#why yes i am imagining altaïr saying desmond miles the way yoo joonghyuk says kim dokja

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Tags from @blankerthought

#laskdj of course desmond pulls a kdj...#honestly iconic of him. he should keep doing it#is this going to devolve into the joongdok shenanigans of taking each others' name?#because that's even funnier#local time traveler accidentally ends up using his name WAY MORE in the most twisted way possible#at least it's not like kdj's usual shenanigans where yhk finds out about it after kdj dies horrifically#asscreed

From @artduringclasstime

Desmond keeps using Altair's name as he fumbles around, trying to figure out what to do with his new lease on life. Meanwhile, our favourite eagle is trying to remember when tf he saved that village. And those women. And when he killed that asshole these very kind people are thanking him for killing. Commence slapdash comedy of Altair trying to track Des down and having to deal with the mess he left behind all while Desmond unintentionally stays two steps ahead of him

From @thedragonqueen1998

It would be kinda funny/interesting if the reason he blurted out Altaïr's name is because in the confusion and the bleeding effect, made him forget his name. He has so many names up there and he blurts out a new one every so often, so when Altaïr finally finds this man of many names, he doesn't believe Desmond when he says that's his name. XD

From @thinkingwildthoughts

Wonder how Altaïr would explain this to people- “It wasn’t me, it was someone with the same name, who apparently looks very similar to me- and sounds kinda like me, and has the same scar… But it wasnt me!”, and better yet, how long would it take for “It wasnt me, it was someone who looked just like me” to become his go to excuse when doing something dumb or nice he doesn’t want anyone criticizing him about.

From @artduringclasstime

@thinkingwildthoughts This has me HOLLERING. "Altair! What in God's name were you thinking, killing those men without orders?!" Altair, visibly bloody: "I have No Memory of this. Must've been my lookalike. Bet he had a good reason, though." Meanwhile, Desmond sneezes from three cities over.

From @thinkingwildthoughts

@artduringclasstime Altair falls inelegantly from rooftop across form Malik like a flightless bird, 3 minutes later returns around the corner of another building covered in hay. “There was someone falling? Maybe I should investigate.”

From @adhdavinci

woke: desmond was actually altair all along bespoke: they are both around and run into each other like the spiderman meme every so often. neither knows who is the real altair at this point and theyre too afraid to ask

Altaïr had impeccable memory.

He had to. Al Mualim had told him again and again that it was vital to remember as much as possible. Whether it was to memorize the guards’ patrol route or to be able to recreate the target document word by word, it was sure to help him in his missions.

So Altaïr knew for a fact that he did not save a village from a crusader trying to ransack it.

He also knew that he did not kill a dreadful man preying on widows.

He also was not the ‘kind man’ that killed those ruffians that had been taking orphans and making them steal and beg money for them.

And, yes, he would remember if he helped an informant get to his target by pretending to be a Christian noble of all things.

That was not him.

Malik seemed to believe him.

But he also seemed to also not believe that the things done by this impostor was not Altaïr’s work. Because, according to him, ‘there were too many similarities, both in skill and stupidity’.

So Altaïr hunted his impostor down.

Desmond Miles.

That was the name the impostor swore was his real name.

Altaïr still doubted it though. The first time they met, he had called himself Ezio.

The second time they met, he had said his name was Ratonhnhaké:ton.

The third time they met, he said his name was Haytham then immediately corrected himself and said his name was Desmond.

After that, he always told him that his name was Desmond. Desmond Miles.

Desmond Miles was the only name he had that included a last name.

So Altaïr used it to his advantage.

Whenever he did something that was outside the scope of his mission, he told people he was Desmond Miles.

Whenever he had to deal with something annoying that may come and try to grab him from behind later on, he made sure to leave evidence that would point to a man named Desmond Miles.

Whenever people try to shower him with gratitude for things he did on a whim, he told them his name was Desmond Miles.

That impostor was making it harder for him to remain in the shadows so he would do the same.

Perhaps it was not his real name.

But it was the name that would be associated with him the most.

The first time he wanted to wrap his hand around the impostor’s neck and squeeze hard enough for him to gasp for breath and tears to fall from his eyes, it was because of what Malik had said with such casualness.

“I see you are still alive then.”

Altaïr tilted his head, wondering if this was a new tactic of his to annoy Altaïr.

It wasn’t working because he could hear less of a bite from Malik’s tone.

If anything, Malik sounded… sad.

Then again, maybe Altaïr being alive was something that Malik would find unfortunate.

“One of our informants swore they saw you die two days ago. I suppose that would be your im- Altaïr?! Altaïr! Where are you going!?”

“Desmond Miles.”

The way his shoulders tensed made it clear that his impostor knew why Altaïr had been hunting him all day.

“Heeeeyy, Altaïr…” He greeted as he turned to face him, holding a basket of warm bread in one hand.

With his other arm was bent close to his chest, wrapped around some kind of cloth that was tied around his neck. He could see the bandages peeking out of the cloth and his impostor’s sleeves. Seeing where Altaïr was focused on, the impostor opened his mouth but Altaïr was faster, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up an inch above the ground.

He choked, most probably surprised by Altaïr’s sudden attack, but surprisingly relaxed after that. Altaïr could feel the way his throat moved against his hand.

He was controlling his breathing.

It was a stupid thing to do.

Anyone would tell him that the correct action was to find a way out of his current situation, not stay relax and wait.

For some reason, this infuriates Altaïr more.

“You are not allowed to die.” Altaïr growled.

His impostor blinked at him, his expression going from confusion before grinning as he said, “Wasn’t planning to.”

Altaïr squeezed him briefly.

A warning.

His mouth opened to let out a gasp. His cheeks reddened and he squirmed a bit before forcing himself to relax.

A part of Altaïr wanted to squeeze his neck once more.

He wanted to see more.

But he refrained himself.

He was not here to ‘harm’ his impostor.

He was here to remind him.

“As long as you use my name, you are not allowed to die.”

“Does that mean if I don’t use your name, you’ll let me die?” His impostor asked cheekily.

Altaïr pulled him close before he said calmly, “I will decide when you die.”

He let go of his neck and his impostor fell on the ground on his knees. He grabbed his chin and forced him to look up before he continued, “Your life is mine the moment my name left your lips.”

He pushed him lightly before walking away, “Heal that arm of yours before you do anything stupid.”

“You suck at this, Altaïr!” His impostor shouted behind him, “Just say you were worried, you asshole!”

Altaïr simply ignored him.

Worried?

What foolishness.

[Desmond Miles has successfully saved a Levantine village during the Third Crusaders after waking up in the past.]

Grateful civilian: Thank you, stranger! You have saved our village from the cruelty of war. May we ask who you are so we may know the name of our savior?

[Desmond Miles believes he cannot say ‘Desmond Miles’ because that might accidentally create a ripple effect in the future.]

[Desmond Miles believes he cannot use any of the names of the ancestors who haven’t been born yet especially the Kenways because of how important they are to his history.]

[Desmond Miles has not yet processed the shock of dying a painful death and waking up in the past and his brain is blanking.]

Desmond: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.

[The people Desmond Miles have saved now believed their savior’s name is Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.]

[Desmond Miles has committed identity fraud.]

[… and he will continue to commit identity fraud.]