#it’s just the two of them anyway

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Submitted by @certainalpacawhispers:

So what if Desmond was sent back in Altair’s time but either it was planned (ISU bullshit) or it was a mistake (ISU bullshit), he was sent too early and Altair is like, a child. For some reason Desmond end up half raising or totally raising Altair. There is many way it can be maybe at first Umar is like “who tf is that grown unknown ass man staring at my child” but that unknown ass man seems to protect Altair ? I don’t know what relationship Desmond or Umar could have but Umar dies like in cannon cause Desmond can’t stop it (or maybe there’s another universe or he does) and now he just has a child ? 

Or maybe Desmond just kidnap Altair once he comes back in time ? 

I have no idea where this could begin or go, but I don’t think I have seen (except for one) any fic where Desmond come back in time and become some sort of father figure or mentor to Altair. The same could be said for any other AC protagonist. I would be curious to see what the hell would Desmond do ?

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Additions by teecup:

Desmond could start off as kinda like Umar’s strange informant and Umar knew that Desmond is hiding things but his information is always spot on so Umar never tried to press him for more. Altaïr meets him a few times when he accompanies his father during one of his ‘safer’ missions. Because there’s no way Desmond would go to Masyaf as it’s too risky to get Al Mualim’s attention and we need an excuse for Desmond and Altaïr to know one another.

With this, Altaïr would have an idea of how much Umar trusts Desmond, perhaps even think of Desmond as his uncle because of how nice and kind Desmond is to him. Maybe he’ll even spoil Altaïr every time he sees him and Umar just sighs and shakes his head softly.

It’s also during these times that Altaïr heard Desmond trying to warn Umar to not trust Al Mualim so blindly. To be careful and to-

Umar always stopped him. By the time he and Desmond met and developed whatever kind of relationship they had, Umar was already too loyal to Al Mualim that Desmond’s words fell on deaf ears.

But Altaïr remembered them.

So when Desmond appears inside his room the night of his father’s death, face pale as he kept apologizing for being too late, for not being there…

Altaïr embraces him tightly and begs him to stay.

And Desmond didn’t think.

Desmond took Altaïr away from Masyaf in the middle of the night without any real plans in mind.

Unorganized Notes:

You know what would be funny… if Adha was like Desmond’s daughter in this setup. And instead of an arranged marriage between her and Altaïr, she just nods and accepts that Altaïr is now her younger brother (“We’re the same age” “Shush. Listen to your big sister.”). She doesn’t even have to be Desmond’s biological daughter. She just happens to be a child that Desmond adopted and later found out was Altaïr’s Adha but, at that point, he’s already acting like the girl’s father to let her end up as what’s expected of her.

Altaïr would definitely have abandonment issues because he begged Umar to not leave him and that only transfers to Desmond as he grows older. As he grows up, he’ll also think that it’s Al Mualim’s fault that his father died and Desmond didn’t really stop him from thinking that.

Altaïr disappearance is considered one of the greatest mysteries of the Levantine Brotherhood. They’re still looking for him and Al Mualim is worried because he did care for Umar and Altaïr (even if his kind of care is a bit twisted by his desire for power and Altaïr’s gift of the Sight is definitely… a factor).

One of the greatest divergence with the canon on this setup is actually Ahmad Sofian’s survival. The night he tried to take his own life, he’s actually the one who noticed Altaïr’s disappearance. He believes that he cannot be forgiven until Altaïr returns to Masyaf so he’s actually the one who is trying to find Altaïr the most.

Of course, this only makes Abbas more or less jealous of Altaïr because it feels like Altaïr is more important to his father than his own son.

Altaïr doesn’t have any close friends in Masyaf so his disappearance doesn’t really affect anyone (other than Ahmad and Al Mualim) but everyone talks about it.

Altaïr grows up under Desmond’s tutelage which only makes him more deadly than he is as he is trained not just on his canon self’s style but Ezio’s and Ratonhnhaké:ton’s as well.

If Adha is included in this idea, they’re more like brother-and-sister with a bit of rivalry going on about who is their father’s top student. (It’s still Altaïr but Adha knows him enough to know which area to poke just to annoy him)

Altaïr’s arrogance and bluntness in this setting stems from Desmond’s weakness for him and his confidence in his own skills. It is also tempered by Desmond’s teachings and Altaïr doesn’t like to be scolded by him. His idea of the Creed is mostly what Desmond teaches it and he’s a model Assassin in almost everything… except…

Altaïr’s loyalty lies completely on Desmond, not to any Brotherhood or any Creed. This will definitely make him at odds with Malik when they clash but Altaïr doesn’t really care if his loyalty to Desmond is no different from Umar’s loyalty to Al Mualim. As far as Altaïr is concerned, the difference was his father chose the wrong master.

It is an ongoing headache for Desmond and he’s trying to get Altaïr to understand the importance of the Creed but Altaïr is a little shit who likes to use Desmond’s own explanation to get what he wants anyway.

Desmond’s technically a rogue Assassin and Altaïr is his acolyte. Although, by the time 1190 comes around, the two of them would be more like mentor and Master Assassin. His main mission is to keep the POEs away from both Templars and Assassins. Oh and to kick Al Mualim’s ass once he has enough evidence of his treachery.

They don’t acknowledge it but Desmond is supported by Alamut… mainly because they want Al Mualim kicked out as well but they can’t be seen as the ones who have done such a thing. A ‘third party’ like Desmond would be great, thanks.

Kadar still ends up heroworshipping Altaïr. Them’s the rules.

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