desmond hurt

It’s not that he intended to start bringing Desmond gifts - it was something more of an... Overcorrection. See, one time during a friendly argument Desmond ended up throwing a feather at Altaїr, that somehow managed to get stuck in his hood. And it was somewhat of a reflex to use it the next time Altaїr had to get rid of a guard that paid a littlee too much attention to Desmond’s shop. And with Desmond acting just close enough to how a Dai’s role - it was as much of a reflex to present him with the bloodied feather when they next met

Altaїr took the panic on Desmond’s face as an aversion (it wasn’t; but Desmond went through several cycles of “oh shit he knows” in the few brief minuted it took for Altaїr to speak again) - and next time, it was a trinket he snatched instead

It takes a few gifts before Desmond’s belief that he managed to play incognito melts away like fog under morning sun

A set of cups he recognized from one of the assassinations he remembers Altaїr performing in the rich district

A sash from a particularly noisy merchant in the local souk

A bracelet he had once seen on a... Particularly lingy lady who would not leave him be whenever they crossed paths on the city square

And the hoard keeps growing, to the point Desmond is cautiously making sure everything is stashed out of direct line of sight. No need for someone else to recognize what these were, right? But it’s difficult, because Altaїr is visiting often these days - and Desmond doesn’t realize that the information he has been leaking to him is speeding things along Too fast, even. Because someone among Dai makes a note of this in their report to Masyaf. And Dsmond becomes a person of interest - to either be recruited, or removed Which... Doesn’t go nearly as seamlessly as it would have for any other person. Why? Because Desmond is known. And he left enough hints around people started questionin Al Mualim - Malik being chief of them. When Altaїr brought his own doubts to Malik? That was one of the last nails Naturally When Altaїr brought Al Mualim’s blade to Desmond Desmond finally had his full blown freak out

[assassinschaoticcreed]

Hey, I wanna asking

What if Ezio, Altair, Connor, Arno, Edward, Jacob & Desmond do when their visit to Indonesia?

(BTW, only Desmond cantik speak Indonesian)

Terimakasih

(It means Thankyou)

of course thanks for the ask!

so, the boys have a trip to Indonesia and they're all hyped! except..Desmond is nervous since he doesn't understand nor speak Indonesian. not to worry though, he has his bilingual friends to the rescue! I can see Jacob, Connor & Edward knowing a little bit of Indonesian, but Altaïr, Arno & Ezio are fluent in it.

now, for things they'd do during their trip!

Altaïr:

he's big on learning more about the history there, and interested in going to any museum there is to visit. he would also like to walk around and take in the scenery, he's not really into tourist areas where there are a lot of people, but he would definitely go to a few of them especially if the boys are going. looks for souvenirs for his parents, Malik and Kadar, and is VERY specific for what he wants to get for each of them and spends hours upon hours making sure he gets each of them a couple that they'd love. definitely wants to get himself something to keep in his room as remembrance that he and the boys all had a fun vacation together, but will not admit it openly.

Arno:

excited about everything honestly, he wants to take as many pictures as possible of not only the beautiful scenery and tourist areas but also with the boys for the memories. he's a very sentimental guy. also took his time picking out souvenirs for his parents, Bellec and Elise. he and Altaïr planned out visiting certain museums, while he and Ezio planned on going shopping for clothes that they were excited to get, and just lazing around with Desmomd. definitely did quite a few group photos that he has in his room but also in the living room for everyone to see.

Connor:

excited about the scenery as well as wanting to see the zoo! this man loves animals (change my mind) and wants to see the different kinds of animals. also a gift giver who wishes to get the perfect souvenirs for his parents and even the boys, not really into photos but when he finds out they're for memories he's the one who picks out the place since he found the best scenic areas. he has a photo of him and the boys in his room also. likes to kick back and relax, the life of an assassin is tough work and he would like to just forget about being an assassin for a little while.

Desmond:

he's the most chill of the group, he's down for almost any plans that are made. gets souvenirs like the others, but it's nothing fancy, he's more about emotional quality than quantity. enjoys going with Altaïr & Arno to a few museums, shopping with Arno & Ezio, activities with Edward & Jacob and spending time with Connor. he would also like to laze around and just relax while the others do their own thing, let Desmond rest please. but he ALWAYS makes sure that if he's out doing something that one of the boys are with him since he can't speak or understand Indonesian.

Ezio:

excited about shopping and the biggest tourist spots, even excited about the different desserts they have. another one who spent hours looking for the perfect souvenirs for his family & friends. doesn't prefer to laze around unless the weather is bad or has no idea what to do for the day, he'd rather be out and about enjoying their little vacation that they rarely ever get. FaceTimes his family and shows them the places they're at and even takes pictures of the places for them, he definitely wants to take his family there one day. picks up some stylish clothes & cook books while shopping with Arno & Desmond, they all get matching hoodies for them, the boys and his family.

Edward:

he's big on the activities, doesn't only look into the tourist stuff, but also what locals think is the most fun thing to do and he pitches the idea to the boys. isn't big into getting souvenirs, but will get a little something. he and Jacob are the ones who eat out for all 3 meals and snacks/desserts, while it's also he and Jacob who try out as many activities as possible. the boys do some with them, depending on what it is and how dangerous/risky it could be.

Jacob:

hyped about trying all the different foods! looked up the most well known and most liked restaurants where they would be staying as soon as they landed. wants to eat out for all 3 meals a day on top of snacking/desserts. uses snapchat to send snaps to Evie & Henry during the entire trip, taking pictures of every meal and telling them how delicious each dish he tried. he even posts them online for everyone to see, and bought a recipe book for Arno & Ezio so they could make the meals he liked since he isn't allowed to cook.

[asscrackcreed]

let’s discuss - shit the fandoms wrong about

altaïr pre character development - this guy is a COMPLETE asshole he was a DICK he thought about himself only and al mualim teaching everyone that emotions like love made u weak made him learn the wrong way to act and behave

but ppl just tend to stop at that which is WROOONG this guy might be an asshole but he is emotionally very vulnerable and that’s what made him difficult because he couldn’t process his emotions correctly i mean he was very stoic and u could say that was due to the time of how games were made but see how he never audibly grieved ? basically yeah sure he was rude af but that was because he didn’t know what to do with sad feelings - he just processed it all into aggression

altaïr post character development - he became really wise and loving true and i haven’t read any of the books so correct me if i’m wrong but i feel like he would’ve made hella mistakes as a parent, i.e getting angry often, patience running thin often, raising his voice, learning how to empathise with his sons lmk if it’s specifically stated anywhere where he was a gentle parent but imho i feel like he had to relearn controlling his emotions and i don’t think he was a perfect parent at all

malik - how many times did he call altaïr a novice? once? twice? it’s cute but some of u are overusing it in fanfics that’s eNOUGH SLICES… also he’s not grumpy all the time, he was just angry at altaïr i mean tbf we only ever saw malik interact with altaïr tbf but he did also have a wife and kids and altaïr did accidently end up indirectly killing kadar so… imo he was not grumpy with everyone, maybe a little, but after his brothers death he’d be more reserved and quiet however i don’t think hes legit always super grumpy and angry

ezio - every fanfic he’s throwing a party. stop. just STOP. ezios been one of the most hard working assassins in the series hes not constantly throwin parties if we’re talking about young ezio then it works otherwise he’s probably building a career in a modern au or smth. he fell under the ‘one aspect in the media and we’re gonna run with it for his whole personality’ category

connor - i don’t think connors the most sensible person ever. i think he’s a little selfish, not in the sense that he’d let any harm come to his loved ones but he’s always been straight forward about what he wants (which is always with good intention). he doesn’t need to always be the most sensible and logical 24/7 guy. also i think he’s a little clumsy just a bit ik he was more clumsy as a kid but i like to hc he still kinda is as an adult. the connor is always looking for charles lee jokes are not that funny anymore btw…😭 he’s not your soft uwu brown beat this man is snarky and rude when he wants to be remember he IS a kenway…

edward - he has to be one of the most emotional ppl in the series. he’s always shouting and upset about smth and the fact that he married at like 19…? yeah he’s a bit of alcoholic and likes to have fun but he’s also true to his emotions and i wanna see him be more vulnerable

arno - before i played unity i thought this guy was emotional and stuff but after de la serres death he became a lot more stoic. and work oriented. he reminds me of connor tbh because they were much happier younger and both were hardened by deaths and what the templars did. he’s still a major simp i think but idk why i personally feel like it’s infatuation and elise would never have given him the love he wanted

arno before de la serres death - HES SO CHARMING? hello no one ever talks about this arno he’s so upbeat and funny and sarcastic please whyyyyyyy do we make ezio a whore and not arno like come on

evie - i’ve said it before i’ll say it again yall fuckers NEED to STOOOOOPPPP making her a goody two shoes she wasn’t ‘doing the good thing’ all the time if it wasn’t for the rooks shit would’ve been harder, basically jacob was right to make the rooks cuz u end up taking over areas and reducing resistance and gaining power making it easier to take down crowley with less repercussions in society and she was kinda wrong for making jacob feel dumb sometimes when she was so hard on him for not basically doing what she wanted

jacob - idk if i made evie sound like a villain and ofc jacobs weakness is doing what he wants but he’s still smart he would not be working with evie or fighting alongside her OR assigned work WITH her if he was dumb frfr hes HAS to be academically AND street smart that’s how he knew making the rooks was a good decision. what evie lacks he has and i don’t like when jacob is a COMPLETE idiot. hes dumb sure but he needs more credit than some of u give him. i do also sometimes use that take but he’s one of the more popular assassins because he’s so different to everyone else. hes not serious but that doesn’t make him a total dumbass

bayek - i haven’t played origins so this is a harder one but he seems a lot happier than we make him out to be and yes he seems to be the responsible father but i also feel like he can be kinda goofy sometimes idk like when he’s serious he can be completely terrifying but otherwise he’s extremely sweet

kass/alex: another person who’s very emotional i think they cry like everyday genuinely they are what ppl make jacob out to be

des - i feel like hes bummy af like this guy doesn’t wash his hands as much as he should…

[void-of-unparalled-chaos]

Colors (chapter 1/3)

In the wake of the DDOS attack on AO3 I decided to upload what I have posted from “Of Blades and Parchment” to here since the site is unavailable. The writing is a couple years old at this point and the series is unfinished (not abandoned!) but I figured that it might bring some joy to some random person waiting for the site to be back.  

Summary: Who was he to affect him in this way, to somehow get such a reaction out of him that drawn swords didn't? To make him long for contact he hadn't needed nor wanted in years?

The last two stories but it's Altaïr's perspective and he has no clue how to deal with new things or emotions.

1103 words, Part 3 of “Of Blades and Parchment” series

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31118099/chapters/76887980

Beginning of series   ----   Previous  ----  Next

  The first time Altaïr sees him, it's at the marketplace. 

    He is crouched on one of his favorite perches in the city, a tall tower with intricate tiles. It’s located in a rare blindspot, where the roof patrols don’t pass. The tower is taller than most of his other perches, but not so tall that his stomach fills with dread at the effort it would take to climb it.

   He is able to see a good distance from here, and in the afternoon sun, Altaïr switches his Eagle Vision on. The world fades to monochrome, and the sounds become muted to his ears. The assassin takes a moment to breathe in the untouched air, and then turns his attention to the streets below him.

   The people beneath his feet look like ants. He can see the red of the guards walking the streets. There is an informant a couple buildings over, and it looks as if there is a meeting of some kind between two merchants in the opposite direction, both glowing white with the promise of intel. 

   He is about to switch back to his regular vision when he sees it. A few streets over, is an ever so faint blue shape. Altaïr stares at it in confusion as it moves. This was not the first time he had seen blue of course. After all, his brothers were blue. Except for Abbas. Altaïr had never liked him, not just because of his insufferable personality or his grating voice, but because he was red. Red meant danger. It meant that Abbas was not to be trusted.

   Nevermind all of that now, why was there a blue shape in the middle of Jerusaelm?

   Altaïr would know if a brother was in the city as well, and to his knowledge, he was the only man sent for this target. He also knew he should ignore it. He had orders to follow, a man’s death to see to, but he was curious damn it!

   He glared at the shape as if that would solve the mystery, and that's when he finally realized something was...off. That glow wasn’t nearly as bright as it should be, not nearly as vibrant. He blinked, returning his sight to normal. His brows furrowed in confusion.

   While the edges of his Eagle Vision’s reach did in fact tend to become blurred and duller, the figure was close enough that it shouldn’t happen. 

   He switched back to make sure he had seen it right. It was definitely duller than it should be. He needed to figure out who this was.

   He jumped from his perch, his vision flickering back to color as he carved his way through the air and landed in the hay cart. When he was younger and unpracticed, the thought of doing such a thing would have made him nauseous, but he wasn’t a novice anymore. 

   Altaïr emerged from the cart, brushed the hay off of his shoulders, and as if he hadn’t done something death defying, walked away at a leisurely pace. He wasn’t worried about losing his new objective. The faint blue color had not been moving quickly, and it was only a few streets away. Even if this unknown person moved locations, he would still be able to track them in no time.

  As it turned out, it was not needed. He could see the man haggling for some bread. Altaïr sat on a nearby bench and turned his vision back on. The man was blue, but it was faint, just as it had been from the tower. The color was faint enough that it was more grey in nature, and he could still clearly make out the man’s features through it.

   His hair was short and darkly colored. It looked as if it was black, but it was hard to tell with the world bleached into grey around him. His jaw was sharp and lined with stubble that looked as if it needed to be shaved soon. Most notably he was missing his left arm. The fabric of his sleeve was pinned up to his shoulder, probably so it wouldn’t be caught on anything. 

   He didn’t wear an assassin’s robes, yet he still glistened that pale blue. Perhaps he was undercover? But it wouldn’t make much sense to be arguing over the price of bread while doing so. Besides, the missing limb would have made him recognizable, and Altaïr didn’t recognize this stranger.

    The man, seemingly fed up with his debate, left in a huff. He walked right by Altaïr’s bench, so close that he could touch him. Altaïr, surprised at himself, caught his hand and lowered it before he could reach the color. 

    The assassin sat in befuddlement as the man rounded the corner. Never before had he been so drawn to one’s colors. Never before had he tried to physically touch them. 

   It was the last one that shocked him the most. Altaïr didn’t particularly like contact. Yet here he was, reaching towards someone he didn’t even know the name of without a conscious thought.

   This was a bad idea. He had things to attend to.

   Altaïr stood from the bench and followed the man around the corner like a fish hooked on a line. 

   He tailed the stranger for at least thirty minutes, staying out of sight, scaling buildings and blending within the crowds. He didn't know exactly why he followed the man, nor did he know what caused him to sneak around in such a way. 

   What he did know was that the man carried himself with his head held high. He disliked the crowds, and began to grow more agitated as time went by. He seemed to have some kind of preference in paper if the ten minutes he spent judging it was anything to go by.

    Altaïr also knew that at one point he could have sworn that the man saw him, and his heart started to beat fast in his chest. Fast in the way that it beat during a fight. His breath caught in the back of his throat, and he only released it after the man looked away from his direction. 

   Who was he to affect him in this way, to somehow get such a reaction out of him that drawn swords didn't? To make him long for contact he hadn't needed nor wanted in years?

    He didn't like the way this was going. Didn't like that this man made him so nervous while simultaneously urging him closer. Didn't like that he couldn't figure out his colors.

   Altaïr buried his curiosity under his aggravation and left. 

[thymelessink]

10 Characters From 10 Fandoms

Tagged by @walkwithursus (you're really providing me with these games XD)

Tagging: @a-n-n-i-m-i-a and @nanukanal and a whoever wants to do it!

Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death): Well, we're hopefully still at the beginning of his journey, so...

The fact that he's a fearsome pirate who always longed to enjoy the soft things in life and fell in love with the rich man who showed him that it is okay to like soft and pretty things and then gave up everything to save that man? I mean come on, just thinking about it makes me want to hug him.

Scar (The Lion King): Okay, so...I don't like TLK. Not even as a child. I always thought the story is stupid (and yes, the whole Shakespeare subtext obviously went all over my head back then but as an adult it didn't make it any better for me) and I think I've only seen the movie fully once. But Scar, he's a different story. He's evil but he's eloquent, cunning and sarcastic. He makes the movie somewhat enjoyable and I don't care what he did, his death hurt me, even as a child.

The Joker (DC): Okay, I don't really know much about the DCU but Joker is a character I always come back to. No matter whether we're talking about Heath Ledger's Joker, Joaquin Phoenix' Joker, BTAS' Joker or Telltale's John Doe. He's so fucked up, but I love how many different sources give him a tragic backstory. And his absolute disregard for heteronormativity and his general queerness make him so interesting and I wish more people in the DCU would play with it and see the opportunity.

Gregory House (House, M.D.): I don't even remember how many years it's been since I watched House but that man stayed relevant throughout my life. And you're gonna see a pattern here when it comes to my favourite characters: He's harsh. He's sarcastic. He's an asshole. He says he doesn't care. But he does. He says he doesn't care if people leave him. But he does. He fakes his death to support his dying best friend. And I enjoy that he treats medical cases similar to how Holmes treats his cases. Obviously.

Marty McFly (Back to the Future): Of course, I like my 80s boy. Looks cute, street smart, is funny. He's a comfort character for sure. Also, if I had to name one character that evokes gender envy in me, he'd definitely number one.

Harry "Bunny" Manders (Raffles): The reverse Watson to the reverse Sherlock Holmes. He's adorkable, ends up as a criminal due to his own foolishness and Raffles' manipulation. He knows Raffles is sometimes annoyed with him, he wants to make himself useful but actually makes matters worse most of the time, but in an endearing way. He's incredibly loyal, will follow Raffles everywhere, even to war where he has to witness Raffles' death. It's basically a Sherlock Holmes AU but more gay because there's no way in hell Bunny doesn't love Raffles.

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Assassin's Creed): I was really thinking between him and Ezio because they both have amazing life stories. Assassin's Creed was probably the reason why I started playing more video games. If Altaïr's story wouldn't have been so interesting I wouldn't have stuck with it. Malik first making him see his wrongdoings, forgiving him later and becoming his best friend also plays a big part in the development of his character. But I love that they didn't make him perfect. In Revelation we see that he's still making stupid decisions that cost him dearly and he spent his life becoming a better person and a worthy mentor of the Brotherhood.

Sherlock Holmes: I mean what can I say...I don't even remember for how long I've loved Sherlock Holmes but there's a calmness in the face of danger about him that comforts me. He appears cold and calculating but he cares about the people around him. He also follows his own moral code, no matter what Scotland Yard expects of him. And he's my go-to character when I want to give a basic and famous example of asexuality to people.

The Doctor (Doctor Who): Do I have to decide for one? If so, I'd probably choose Nine. I only got into DW last year, although I always wanted to watch it because David Tennant was in it. Hilariously enough, it was Christopher Eccleston's Doctor who I became especially fond of. It's his harsh demeanor sometimes, a man who just came from war, but the joy he also displays sometimes (e.g. when everyone gets to live) and the way he, more than anyone else, needed a companion, Rose, made him very dear to me.

Tony Stark (Iron Man): Of course, who else. A man who was a weapons dealer and ended up giving up his life to restore half the universe. He has one of my favourite character growths. At no point is he perfect, he has weaknesses, he makes mistakes again and again and he knows that he seldom has the moral high ground. But he seems to love unconditionally. He forgives. And he gives life to beings that love him in return. He provides for the people he loves, deals with PTSD, makes the world a better place, all while keeping a smile on his face and having a smart remark in any situation.

[teecupangel]

Hi teecup, I hope ur having a great day/noon/night!

Forgive me if the things i'm about to say don't make much sense. It's been a vey, very, very, difficult time for me and my countrymen here, and my ability to make coherent sentences have declined drastically. So, yeah... BUT! That doesn't matter haha.

Anyways, I had a thought. And i'm not even sure how or why i got it but.... hear me out now...

Our boy, Desmond, gets thrown back in time as usual, same old same old, right? Exept, this time he doesn't end up in the Big Three™'s time-line. He ends up in Al-Mualim's time. *insert mind-blown emoji here cuz i can't find it rn*

And ik that i'm not a certified AC Expert like u and many others, and i haven't really finished any of the AC games yet (i've only seen bits of AC III and have only started AC 2, I also haven't finished AC 1)

But I do know that he wasn't really that creepy and evil in his youth/ b4 he became The Old Man of the Moutain, so i was thinking maybe Desmond ends up in that era of Al Mualim or is it Rashid al-Din Sinan? I know that he's based on a real historical figure but i'm not so sure if he's called that in-game?

And knowing Desmond, he'd probably get the urge to kill Rashid (i hope i'm using the name correctly) the time he figures shit out and connect that dots. But he would end up not doing that, cuz u know, it might fuck up the time-line and Altaïr might end up not being born, creating a domino-effect.

I want Desmond to meet Rashid before he starts to becom the Al Mualim we know today, so that Desmond can see how he was b4 the evants of AC 1.

Maybe Rashid's an arrogant ass, or a nerdy loser, or a popular assassin- who knows! The possibilites are endless!! (or maybe he's an obsessive bastard who gets obsessed with Desmond cuz he's just full of mysteries and wonders :Dc )

And blah blah blah, plot here, plot there, Isu-bullshit this, time shenanigans that, and BOOM they meet.

And romance ensues? :3 (romace wil absolutely ensue :}}} )

NOW, BEFORE- BEFORE YOU TIE ME TO A STAKE AND BURN ME ALIVE FOR THIS- i think it'd be a cute idea, and who knows? maybe Rashid was hot in his prime *insert lenny face cuz even after all these years i still don't know how to type it and is too lazy to cop paste it* and maybe he liked to solve mysteries and had a thing for the unexplainable. And Desmond is the most unexplainable, most bizarre thing to have graced the earth :33333.

Now that i've got this idea out of my system i'm gonna go pray for the down fall of my coutry's shit for brain, good for nothing military government/hj.

bye! *evaporates*

I hope you’re doing alright and I’m sorry that it took two months before I could answer your ask TTATT

As far as I know, he was only called Al Mualim because of legal reasons but Rashid ad-Din Sinan was the leader of the Assassins in Masyaf during 1191 so it’s safe to assume Al Mualim is AC’s version of Rashid (historically he died in 1193, not 1191.

.

Okay. We can make this work.

We put Desmond at around the same time he’s the recruit and we make it hard for him to realize he’s Al Mualim until it’s too late by doing one simple thing:

Desmond doesn’t know Al Mualim’s real name.

He always knew it as Al Mualim. As far as he knew, Al Mualim was his actual name.

Then he remembered that Al Mualim can mean mentor and bangs his head on the nearest flat surface.

His mission has been clear from the start.

Become an Assassin, take out Al Mualim before he does shit, find Umar and adopt him then play matchmaker so Altaïr would be born.

And no.

Desmond wasn’t going to think about the whole “can you truly be sure that the person who will be born will be Altaïr if you change the circumstances of his conception?”

Yeah.

His head hurts just thinking about it so he won’t.

For now, he’ll focus on his training while keeping a look out for anyone who gives of Al Mualim vibes.

What’s the Al Mualim vibes?

Manipulative old man vibes.

The problem is…

Rashid is one of the recruits in the same batch as Desmond and he becomes Desmond’s closest friend.

And there was no way Desmond would ever be friends with a future power hungry asshole like Al Mualim.

No way.

.

The way their relationship becomes romantic really depends on the kind of personality young Rashid would have.

A nerdy loser who starts making a name for himself because of his intelligence and tactical mind would start off as the kid Desmond sorta looks after. When he starts to show that his strength lies in making plans and quick judgments, he becomes the man whispering on Desmond’s ear. Providing plans and suggestions while giving Desmond a heads up on the less savory words people say about him. Desmond would never think this Rashid is Al Mualim because he’s nice and truly do want to help Desmond. This is also how Rashid would show his love for Desmond and, really, Desmond would think they’re bros and when he realizes that Rashid actually loves him, he’d think “oh, I am Ezio’s descendant”

An arrogant ass Rashid would butt heads with Desmond but Desmond would find himself fond of the man because he reminds him of AC1 Altaïr. This is the Rashid who would definitely be counted as a tsundere and their relationship would start when Rashid just flatout tells Desmond that he wants to do unspeakable things to him while they’re arguing. Desmond is offended because “tugging on my pigtails doesn’t work in real life, dumbass!” and Rashid is just “???” because what the fuck are pigtails??? Lots of awkwardness until Desmond realize that butting heads with Rashid is really how they flirt.

Now. Popular Assassin Rashid is more on the side of polite but is absolutely Desmond’s rival. Whatever it is, the two of them are always competing. Unlike the arrogant ass version, this Rashid is always nice to Desmond. The whole “no hard feelings” and pure competitiveness are what drives their relationship. This is the one where the two of them spar privately one time and things happen. They would try to distant themselves from one another for a bit until they finally talk it out. Rashid honestly didn’t think he loved Desmond until the whole ‘after-sparring’ thing.

Whichever you pick as Rashid’s background, he will become obsessed with Desmond but it’s more on the side of “I will do everything to make Desmond happy” which is good for Desmond but not really good for anyone against him.

.

Desmond is the one who adopts Umar in this one and Umar imprints on him like a baby duckling to a mama duckling. Everyone actually assumed Umar is his bastard son. Desmond ignores it even though he’s only like… a decade and a half older than Umar.

Rashid definitely treats him like Desmond’s son. He’s Umar’s favorite of all of Desmond’s friends.

And really, Desmond should have seen that as a hint of Rashid’s ‘future’.

Speaking of the future.

He’s been looking for Al Mualim this entire time and he has his suspects (Rashid, however, is not on the list) but honestly?

He’s just waiting for the person who would be picked as the one to lead the expansion to Masyaf since that would be Al Mualim.

Desmond has, unfortunately, fucked up the timeline so badly that the person chosen to lead the expansion?

It was Desmond.

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Sidebar: Faheem would be that cute younger brother who turns grumpy when he grows up. Desmond will forever grieve the lost of little cute Faheem. Faheem is always embarrassed when Desmond talked about his ‘past’.

[kiatheinsomniac]

ooo how about.. how would the assassins (your usual bunch) react to an s/o who loves and is really good giving the sloppy toppy? 👁️👅👁️

☾ ⋆ ﾟ𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 / 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒: it's been a while since I wrote some ac content hehe 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: altaïr, ezio, connor, arno, jacob 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: MDNI, NSFW content, smut, oral (m. receiving)

｡･:*˚:✧｡altaïr ibn-la'ahad

♡ oh altaïr just loves that about you. He'll kindly ask for you to give him head after a long or frustrating day as he wraps his arms around your waist from behind and kisses the back of your neck, breath fanning over the shell of your ear to seduce you (not that it takes a lot seeing as this is something you love to do).

♡ altaïr is the type to have you on your knees beneath his desk - it's one of his favourite places for the two of you to do this when the door is locked. He often has to pour over paperwork and letters and it's the least favourite part of his job.

♡ so, he'll just sit back, spread his legs to make room for you and set a hand upon your head as you get to work. He'll pet your hair and just feel the way you bob your head up and down as he loses himself in the sensation of you swallowing him down your throat and he'll be sure to remember this the next time he's stressing over work

｡･:*˚:✧｡ezio auditore

♡ oh Ezio is just thrilled that you enjoy giving him blowjobs so much. To begin with, he was very insistent on returning the favour but you've made it clear to him that's it's not necessary because you're not only doing it for him, you're doing it because you enjoy it. He never really asks for you to do this for him because he knows you'll do it of your own volition anyway.

♡ Ezio never seems to live alone throughout the franchise so I imagine that he prefers to do this in hidden places instead: maybe some secret spot of his down by the river arno, in some ruins in roma or perhaps in the tunnels beneath it, upon some rooftop with a view of costantinopoli's unique skyline. Either place is public, sure, but no one really goes there at the times he brings you there and so there's only the slightest risk of being caught.

♡ he tries to keep any groans and moans to a minimum so that the two of you won't be caught but he just loves to murmur words of praise to you all while you're down on your knees. He likes making you look up at him with your pretty eyes while you're down there. He lets you take the lead physically but he'll enjoy commanding you to go faster or slower or to take it deeper or use your tongue.

｡･:*˚:✧｡ratonhnhaké:ton | connor kenway

♡ he's quite shy about it but he'll never refuse you. He feels a little bad that you give him oral much more than he returns it but you've reassured him time and time again that this is something you're doing for the both of you and not just him so it's ok! He never, ever has any complaints though.

♡ seeing as Achilles' injury means he rarely leaves Davenport Manor, you and Connor often do this out in the woods around the homestead in a specific area that the two of you frequent just to be intimate together without having to worry about keeping things down so that the old man downstairs won't overhear you (you'd both be beyond mortified).

♡ Ratonhnhaké:ton knows he's big so he'll let you have complete control over what's going on. He'll have his hands on your head but it's mostly to just comb his fingers through your hair while he thanks you and tells you how good you make him feel through muffled whimpers as he bites his lips. He might tug your hair when he gets close to coming but he'll apologise the moment he realises he's doing it too much.

｡･:*˚:✧｡arno dorian

♡ as much as Arno respects that this is something you really love doing and he does like getting head from you, he's the type that genuinely prefers to give oral than to receive it. But at the same time he wants what will make you happy so he lets you have your fun.

♡ Arno tends to only do these things in private with you so this will mostly only happen in his home at the café-theatre or maybe in the club hall beneath it when he knows no one will walk in on the two of you.

♡ as said above, Arno prefers to give oral than to receive it and so his compromise is that when you want to give him oral, the two of you will often sixty-nine. He just loves having you sit on his face while your lips wrap around his cock and he can taste you on his tongue while he can feel the vibrations of your moans.

｡･:*˚:✧｡jacob frye

♡ Jacob thinks your mouth is absolutely incredible. He loves that you're always so eager to give him head and just how good you are at it. He's not too shy to spread his legs apart to make room for you while he pats his lap to beckon you over.

♡ If you're in a train carriage alone, Jacob will lock the doors, draw the curtains that look into the other carriages, and will set a pillow on the floor for your knees so that you don't get uncomfortable. He's not against a quickie here or there in some semi-public place where you could get caught so long as it's not somewhere dirty - you're a lady and you deserve better than that in his eyes.

♡ one of his favourite ways of doing this is to have you kneeling or sitting on the floor with your back to the wall, the back of your head touching it. He'll have you look up at him while he lets you take the lead or he starts off slow until he builds up to fucking your face. He just loves the noises you make and he's quick to bring you to your feet and messily kiss you the moment he's done or he wants to move on to something else.

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( @zero-saito )Alex knowing what happened in p17 must have been crazy when he first got the upload. So much confusion and then having to loose desmond in p23, he lost desmond in p17 because he left/died then he looses desmond again because desmond died! So if the game/fic takes place in p1 and others then those Alex don’t know but desmond will and omg my heart. Also sassy bastard clay with a Cheshire Cat grin is the best ❤️

( @zero-saito ) Clay is so fun! He got out of Abstergo and while it's not the way he initially wanted he's got this whole "How do you like me now?!" vibe going on. He's so fun to write bc he's been Given the Knowledge and he makes me think of that one gif of the guy on the computer where everything goes all crazy then back to normal lmao. He's such a fave and while I wanted to keep as close to canon without outright breaking it, Clay being alive is one of the things I outright break bc I love him sm

Honestly wasn't sure how to answer this question. Was debating on whether or not to tell all or if I should just give hints, but tbh I'd rather just answer the question in full!

Ok so, the reboot starts with prototype 1 and once the game finishes there's a small section that kinda shows the player what's been going on for the last few months as Alex gets rid of all the infected in Manhattan, soon after (in late August) Desmond gets kidnapped and the first AC game happens, then immediately after that AC Altaïr's Chronicles and then Bloodlines happens. During this, Alex is trying to find Desmond and slicing through scores of Abstergo agents to find him, only to realize he's in Italy.

Lucy comes and gets Desmond out of Abstergo and the second game happens within the span of about 5-9 days, when you take into account the travel time. AC brotherhood happens soon after and (this is one of the major points that changes in later permutations) Alex *almost* manages to find Desmond in Monteriggioni, but ends up going to Forli first as there was Abstergo activity near that area and it was mentioned by one of the agents he ate that they had a mole take him to a desolate and quiet town. Alex goes to Forli instead of Monteriggioni and regrets it when he finds out that not only is Desmond not there but his allies in Manhattan are being attacked, as Balckwatch tries to make a second series of D-Codes that has the strain of Blacklight that Alex spread throughout the city (the in game landmarks and hints are him pretty much leaving behind his strain on places) and is using his absence to gain a foothold once again.

In hopes that Desmond would see it, he let's him know via their encrypted pager that he's still coming for Desmond but he had to make sure the others are safe. Desmond doesn't get his personal belongings back until after the birth (and subsequent kidnapping) of the twins and by then, he blames himself for what happened and doesn't return the message bc he's at an incredibly low point and the animus sessions he's doing back to back don't help.

Desmond gets the apple, stabs Lucy, and weighed by even more guilt, confusion, and uncertainty, falls into a coma. This is where the Clay is admin thing comes into play. See, initially when Desmond was hooked into the animus, he and Altaïr had 100% to start with but he was kicked out of the memory bc it was showing things that didn't happen (Altaïr dying due to fall damage, faceless people, the image of past and present bleeding over top each other) and also Clay overriding Desmond’s subject file and putting all his memories under Subject 16 as a subfolder, which allows him to quite literally make Desmond apart of his coding in the beginning. It's also why, in addition to what Rebecca says about the animus needing a lot of power to find the correct strand of DNA from the specific ancestor, they used Clay's files in the opening of AC2. Clay is literally made it a point to store all of his files in a admin-only encrypted space and they have to go through his folder first to get to Desmond, he's quite literally made himself the first and last line of defense here.

AC Revelations happens and that game ends when Ezio draws his final breath, and Desmond wakes up on the ship of Altaïr 2, as they travel to New York by water (where Alex has no way to track him). AC3 starts with Aveline and Connor still alive and well, Altaïr and Ezio watching him the same way Desmond watched them but without an animus, and Clay helping in the animus side. Even with this, Bill and Juno just keep pushing him to use the animus, which is detrimental as Desmond ends up having to relive all the memories of Ziio, Haytham, Aveline's mother and father, and Aveline and Connor from birth to death, and is expected to complete all memories from birth to death within less than a month. After getting through Ziio and Haytham, Desmond goes into New York to get a power source and activate a temple, one that he'd activated earlier due to the outbreak that happened (but he keeps this to himself so they can get to Manhattan).

Finally! Finally, Desmond and Alex are able to reunite as, Alex had been effectively blocked by Juno from coming anywhere near close to the mountains by deterring him with phosphorus adamantium, which is not only used to build much of their technology and PoE, but was also made to kill and disintegrate the virus beings that were alive during their time, and as such is very effective on Alex! But being in Manhattan, Juno can't do anything. Alex was going to swoop in and grab Desmond while he was in midair, but he let him do his thing (bc Desmond was looking good doing assassin work and he wanted to figure out what was going on first) just long enough to destroy the power source and knock out Daniel. (Which is. So fucking funny to me, bc p1 Desmond and Daniel were bitter exes, literally this isn't true for any other permutation except this one, due to gross miscommunication)

Alex, sees Desmond getting out, and they both jump at the chance to ditch the others for a couple of days.

Once the assassins track them down again, Alex makes it very clear he's not being left behind and Desmond makes it very clear he's not going into the animus unless Alex comes along, they're a pair that just hates being separated. The tensions get higher and higher, as Desmond rapidly deteriorates using the animus and Bill just wants to keep pushing harder, going as far to punch Desmond when he speaks out about their treatment of him. When I say Desmond was the only reason Bill survived that encounter...whoo boy. He had Bill's throat in his hand before his arm could even finish following through, and Alex makes it very clear that the only reason he isn't a smear on the ground is bc Desmond pleaded with him not to destroy the man. This feeds into what Imogen believes later, as she and Bill were still in constant contact, and he was keeping her updated on everything going on.

Which, y'know, it was really shitty of him not to let Desmond talk to his mom after he directly asks to see/speak to her again, but that's just Bill for ya! Thinking he can bludgeon his way to a solution!

Anyways, eventually enough temples are put online, all three of Desmond’s apples are recovered, and it's time to activate the eye!

Now, I always thought that it was. Extremely weird that the others just leave Desmond to die and don't even try to recover his body, so I gave an explanation for this. The heat was becoming physically unbearable for humans to be in, and the entire mountain was shifting to allow for the solar flare to pour into the top (I honestly need to make a visual for this, bc it looks like an eye when the solar flare hits that spot and Desmond absorbs the heat of the sun) down into the eye and the apples below.

Desmond convinces (read: begs) Alex to leave bc he knows that the Assassins know about Elijah now, and even with his attempts to fix his relationship with Bill, he doesn't trust them around his baby. So Alex leaves the mountain, but sticks around trying to claw his way in. The eye receives the solar flare energy (enough to do hundreds of billions of permutations) but after 26 hours, the screaming and light finally stops.

Once Black Flag hits, prototype 2 starts for Alex who is investigating Pariah as well as what he found out from Elizabeth Greene about her strain of Redlight, as her memories claim that she had (or rather Redlight) was the last of its kind to survive the Wipeout that the Isu had facilitated to get rid of any viral beings that had taken the form of something human-shaped. While there, Alex gets hit with a strain from Pariah paired with Bloodtox that has a hint of adamantium in it, and causes Alex to lose a lot of biomass in a gaseous form. It doesn't kill him and only incapacitated him for a moment, but that wasn't Blackwatch's goal. Since Alex has proven to be able to not only destroy and evade all their efforts to kill him and has even claimed the city for himself, they decide to go the biological warfare route and infect as many people in certain areas with a new strain of Blacklight in hopes that this will create something able to kill Alex AND pin the blame on Alex Mercer for the virus and the deaths during the outbreak.

Blackwatch does this to effectively cover their own ass, attempt to get rid of Alex (once again), and host another experiment similar to Hope.

Enter the Heller family. In this, James actually doesn't end up getting infected first, Colette does. She ends up with the virus powers instead of dying due to managing to survive, and hides with her daughter Amaya. As many families had been killed during the second outbreak, Heller is tricked into believing his family is dead as well, thus signing onto going into the new Red Zone. The prototype 2 intro happens, Alex infects Heller with his own Blacklight strain (that has significantly improved and increased in power) in hopes that at the very least, he can start getting more people on his side this way.

Prototype 2 happens, very differently as Heller and Alex are way more focused on getting rid of Balckwatch and keeping their respective families safe, whereas Heller and Colette have a larger focus on trying to help keep as many people in the city alive and well as possible, while Alex only really focuses on the people he cares about.

Heller does manage to do that whole tendril blast at the end, but instead of eating Alex, he eats a lesser being that the Isu had created specifically for killing viral beings. Alex separates from him and goes off to kill about 5 of these on his own and finally learned the truth about Redlight and how it came to be.

Fast forward to Manhattan being much safer, Alex goes to Lucy to retrieve the twins and she tells him where to find Desmond. After taking the twins back to Manhattan, Alex can (finally!) go rescue Desmond. Who has been getting his organs harvested repeatedly to 1) create PoE 2) use his DNA for the animus to start making Templar propaganda games 3) create Altaïr and Ezio so they can use the animus on them to control them as their own personal assassin soldiers.

Of course, Desmond would never allow this, so on March 13, he wakes up with the help of Clay and promptly breaks out only to meet up with Alex as he's doing so.

They get back to Manhattan and for a little while (read: a week and a half) things are relatively quiet and calm.

Only for this to be broken when Imogen calls for the trial of Desmond and Alex.

The reason I kinda laid all of this out is bc both permutation 17 and 23 don't follow this timeline very closely. In p17, Desmond and Alex both go through their stories alone, and Prototype 2 happens bc the solar flare is about to hit, so Alex believes the best way for people to survive is to just infect as many people as possible and hope for the best. It's not a good plan, in fact it's objectively terrible, but that's what Alex decides to go with. The sun scorches the Earth and they both lose everyone alive that they care about, while traveling the desolate and lonely plains of Earth, they run into each other and quickly become attached. Years pass, and the Isu are tired of Desmond basically not doing what they wanted him to, but have finally gotten over the shock that he can actually kill them (yeah, Juno did get stabbed 7 times, but they healed her up and she survived this), so they're like "Back to work, Desmond!" And draw him back by stating they're able to let Desmond see Clay's final moments and that if he doesn't come, the small hopes that he and Alex had of having a family wouldn't happen as Desmond would miscarry without their knowledge of how to help him deliver safely, being that Alex is a virus and the baby would be different.

They get back to the Grand Temple and surprise! It's a trap.

I don't wanna go *too* in detail, but I'll give the broad strokes: Desmond miscarried, like they said he would, they use Alex to bait him into doing what they want, but this eventually backfires as Desmond tries to use all the energy and repressed rage ro fight back, but this ends up doing serious damage to the two of them as they try to fight off the old warriors that the Isu created specifically to fight viral beings. They manage to survive but Desmond is in critical condition, emitting intense heats and soaking in phosphorus, in an attempt to heal his body. Even though this slowly kills Alex, he still takes care of Desmond to the bitter end, then asks him to consume him so they wouldn't be apart. It's the hardest thing Desmond has had to do, but there's literally only scraps of Alex left at this point, so he does as asked. Hundreds of years pass in permutation 17 and the loneliness finally gets to Desmond, as he ends it all by doing his best to send his and Alex's information, memories, and data to the other permutations. However, Desmond is disconnected in permutation 17, so Alex's info, data, and memories are permanently stored in the Blacklight Alex's memories after 23, but the only human permutation of Alex that manages to receive the information is permutation 23 human Alex, who also ends up infected at the time of receiving it.

Essentially, permutation 23 Alex is the only human version of him to be infected with the Blacklight virus before he even creates it, bc it was Blacklight Alex's memories that got passed on. This is also why Alex is Elijah's biological father in permutation 23 and also why permutation 23 Elijah is the only one to get virus powers like Blacklight Alex has.

After permutation 17, Clay, Layla, Altaïr, Ezio, Connor, Aveline all know what happened, but Desmond and the Reader (as a whole, the Reader from permutation 17 made himself "read only" to even get the files to them but is isolated in the Grey with no way to reconnect, which is why he also chose to die) don't know. Alex after 17 also knows, but only permutation 23 Alex knows not only the entire story, but is also infected as a human to be able to make changes much earlier than most of the other versions.

It's why he was so paranoid about Desmond ever leaving his side in permutation 23, he kept fearing that when Desmond left and he didn't know where he was, he would end up dying (due to slight (very very slight) precognitive abilities passed on from the Reader). And this turned out to be very true in the end.

I just wanted to say something about the protocreed au:

The reader is Desmond, Desmond is the reader. He just needed to run 26 permutations to get to that phase. Afterwards, he still would've been able to view and change the past/present/future at any time in his regular body while his consciousness (and Clay) remain in the Grey.

But Abstergo just had to go and fuck things up for ya boi😮‍💨 yet again

Alex does help out, but he had to leave when Desmond activated the Eye, due to all the intense heat and phosphorus adamantium that was literally deconstructing him on a molecular level.

Also, to get back to Elijah to make sure neither the assassins or Templars get their hands on him, bc he'll be damned if he let's Bill get his grubby little hands on him.

[lunavadash-creates]

And last one for today so you couldn't accuse me of spamming you with request. 😎

Altair/Shay/Edward or other character of your choice and their s/o coming home with bruises all over her because she was attacked and beaten up (for not assassin/templar significant other).

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I know it took me so so so long but I wrote so many versions and then deleted them. But finally it's here. Done. Written.

Tbh I had so much fun with Edward because... Yeah I see him doing something like this lol. Thank you for your request and your patience!

Altaïr

You fixed your shawl, trying to hide your bruised face while walking through the corridors of Masyaf Castle. You wanted to quickly reach your room and hide there, with the hope that no one would see you, passing like a shadow. Only there you could cry in peace and cover the bruises on your face. No one could see your tears.

Unfortunately, your room happened to be shared with the Mentor of the Brotherhood, who surprisingly, was waiting inside for you. There was a flower in his hand, probably a little gift he planned to give you. As soon as the door closed behind you he turned around and a smile that was on his face turned into a worried expression. He hurried to your side and put down the shawl that covered your hair and face. And the second he saw your black eye, cut lip, swollen, red cheek… he knew what happened. The anger flowed through his body as all he wanted to do was to finally kill the man that hurt you like that. He knew exactly who did this, a person he had been too indulgent for. And now not only he was paying the price, but you also became a victim of his hatred.

“I should have killed him when I had the opportunity” he growled, taking your hand in his and leading you to the bed. He made you sit and disappeared for a second to fetch some water and clean towels. Maybe he would also grab some medicine? You hoped so because your lip stung like hell.

As much as he wanted to punish the man and free the land from the filth of his existence, he had to take care of you first.

“It’s not your fault,” you assured when he came back.

Without a single word, he kneeled beside you and immediately took care of your wounds, cleaning them and making sure no bone was broken in your body. Fortunately, no stitches were needed for your lip that should heal on its own. You looked at him, noticing every trace of anger and guilt he felt. His lips were turned into a thin line, this gaze fixated on his hands, his brows frowned. You knew how worried he was so you grabbed his hand, forcing him to look at you.

“All of it will heal and become just a memory. And soon you’ll prove to them that you are the best Mentor in the history of Assassins.”

“I couldn’t care less about their opinions y/n! But I care for you, what if there will be next time? What if he will kill you? I can’t lose you, I can’t do it all without you by my side I-” his voice broke, so he needed a second to take a deep breath. He rose to his feet only to sit next to you and close you in his embrace.

No more words were needed as you knew what he felt at that moment. You also were afraid, your face hurt and the world seemed to be against your love. But at the same time, you were utmost certain that Altair would never ever let anyone hurt you ever again. And something inside told you that the person who hurt you soon will face a punishment.

Shay

“I’m not hungry” she shouted through the closed door, when Shay asked you for dinner.

You were hungry, you wanted to see him but you couldn’t. There was a big bruise on your face, obvious proof of the punch you received earlier when you were in the town.

The man that punched you was a local thug and you accidentally became his victim, only because you wore a nice dress and a necklace that Shay gave you for your birthday. But now your dress was torn, necklace gone and you couldn’t look at yourself in the mirror. Fortunately, it was only a black eye that would disappear in a few days… maybe weeks but you still felt bad about… everything. You didn’t want to show yourself in a state like this to Shay. You knew well that he would be so worried! And he had enough on his plate already with all the assassin hunting, looking for the precursor box and rest of his important, templar job. You didn’t know the details because, as Shay said, it would put you in grave danger, but it looked like with your luck, your existence itself put you in danger. How unlucky you could be?

You lay down on the bed in Shay’s cabin. You were looking forward to this trip, it was the first time Shay took you with himself and yet you ended up like this. A deep sigh escaped your lips as you rolled over on your stomach and closed your eyes. The slow, steady rocking of the ship made you feel sleepy. After all, you deserved a rest and sleep was helping with healing… that's what Shay had been telling you whenever he ended up wounded.

Just as you were to fall into the arms of Morpheus the door suddenly opened and Shay entered the cabin.

"It's fine if you don't want to eat with the crew, but you can't starve-" he broke off abruptly.

"What the fuck happened?!" He almost dropped the tray with the soup as he ran to your side.

"I hit myself" you muttered but Shay knew better. Grabbing your face in his warm hands he looked at the bruise. He saw it so so many times, not only at his own face but at the faces of all the people he beat into a bloody mess.

"Who did this, y/n?" His voice was calm but it was only a surface of the ocean of anger boiling inside of him. You saw the fire in his eyes.

"I don't know. Some man just...I guess he really wanted that necklace," you muttered, ashamed that you lost that present. You didn't know the real value of it but for you it was priceless and the thought that it wasn't sitting on your neck was hurting you. And Shay knew about it.

"Y/n, my love. Just tell me when and where it happened. And how he looked. I promise I'll get your necklace back."

And you told him.

Right after Shay left the cabin, ordering Gist to bring you an ointment for your black eye.

You waited.

And waited.

And with every hour that passed you were getting more and more anxious and worried. What if something happened? What if that man hurt Shay? What if there was an assassin hiding in the plain sight?!

Just when your anxiety reached its highest the door to the cabin opened and Shay entered with a wide smile plastered to his face. He gave you the necklace that was stolen from you earlier.

"He will never hurt anyone ever again. And you will get a few fighting lessons so you know at least where to kick scums like that."

With a smile he helped you put on the necklace and since she was so close… he started to kiss your neck, after all now he deserved a little reward.

Edward

The hit to your jaw left it hurting like a bitch, so you just turned around ready to storm out of the pub, only to crash with Edward. You raised your eyes only to quickly get past him.

But before you could make a step further Kenway grabbed your arm and looked at your face. The cheek was already turning red.

"Lass, better hide yourself,"he said, before grabbing a nearby chair and throwing it at the man who had hurt you.

With that the whole pub turned into a mess, blood spilling everywhere as pirates, sailors and soldiers started to fight. Musicians and women escaped as far as they could, some passers-by stopped whatever they were doing to see the fight. Some started to shout, cheering at the fighting crowd until after a few minutes the victory was on Edward's side.

He was bloody and proud, with a wide smile on his face. He grabbed a bottle of beer, one that somehow survived the fight, emptied it and smashed it on the floor. We walked straight to you and grabbed you by your arm, leading you away from the shambles.

"You wrecked them"

"They deserved it, lass. No one will touch my woman."

He was so confident even if the blood from his nose painted his teeth red. He spat on the ground and finally sat down when you reached the jackdaw. Some of his crewmates were already curious what happened but he ordered them to focus on the ship, while you went to fetch some water to clear his wounds.

"You didn't have to do this. Look at you all bloody. Tomorrow you will complain about the pain and everything."

Edward seemed to be unmoved as you pulled you closer, so you could sit on his lap.

"I don't care about those assholes. They hit you so it was only fair for me to wreck them and turn them into bloody shit."

"You enjoyed it far too much"

"Damn right I did, y/n"

[actlikeyoudidntdoit]

ASSASSIN’S MODERN DAY PROFESSIONS

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ALTAÏR

College Professor

-We all know that Altaïr has spent most of his life teaching, so what better job does he have than a college professor?

-He knows what he’s talking about, that much is certain, but sometimes he gets a little too lost in his lesson to realize that his students are scratching their heads. So it’s normal to have students staying after class, but they leave understanding every word of what he said.

-He’s not the fun teacher, but he’ll be able to teach you what you need and still remember it at the end of the day.

-He’s pretty lenient, and even with the obnoxious students who cause a scene, he calmly gets them to at least do their work.

-Other teachers always use him as a reference when it comes to the perfect teacher.

EZIO AUDITORE

-I can see Ezio being a public speaker since he’s not all that scared of crowds and spends a lot of time giving advice, so I think he’d really enjoy being able to help a crowd of people whose lives are falling apart

-Ezio would be the single anchor in a sea of storms because he always seems to have an answer for everything. He’s a man whose words are turned into inspirational quotes that people hang on their walls.

-When he says that things will be okay, no one doubts him since they know that he lost his father and his brothers very early on and that it took years for Ezio to accept the loss the way he had. If he could soldier through it, why couldn’t they?

-He doesn’t involve himself in politics, finding them to be a waste of time and breath despite how many people ask for his input on the political status of the country he’s staying in.

-He speaks to a lot of people in private, letting them speak their minds and giving his advice if they want it. He’s a therapist without a license, and you always feel hopeful about life leaving his office.

Connor

Construction or Sports

-This boy was designed for heavy work, and I’ve heard some good points in saying that not only would he be amazing at sports, but he’d also really enjoy it too.

-In my personal headcanon, I think he’d be a good construction worker as well. Not the high end kind that build skyscrapers or anything, but I can see him building simple houses for small communities, taking the lower jobs that can’t afford much help like the sweetheart he is. He definitely volunteers to make houses for the homeless.

-Since most of the homeless he helps don’t have much money, he makes sure to offer them baked goods because he’s definitely a baker.

Edward Kenway

-As a young man, he joins the navy

-Once he’s on his own, he buys his own boat and treats it like royalty.

-He’s not a pirate himself, but he does let less legal people on board for a price. At the time, it was just an easy cash pay since people paid good money when they were desperate.

-When he’s older and gets a grip on some of the people he’s helping (like the REALLY bad criminals) he quickly lets it go.

-Yet after seeing some of the more decent people and the places they were running from, I can see him being a sort of smuggler, but instead of smuggling drugs or weapons, he sells medicines, canned foods, and clothes to the regions where they’re scarce or hard to pay for.

-When he’s older and found a fortune over time, he starts up his own official charity, hiring various sailers to sail supplies to more places than he himself could alone.

SHAY CORMAC

-Okay, I have to say it. Shay would DEFINITELY be an FBI spy. Maybe I haven’t thought of it as heavily as I could, but he just strikes me as a man who could kill someone in plain sight and still not be seen.

-He already knows everything he can about infiltrating and getting vital information

-He knows exactly how to manipulate people to get what he wants.

-He’s like Macgyver but as an agent.

-He does things that make sleeping at night impossible, but he tells himself that every long night for him is another person somewhere else having a peaceful night, and peaceful nights means he’s doing his job. Right?

-Constantly questions his morals, but he can’t bring himself to stop, not knowing that he’d do if he stopped, because at least here he’s doing something. He’s contributing.

-That and maybe I might or might not want to see Shay in a suit ���‍♀️

AVELINE

-Actress. And a damn good one. She’s one of the kind of people who get paid millions each job and gives most of her cash on people who really need it. Not only that, she’s a fan favorite everywhere.

-She takes extra jobs in smaller businesses barely staying afloat, and public morality boosts has nothing to do with it. In fact, she keeps her fame life out of everything, choosing to see it just as another job.

-I can see her sharing similarities of Zendaya or Zoe Zaldana

ARNO DORIAN

-High school teacher or actor, I can’t decide.

-Because let’s be honest, this guys brain is more wrinkled than a raisin. He knows his stuff.

-He’s good at simplifying what he’s saying, and that happens to be a very useful trait when it comes to teaching.

-If he was a teacher, he’d be a damn good one, that’s for sure. No one will fail his class because he’s so good at explaining things, and he’d be the one who actually cares for his students.

-When it comes to acting... just admit that Arno’s a theater boy through and through. If you need proof, he’s the only one with a crazy amount of fancy robes and colors. FOR GODS SAKE HE OWNS A THEATER! So on modern day, I could totally see him as an actor as well.

-He’d be the Ewan Mcgregor of the modern day, because everyone recognizes him from SOMEWHERE because he’s really tested his acting ability on multiple various roles. Well read, charming, and level headed, he’d totally rock being an actor. He’s good friends with Aveline, and when they both have time in their busy schedules, they stop by for coffee and fill each other in on their life.

JACOB

-Boxing

-I saw the photoshops of Jacob in boxer life, and I have not been the same because oh my god that is amazing.

-but absolutely he’d be a boxer. He’s the shortest guy in the entire match, but he doesn’t need a stool to knock you on your ass before you can laugh about it.

-His opponents are lucky shattering bones is against the rules because he knows how to make someone wish their dad wore a condom.

-A lot of people think that his rounds must be rigged, and his sister had to physically hold him back every time Jacob threatened to give him a close up of how ‘rigged’ his fights were.

-Jacobs a powder keg, so it doesn’t take much to make him explode, and a lot of the less respectful people he has to fight picks particularly sore spots to do just that.

-He might be pissed, but his punch isn’t the only thing that stings. He knows exactly what words to use, and when they’ve gone too far, he doesn’t hold back.

-Might have a temper, but he has a good heart despite it all. He visits schools and completely turns his personality around with kids. He signs autographs, takes pictures, and makes sure that every one of them have a fun day because he knows that there’s some kids in this school that don’t have those kinds of days. He pays the school for field days each time, making sure they all get out. They bring out the scooters, parachutes, capture the flag, and ‘wrestling’ matches for the kids who want to face him. He loses every time. He never has a bigger smile on his face than when he has children fans walk up to him.

EVIE

-She is totally a lawyer and you can’t change my mind.

-Logic and Facts are her strongest weapons, and so far she has yet to lose a debate.

-Every other lawyer knows that seeing Evie walk into court is an instant death sentence, because like her brother, her words are sharp as a knife and her mind is even sharper.

-If they didn’t look identical, no one would believe that she would be related with Jacob the hot headed boxer, because she was level as water and was near impossible to make angry, but god help the poor sod that presses her.

-Her clients almost always get the best case scenario with Evie by their side by how good she is.

-Also like her brother, children are her weak spot, and her hard composure melts whenever she needs to speak to a child in the witness post, making sure that the child feel comfortable unlike the others that drill the kid with questions when they’re too skittish to answer. She takes her time and gets the kid feeling safe, and gently asks their side.

-Evie might not do it as a profession, but Evie has beaten Jacob in the boxing ring in the gym. She knows damn well how to handle herself, knowing she’d need it since she’d be fighting corrupt politicians or gang members who have too often tried attempts at her life. Every time she emerged unscathed, using the attempt at even more evidence against them and insuring a spot in jail. No one dared try attacking her again after that.

BAYEK

-I’m thinking police officer or motivational speaker for trauma.

-Either way, he’s a guardian who takes care of the people he’s in charge of. He knows words well, and having been down the dark path himself, he knows exactly what people experience and what they want to hear.

-Be the change you want to see in the world, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.

-He’d be a well respected officer, and he’s not afraid of telling off a comrade if someone is wrongfully accused. He’s not very popular in the police station, but as long as he’s doing his job, he’s satisfied.

-He’s saved several people over the course in his life, and his word is well honored since he’s on no ones side. He sees things as what they are and doesn’t twist events he disagreed with to his point of view. Even if it hurts him personally, he doesn’t lie.

-He’s divorced, but they’re still best friends with each other and visit when they can.

AYA (ran out of gifs. Sorry)

-She is hands down a self defense teacher for women

-She sells hidden self defense tools for less than ten dollars, always sure to keep constantly supply of them since many have confessed that they’ve saved them from dangerous situations.

-Like her former husband, she’s a protector and makes sure she provides her students with the best.

-She teaches children what to do if they ever get grabbed, and she’s had many parents in years thanking her when that information ended up saving their child’s life.

ALEXIOS

-Hands down he is a stunt double

- Preferably Arno’s since he relies more on flexibility than brute strength. Then there’s the fact that they look similar enough in features

-He does the moves that would probably be safer if they were just CGI, but he hates those computers with a passion, preferring to do the real thing instead of giving out something fake. He’s broken more bones than he can count, and the companies he works with always have a medic on standby when something goes wrong.

-They tried convincing him that they only needed him for a few spots, but after realizing that he wanted this (and him assuring them that he doesn’t bother with suing), they let him do his thing. The results are fruitful since the most nitpicky movie fans are absolutely thrilled when there’s a particular move done right.

-He teaches Arno a good few things about how to do action scenes, and they’re definitely good friends.

KASSANDRA

-Roller Derby

-She lives for throwing people and smacking them without being judged for it, so the Derby’s her safe spot.

-Everyone on the opposing team is terrified of her, always scared when they see her devilish smile, knowing that they’re about to get their asses handed to them. Like her brother, she’s an adrenaline junky, and when she’s not doing the derby, she’s going off into car races in a water trench. She’s surprisingly very good with cars too, knowing the inside and out of a car like the back of her hand.

-She loves it when men try to catcall her. It gives her a perfect opportunity to punch them in the face.

-She loves the races themselves because no one expects it. Sometimes she pretends to act like a beginner and absolutely slaughter them, giving them a nice wink before driving out with her cash.

-Only has a soft spot for the girl who visits her on weekends. She’s practically her older sister, and there will be hell to pay if her favorite kid gets hurt in any way.

EIVOR

-BACA(Bikers Against Child Abuse)

-The moment I saw this, I instantly thought about them.

-they would absolutely be a part of this

-Looking all badass in leather while turning into a softie for children? That’s Eivors entire character right there.

-Eivors not afraid to get physical with an abuser. They’d beat the abuser to a pulp and right after take the child out for ice cream.

-No one messes with Eivor, knowing that their lenience was stretched only for children. Anyone else tried to pressure her? Your teeth would be shattered and they’d wear the bits for a necklace.

-Children are much more brave around them because they’re tougher than their parent and on their side, so they’re not afraid to give them to the police