#samirah al abbas responds

[valhallavalgrace]

What does Sam think of Leo so far?

Happy 100+ followers! Samirah and Magnus are now open to answer your questions :). (cr @ginnyluna for the elf heritage idea bc those were some fun and cute tags from waaay back that I had to slip in) prev ask

[sunshines-child]

reading Magnus Chase again and why the FUCK does Samirah keep on taking off her hijab IN FRONT OF MEN. THERES A LITERAL FUCKING SCENE WHERE SHE RIPS IT OFF IN FRONT OF ALL THESE MEN. THATS LIKE THE POINT OF A HIJAB (last time I checked with my Muslim friend)!? TO SHEILD YOUR HAIR FROM THE EYES OF MEN!? AND FOR SOME FUCKING REASON RICK WROTE HER TO JUST TEEHHEE AND RIP IT OFF TO SHOW HER HAIR OH MY G O D

[spiderintheathenacabin]

Sometimes I see some hate about the way that rick wrote Samirah Al-Abbas' religion in mcga, and as a muslim girl passing through that stage in her life I wanted to throw my hat into the ring. Samirah, for me, is such a realistic character, and I don't think rick even intended what I see when I think of her. She has her own understanding of what her faith means and I was so bowled over by the scene where she prays in the direction that feels right because she's just doing the best that she can! She's far away from home and there's nothing about this in the Qur'an but despite that all she still has faith in her deen and I think that that's so powerful. Even with this massive understanding of life and faith though she's still not perfect! She's still a girl with a crush and and axe and her wits doing the best that she can and sometimes she takes steps that other people would tear her apart for.

HOWEVER I still think that rick didn't do his research because I KNOW you did not do that on purpose, you were just spitballing and went "oh her found family? Yeah that's DEFINITELY her mahram"

[static-symphony-fm]

you are in love (true love)

now playing: you are in love (taylor's version)

pairing: magnus chase x fem! reader

word count: 1.9k

summary: 5 people who knew magnus was in love with you before you did + 1 sword

an: FIRST FANFIC LETS FUCKING GOOOOO this took so long to write! I love how I accidentally made it blue themed even though that's magnus's least favorite colour 😭 its ok we all know he's canonically a 1989 girly

fun fact i actually took the first picture! i shit you not I was on a road trip with my family READING MAGNUS CHASE and I look up and see THAT SIGN and i SCRAMBLED to take a picture

content/ warnings: 5+1 things, background blitzstone bcs c'mon they're basically canon, shitty writing, kissing ooo spooky, magnus being a simp, there actually isn't a whole lot of reader in this x reader fic, minor allusions to sex stuff, a lot of swearing, weird use of perspective, i was trying to go for third person limited but magnus is the one it's limited to not reader? but reader is referred to using second person? sorry if it's confusing.

1. samirah al-abbas

  if someone had told magnus a year ago that in a couple month’s time, meeting for coffee weekly with one of his best friends and not getting kicked out of the overpriced coffee shop was going to be the most normal thing in his life, he wouldn’t have believed them. probably would have flipped them off, too, and stole their wallet as he walked away. but he’d like to think that he was a changed man, seeing as he was, in fact, in a hipster café in boston, trying not to make fun of all the fancy menu options. like, seriously? who orders a dragon fruit, pomegranate, and kale smoothie?

he realized he’d been thinking for too long and returned his attention to samirah, sitting across from him and discussing wedding plans for her upcoming marriage to amir as she sipped her latte. he noticed the way her eyes seemed to get brighter, and her entire body language conveyed how excited she was as she talked about him. magnus had a fleeting thought about how good it must feel to love someone so unconditionally like that, and have them love you back just as much. 

as if reading his mind, samirah finished her sentence and studied him, tilting her head as she seemed lost in thought, peering at him like he was a calculus problem she couldn’t quite figure out. 

after a few seconds, magnus broke the silence. 

“alright, it’s getting weird. why’re you looking at me like that?”

samirah snapped out of it, focusing on what he was saying.

“nothing, just… do you think you’ll ever get married?”

jeez, that was a loaded question. magnus narrowly avoided choking on his black coffee, swallowing and burning his throat before answering.

 “sam, i’m dead.”

“so? people get married in valhalla all the time. i have been to a very disproportionate amount of weddings in the two years i worked there.”

“yeah? how many of those end in divorce?”

samirah took a long drink of her coffee, swallowing it slowly as she responded.

“forever is a very long time, and no relationship is perfect, but wouldn’t it be better to have someone to spend that time with?”

“…i guess.” magnus accepted, lost in thought. truthfully, samirah was right, like always. if circumstances were different, if he hadn’t died at sixteen, he could imagine himself getting married. settling down. living in a cabin in the forest with two kids. 

a thought came into his mind, entirely of its own accord, of doing all of that with you. your laugh, your soft hair, the way your lips curled up and your eyes widened when you smile. you’d probably be a great mom.

whoa, what the hell? he should definitely not be thinking about getting married to his friend, what the fuck? that is not normal. 

he pushed the weird thought out of his mind as best he could, gulping his coffee and focusing on the burning in his throat and not what he was just thinking. samirah had gone back to talking about amir, and magnus was not going to think about marrying you any longer.

2. alex fierro

after nearly getting his head cut off by alex’s garrote for the third time that day, magnus needed a break. alex had decided that magnus needed to learn to fight without the help of jack, and it wasn't going too well for him. he collapsed on the bench next to alex, chugging half a bottle of water before even taking a breath. alex rolled her eyes. 

“it’s not that hard, you just aren’t fast enough.”

magnus managed to control himself and not say a snarky comment back, but it was a close call. instead, he ignored her, staring straight ahead and not engaging. unfortunately, you were in his direct line of sight, sparring with mallory only a few metres away. alex picked up on this quickly, nudging his side. 

“you like watching y/n fight, huh?” she teased, smirking. damn, why did she have to be so perceptive?

“what? no. shut up.” magnus replied quickly, trying to hide his blush. “i mean… she’s a good fighter. not like i like her or anything like that.” 

“mhm. suuuure you don’t.” alex replied, definitely not believing him. fuck.

“i’m telling the truth!” magnus protested. god, how was arguing with alex harder than physically fighting her? 

“yeah. did you see her necklace today? pretty, right?”

“she’s not even wearing a neck- fuck.” magnus said instantly, before catching himself. 

“go to hell.”  he swore, glaring at alex, who was grinning at him in a way that reminded him a little too much of her mother. 

“you first.”

      3 + 4. blitzen & hearthstone

“magnus? magnus?”

a pale hand reached in front of magnus face, waving and then snapping its fingers, bringing him back to reality. he blinked and looked around at hearth and blitz, sitting across from him in the dining room of the chase space. hearth took his hand back to sign finally, raising his eyebrows sarcastically.

“your head’s way up in the clouds, kid.” blitz remarked, drumming his short, well manicured fingernails on the table, his silver engagement ring glinting.  he was right. magnus definitely was pretty out of it lately. 

probably thinking about y/n, hearth signed. jeez, why did every conversation he had have to be about you? and no, he most certainly was not thinking about you and your pretty eyes and your delicate hands and the way your ass looked in those jeans you were wearing yesterday… jesus fucking christ, he needed to stop.

 he buried his face in his hands and groaned loudly, then raised his head back up so hearth could read his lips, hoping that his blush wasn’t as visible as it felt. 

“i am not thinking about her.” he lied through his teeth. 

“there’s nothing wrong with having a crush, you know.”

ugh, why did they have to act so much like his dads? 

“i don’t have a crush!”

“kid, you’re a terrible liar. everyone can see the way you stare at that girl. now remember, if you’re doing anything intimate, you gotta use protection…”

that’s it. magnus couldn’t stand up from the table fast enough

 “nope! this conversation is ending right now. good talk!”

5. annabeth chase

magnus and annabeth had been walking around new york for the past three hours, trying to make up for the ten years spent apart.  annabeth had shown him her favorite library, and pointed out a bunch of cool architecture in nearby buildings, with a promise to show him and his friends camp half-blood in the summer.

 they were currently taking a break, stopping for lunch at a falafel place that wasn’t quite as good as fadlan’s, but it was still falafel. magnus was enjoying listening to annabeth talk about her architecture projects– she was taking online classes to prepare for the higher level of new rome university’s program. 

magnus loved listening to her talk about things he didn’t understand. as a child he’d always thought she was a genius, the way she always solved puzzles and math problems easily. ten years later, that theory still held up, hearing her go on about a bunch of terms he didn’t understand.

“sorry, i’m probably boring you to tears. you wanna talk about something else?”

annabeth offered.

“no, it’s fine… i really don’t have a lot going on.” magnus replied, smiling politely.

“come on. there’s gotta be something interesting.” an idea seemed to come to annabeth.

“you have a crush on anybody?”

magnus swallowed. 

“no.”

but he was too slow. those steel gray eyes that matched his own were locked on him like a hawk, or maybe an owl. 

“yes, you do. come on. spill!”

magnus stayed silent. he was not telling his cousin about his crushes, but those metallic eyes stayed locked on him. he eventually gave up. annabeth could be scary when she wanted to be.

“fine. fine. her name’s y/n…”

+1. jack

 it was movie night at the chase space. was magnus ever gonna stop calling it that? no. it was cool. shut up. the credits were rolling on some disney movie that alex had insisted on, and everyone else was slowly but surely making their way to their rooms, yawning as they said their good nights. you had been sitting next to magnus on the couch the whole time, and suffice it to say that he had had some trouble concentrating on the film.  

it was just you and him, you in your nirvana t-shirt and gray sweat shorts, and in that moment, he decided to tell you.

 you got up to leave, waving at him, and in a feat of bravery so incredible it would be studied by historians for centuries to come, magnus managed to work up the nerve to speak up. 

“hey, uh, can i talk to you for a sec?”

“sure? what’s up?” you asked as you sat back down.

jesus, what had he gotten himself into? it’s ok, magnus, you got this. you beat loki in a flyting. you can talk to a pretty girl. 

“uh, i was just thinking… i just…” off to a great start, aren’t we? fuck off, voice in his head. he can do this. he took a deep breath.

“i really like you. you're gorgeous and funny and so insanely smart. i’m an atheist but i’m praying to god you feel the same way. will you be my girlfriend?”

you bit your lip, breaking eye contact as you looked off into the distance. fuck. you were gonna say no and then he was never gonna be able to talk to you again and he was gonna have to change his name and move to canada…

“can i kiss you?” 

what.

there were a million things magnus expected you to say, but that was none of them. he managed to stutter out a simple “please…” and then you leaned forward and your lips were on his and magnus chase died.

this felt more like the end of his life than being knocked off a burning bridge and drowning did. his heart was beating a million times a second, and he seemed to have forgotten how breathing worked. your lips were softer than anything he’d ever felt before.

 he managed to reciprocate a little, mostly acting on instinct, and all he could think about was how astronomically better this was than jackie molotov in the seventh grade.

what was he supposed to do with his hands? he was pretty sure that keeping them at his side was the wrong answer, so he moved one to your waist and the other one to the back of your neck, tangling it gently in your soft hair as his lips moved against yours.

gods, he could have stayed like that until ragnarök, but his stupid sword had to ruin the moment. jack started buzzing on his neck sleepily, seeming to have been woken up ungraciously. he hoped that you couldn’t feel it, but that was pretty unlikely, considering how close you were to him. jeez, he was blushing more and more every time he thought about that. 

eventually, you pulled away, smiling a little. 

“good night, magnus.”

he nodded, unable to form words, and managed to stand up and walk back to his room, wide eyed, operating on autopilot. he walked into his room and immediately collapsed backwards onto the bed, staring at the ceiling without blinking, completely still. not a thought passed through his mind for at least ten minutes, till he finally was able to reach up and pull jack’s pendant off of his necklace.

“dude, what happened to blades before babes!?!”

[raspberryjellybrains]

PLEASE tell me about your mcga AU

OAGH YEAH!!!

okay so it's set pre-canon, and everything will be the same/very similar, except Magnus and Alex end up in the same shitty foster home. there is magic involved in this because I realize it is a very strenuous and detailed process to become a foster parent, but I don't want to spoil it!! this fic is going to be an abomination of mystery, romance, comedy, and tragedy. it's going to be so sad and silly and slay!!! they also go to the same school as samirah and she is literally the only remotely normal person here so crimes will be committed quite frequently :)

magnus is very scrungly btw. maximum scrungle. Alex is incredibly crunchy too <3

[helyeahmangocheese]

Alex: I could kill all of you right now

Alex: But I wont. Because that's how much I love you all.

Alex: You're welcome.

Everyone: ...

Sam: Is that all you called us here for because I'd really like to go to sleep now

[the-dragonfire-system]

This is just a Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard oneshot

Characters: Samirah "Sam" al-Abbas, Jid al-Abbas, Bibi al-Abbas and Alex Fierro.

Story features: Sibling bonding, soft moments, Alex being nervous and slightly OOC, Sam being an awesome big sister and Jid and Bibi being wholesome

A Family for Fierro

This is set between Hammer of Thor and Ship of The Dead

SAM POV

"No way in Hel"

"Come on Alex" I responded, chasing after my sibling has she walked across to the lift

"Not happening Sam. I'm not meeting your grandparents" Alex replied, her face set in determination

"Why not?" I asked as i stepped into the elevator beside my sister

"In my experience adults can't be trusted" my sister said darkly her slender fingers fiddling with the golden garotte at her belt

I winced knowing my half-sibling's experience with her abusive father, not to mention the mental interference of my father and her mother Loki

"Alex I know you don't have the best experience with adults but Jid and Bibi aren't like your father" I said softly, my hand gently resting on Alex's shoulder

"They're religious old people Sam and you're asking your atheist, genderfluid half-sibling to come with you to come meet them?" Alex asked raising an eyebrow

"Yes Alex" I stated "and they want to meet you too. I revealed to them that I had met a half sibling on my dad's side and they asked if they could meet you"

"Are they going to accept or at least respect my gender identity?" Alex asked seriously, her eyes fixed on mine

"Alex trust me Jid and Bibi are amazing people. They accept people of other religions or no religion, they've sheltered my friends who are LGBT before, they've adapted to my friends who came out as trans and my grandparents used my friends correct pronouns. Yes they're devout Muslims but they're not going to hate you for being genderfluid and aethiest little sister" I told Alex, smiling as i saw her eyes brighten slightly at the knowledge of my grandparents

"Okay sis. I'll give it a try" Alex relented a small smile on her face

I hugged her tightly and smiled "Thank you little sister. This means a lot to me" I whispered quietly to her

<Timeskip>

SAM POV STILL

I stood in the Hotel Valhalla lobby waiting for Alex. The lift bell rang and the doors opened revealing my half-sibling, dressed as ever in green and pink

"Morning sis" Alex muttered walking over

I smiled, quickly scanning Alex over and identifying the pronouns to use today

"Morning little brother" I replied grinning at Alex's surprised look

"How did you know I'm male right now?" Alex asked

"You're my sibling Alex. I spent time with Magnus to be able to tell when you're male and when you're female" I answered "Now come on"

I led Alex out of Valhalla and out to my car, ignoring Alex's raised eyebrow at it and getting in behind the wheel

"You have a car?" Alex asked as he got in

"Technically it's Amir's but he's letting me borrow it" I responded blushing softly

"Ahhhhh" Alex gave me our parent's crooked grin "How is my future brother-in-law?"

I felt my cheeks heat up as my blush intensified "Amir is fine. He's working today". Alex nodded and slipped on pink sunglasses as we drove back to my grandparents house

"Nice place" my brother commented as we pulled up "Cozy and sweet" he added as he stepped out of the car gracefully

"Thank you brother" I replied getting my key out "You ready?"

"As I'll ever be" he answered, for the first time since meeting him I saw Alex was scared. I gently pulled him into a hug

"It's gonna be okay Alex. I warned them you have trust issues with adults. They know not to overwhelm you" I said softly as i pulled back. Alex nodded and gestured to the door. I smiled reassuringly and opened it up

"Grandma, Grandpa I'm home. I brought my brother" I called into the house. There was the sound of footsteps and my grandparents walked into the hallway. My grandfather Jid al-Abbas, tall, "barrel-chested" as Magnus said and smiling, his kind face wrinkled and his dark eyes full of love seeing me happy. My grandmother Bibi al-Addas, shorter than me and Alex, but eyes and body filled with loving kindness and care

"Samirah dear how are you?" Bibi asked as she pulled me into a hug

I hugged back laughing and answerd "I'm okay grandma" looking over her shoulder I saw my grandfather smiling and caught Alex smiling to in the hallway mirror "Grandma, Grandpa this is Alex. My half-sibling"

Jid smiled and nodded at Alex "Pleased to meet you Alex. I'm Jid al-Abbas. Samirah's grandfather. This is my wife Bibi" he added, placing a soft kiss to my grandmother's forehead

Alex smiled slightly nervously and pulled off his pink sunglasses and dark green jacket, leaving him in his rose high-tops, green pants and pink t-shirt

"Pleasure to meet you too Mr al-Abbas" he replied Loki's charming smile and charismatic personality coming to focus as Alex spoke

"Well don't just stand there Alex come on in" Bibi smiled across at my brother and led the way into the lounge

Alex sat down on one chair as my grandparents sat beside each other on the couch, leaving me to sit next to Alex on another chair

"So Alex" Jid said smiling kindly "Tell us about yourself"

Alex's fingers drummed on his knee as he bit his lower lip "What do you want to know?" he asked, tilting his head ever so slightly as he smiled back at Jid

I rolled my eyes "Tell them about your interests and hobbies brother"

Alex nodded and started talking. Telling my grandparents about his love of pottery as it was something in his life he could control, his love of hiking and camping to get away and be in fresh air, his admittedly newfound liking for bowling and his recent interest in clothes making including that he was taking lessons in that area with a friend. I smiled at that thinking of the shirt Alex had made for Amir just a week ago

"You're a very creative young man Alex. It's impressive" Bibi remarked after Alex had finished talking

"And passionate about what you craft" Jid added

Alex smiled widely and shrugged "I like making things. If I have people like say" he smirked at me "a future in law to make things for all the better"

Jid and Bibi chuckled as I blushed and flicked Alex's ear "Watch it little brother"

Alex mock pouted "That was mean sis" he fake-whined a playful, joking gleam in his eyes

"You two seem to have a good sibling bond already. It's nice to see someone else Samirah can be relax and smile around" Jid said, a kind approving look in his eyes as he watched me and Alex

I smiled and wrapped one arm around Alex's shoulders "He's a pain but he's my brother" I said grinning

"Yeah and it gives her another male chaperone" Alex said an evil smirk on his face as he looked up at me

Bibi smiled "Oh that is good. It means Jid and Abdel can rely on some help when Samirah and Amir are out together"

Alex grinned across at my grandparents his own charming smile gracing his lips "You can count on me Mr and Mrs al-Addas"

Jid laughed "Alex you're our granddaughter's sibling. Call us Jid and Bibi"

Alex's eyes widened and he broke into a true smile as he nodded. I pulled my little brother into a slightly tighter hug and was surprised when Alex hugged back, glancing down at his phone when it buzzed

"Ah. I gotta go" he mumbled showing me the text. My eyes widened as i saw it was from Magnus's cousin Annabeth asking Alex to come to the docks for Magnus's sea training

"Sorry Jid and Bibi but my friend Magnus needs my help with something" Alex apologises looking remorseful

"It's okay Alex. Samirah do you want to take your brother wherever he needs to be?" Jid asked

I nodded and picked up Amir's keys from the coffee table "Come on Alex" I said softly

As we were leaving Bibi gently took Alex's wrist "I know you have a rough past Alex. And I know you have trust issues. But we have a spare bedroom here and you're Samirah's sibling. I know you might not be ready yet but our home is open to you as is that bedroom whenever you need it" she said gently, pressing a door key into Alex's palm

Alex's eyes widened again and from my angle I could see them watering with the beginnings of tears as he nodded at my grandmother

"Thank you Bibi. Thank you both" he said softly, his voice barely more then a whisper as he made eye contact with them both before wiping his eyes on his jacket sleeve and leaving for the car, slipping then key into his pocket. I smiled at my grandparents and followed my brother out

ALEX POV

I was standing in my room after an afternoon spent dragging Maggie's dead body to the Hotel and then going back to the docks. Sighing in tiredness I sat at my desk and slipped a hand into my pocket. A smile danced across my lips as my fingers closed around the small, metal key in my pocket. I pulled it out and stared at it. Tears leaked down my face as I held the proof of something I hand wanted for over a decade. This key, this small, cheap, metal key that others would've dismissed showed me one thing. I had a family. I had family that supported me and adults who wanted to get to know me. After the childhood I had, having family that supported me was worth more then all the money in the 9 worlds. I fell into bed in shorts and a t-shirt a smile on my face still and dreamt of future meetings with my sister's grandparents

My name is Alex Fierro. And for the first time in my life and my death I have family and adults I trust

#MagnusChase, #Alex Fierro, #Samirah al-Abbas, #Sibling bonding, #Sam is an awesome sister, #Little brother/sister Alex, #Alex needs a hug, #Jid and Bibi are amazing people, #Loki's kids

[valhallavalgrace]

How are you adjusting to the whole Norse mythology situation?

LEO: I’ve mostly been bugging some of the older einherjar, and Hunding, a little bit, to figure this place out. Do you know how cool it is that some people have been here since the industrial revolution?? There's no way that I'm the first of my dad's kids to make it here. I just don't know who to talk to about it.

((Leo's coping mechanism re: Norse mythology is just hating himself more bc of course he doesn't belong in his own afterlife. but he won't admit that to anyone bc he doesn't know who can be vulnerable with.))

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[valhallavalgrace]

Welcome to Elysiu- wait, Valhalla?

Congratulations, Leo Valdez, you're dead!

About

Welcome! This is a plot-driven askblog following events in Hotel Valhalla through Blood of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. Naturally, there are spoilers up ahead, so advance with caution!

Leo Valdez is dead. Jason Grace is about to be. Not the type of dead that they expected, though. We'll let Leo explain it.

Lore

As the blogname pertains, this is a valgrace AU set in MCGA's Hotel Valhalla. See relevant current and past lore below!

Current Blog Status: Leo’s arrival to HV, post BoO/Sos, ToA/HoT co-occurring  Blog Origins Major Canon Divergence Info

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How to ask: although there is a current “ongoing” timeline and there may be a primary character responding, please feel free to specify character(s) you are addressing and where in the timeline, if applicable, you are asking from. As the plot continues, there will be opportunities to flashback to different character statuses (such as: solo-HV!Leo, ToA!Jason, BoO!Jason, etc. The tags below will be updated to indicate such events). Unlocked characters: Leo Valdez [HV], Magnus Chase [HV], Samirah al-Abbas [HV] Locked characters (coming soon!): ,Alex Fierro [HV], Jason Grace [Midgard], Jason Grace [HV], Annabeth Chase [Midgard]

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