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teecupangel · 5 hours

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Tee I can't remember if I've sent this idea before, but with [insert Desmond as an animal au] of your choice (or multiple of them, or all of them)--consider Desmond stuck as an animal and getting used to that being his new life. Until. He meets one of his ancestors he spent time as (havihg sought them out of course. He could never resist). And then, maybe it's by design, or maybe it's some kind of weird crossed wires from the Bleeding Effect, the echo of a flesh and blood body given a reminder in the code of the universe what shape it's supposed to be--

Whatever it is, it turns out that as long as Desmond is in skin-to-skin contact with his ancestor, he reverts to human form.

which is to say: big convoluted excuse for lots of hugs and hand-holding.

It would be funny if Desmond was some kind of big animal so when his ancestor lets go of him, enemies would be surprised by the sudden appearance of such a beast XD

Since you gave me free rein on this, I’m going for 12th century Levant XD

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Malik did not believe he was close minded.

He accepted Altaïr was in love with a mysterious man who can turn into a beast even before Altaïr had admitted it.

Altaïr didn’t try hard to deny it anyway.

Saying “this is necessary” while they were holding hands or Altaïr’s hand was on his neck or they were in each other’s embrace (and many more positions that Malik didn’t have any time to list down at the moment) was such a weak excuse that Malik didn’t really think he should even be using the term excuse in the first place.

When he sent a letter saying he was going on a ‘trip’ with Desmond after they finished the mission in Cyprus, no one in the Brotherhood was surprised.

They immediately looked for Malik to lead them as if Altaïr had planned it.

No.

This felt more like Desmond’s work. That man seemed to believe Malik could handle more things than Malik was comfortable with handling.

Yet, he persevered for no one was willing to take the mantle from him.

After the first year of his tenure as the temporary mentor, Rauf was already suggesting that he, Altaïr and Desmond should just be the mentors together.

The way he said it though made it clear to Malik that Rauf believed Malik was entangled in Altaïr and Desmond’s relationship.

Or was harboring unsaid feelings for either or both of them.

Malik wanted to vomit there and then.

He would rather lose both of his arms than be part of whatever relationship those two had.

They were the cause of Malik’s headache.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

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Their trip lasted for four long years.

Malik’s list of complaints had turned into a journal and he was planning to read everything out loud.

But his tenure as the long suffering temporary mentor has finally come to an end for those two idiots had returned.

When he reached the courtyard to greet them, Kadar grabbed his arm and stopped him.

“Brother.” Kadar’s eyes were wide and his hands were trembling.

“What is it?” Malik asked, his mind going through the many worrying fates those two idiots could have had while they had been away.

“I’m so sorry, brother.” Kadar looked like a man who had his heart broken.

… on behalf of Malik.

Oh no.

Please.

No.

“Malik!” Desmond shouted and Kadar let go of him, stepping back into the crowd like the coward that he was.

Malik turned to where he heard Desmond’s face and saw Desmond’s grinning face.

With both of his hands holding two different persons.

Altaïr was, of course, one of them.

That was a common sight by now.

The other was a woman though.

“This is Maria Thorpe.” Desmond introduced, “The mother of our first son! He’ll be born three months from now!”

Oh, it was worse.

Many Assassins behind the three currently in front of Malik were looking at him with pitying eyes.

It seemed their imagination had run wild.

And now they had cast Malik into the role of an unfortunate man who just heard the two men (or one of these idiots) he was in love with (He. Was. Not.) had married a woman while he had been waiting for them to return.

Forget reading out loud his complaints.

He was going to beat the both of them with that damn journal.

#whether this is #altdes #or #altdesmar #is up to you #here i am once more #bullying malik (affectionately)

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teecupangel · 5 hours

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Reblogging this for @avoidantvoidd

I read your ask and I cannot answer it now because I'm still like... two months late in asks but yourask reminded me of this poll I did before.

According to this poll, many of you guys do think Al Mualim is hot XD

I have a poll now and I've seen a lot of AC polls already up so let's try something a bit 'wtf'.

#this is so out of context #i apologize #hahahaha

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teecupangel · 6 hours

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From @seviiul

Yo I have no idea when is this post from but what if Nikolai did biathlon aka shooting AND skiing --- or is this only summer sports?

No, it doesn't have to be only summer sports. I'm ashamed to admit I didn't see the Winter Olympics Game wiki page while I was looking for info (as you might have guessed, my base knowledge of the Olympics is abyssmal)

Nikolai would absolutely be a beast in Biathlon and he's a favorite to win. I would also suggest that Shay would be his opponent in this one as well XD

wenas wenas,

I was thinking, if the characters of Assassin's Creed were Olympians athletes, which sport they would play?

Like as examples Arno would do fencing, Shao Jun probably artistic gymnastics, Jacob maybe Boxing, Altaïr maybe modern pentathlon, but I really want to hear your thought in this (including Desmond).

So for this one, we’ll focus on the main characters in AC games and maybe some will have duplicate sports, we’ll see XD

Altaïr – Modern Pentathlon (I would have made a joke and say Marathon Swimming but Pentathlon actually works so much better for him XD)

Ezio – Shooting or Equestrian Dressage or Equestrian Jumping

Ratonhnhaké:ton - Archery

Haytham – Golf (he’s a rich boy in a modern day au, dude knows how to play golf)

Desmond - Triathlon (the power of three is strong on Desmond XD)

Aveline – Rhythmic Gymnastics or Tennis

Edward - Diving or Surfing or Sailing

Adéwalé - Diving or Rowing or Sailing

Shay - Canoe Sprint or Canoe Slalom or Sailing (honestly, he, Edward and Adéwalé can switch among themselves with Rowing, Sailimng and the Canoe sports, I tried to focus on the ‘boat’ aspect)

Arno - Fencing

Jacob - Boxing

Evie – Tennis (Evie looked like someone who would learn how to play tennis)

Shao Jun – Artistic Gymastics

Nikolai – Shooting (it would be funny to see someone as serious as Nikolai be in Table Tennis or Breaking XD)

Arbaaz – Football or Athletics

Layla – Beach Volleyball (definitely flirting with the teams she’s up against, all in good fun though)

Bayek – one of the team sports and he’s the captain

Kassandra - Wrestling – Greco-Roman or Weightlifing

Eivor - Canoe Sprint or Rowing

Basim - Sport Climbing or Cycling BMX Freestyle (I’m imagining Mirage Basim so something a bit too reckless for Valhalla Basim)

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teecupangel · 6 hours

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From @ourimportantfestivalstudent

Oh my, how would Aya/Amunet, Cleopatra and the Order or the Ancients react to Catboy! Desmond?

Aya and Cleopatra would probably think of him as a messenger of Bastet as well.

Cleopatra’s more of a wild card in this scenario because there’s a high possibility she will try and keep Desmond by her side to show that the gods have blessed her and wishes for her to rule. If she orders Aya to ensure Desmond stays by her side, she’ll do it if this is before Cleopatra’s betrayal because she is loyal to her goddess.

Bayek would be hesitant and would try to make Aya understand that Desmond should have a say on this.

If this is after Cleopatra’s betrayal then… well Bayek and Aya will have to deal with those she sent to ‘retrieve’ the goddess’ messenger.

The Order of the Ancients though would probably think that he was most probably some kind of ancient creature (aka something made by the Isus) and would try to capture him as well.

Catboy nonny once again, considering something. So, the ancient Egyptians revered cats. Sooooo Bayek meets catboy!desmond?

It would be funny if Bayek thought he was a messenger of Bastet when they first met then, when he realized that Desmond is actually a man, he wondered if he was a messenger of Maahas or even Maahas’ son with a human mother.

Desmond is just like “???” because his only ‘information’ about Egyptian Gods are like… almost nonexistent? He knows Anubis because of The Mummy Returns.

… That’s it.

So he has no idea who the gods Bayek is talking about are but he does know that cats are really, like, important to Egyptian culture so he just rolls with it.

Whenever Bayek asks if he’s a son or a messenger of this god or another, he just shrugs.

When Bayek asks what he means by that, Desmond tries to make him believe that he has amnesia (which is hard to do via charades as far as Desmond was concerned)

And Bayek, being the kind and helpful medjay that he is (and also being a devout believer of the gods and an over all nice guy as long as one is not connected to the death of his son), tries to help him ‘recover’ his memories.

So, in this one, Bayek doesn’t take Desmond as a ‘pet’. He treats Desmond like a priest of one of the feline gods (no idea who though) that has lost his memories. Sometimes, Desmond feels a bit awkward with how much respect Bayek gives to him because he’s not used to it but he appreciate it though.

Desmond would join Bayek in his travels, more as a companion than anything, with the idea being Desmond might remember something if they visit other locations connected to the gods with feline characteristics.

They hide Desmond’s ears by wrapping a piece of fabric around his head because they don’t want people to question him or, worse, try to kidnap him or something.

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teecupangel · 6 hours

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From @zero-saito

The chaos desmond would bring by following Edward around! The chaos from following Connor’s ship around!! lol the Templars try very hard to hide their ship affiliation from Desmond. They all fear him and the sea

You know what would be funny? If Desmond follows Ratonhnhaké:ton around and that’s just normal.

But Edward?

Desmond never followed Edward until around the time he finally became an official Assassin.

Before that, he and Edward’s path just crossed enough times that they both think “Oh, you again.” like they’re meeting a sorta annoying sea creature while Desmond is confused why he keeps finding Edward when he’s just swimming aimlessly.

Adéwalé is confused when he meets up with Edward after he became an Assassin and Edward and Desmond are like… best buddies now for some reason XD

Colossal Squid! Desmond and I'll give you my bones

“Have you heard the legends of the Kraken, Shay?”

“Every sailor has.” Shay answered politely, glancing at their guest.

Even as bitter wind gripped its claws at them, Haytham Kenway looked as prim and proper as a gentleman on his way to watch an opera.

Shay, on the other hand, had pulled the fabric around his neck up to cover his freezing nose.

“And do the stories tell of the Kraken a monster that destroys without any care of one’s status or upbringing?”

“The sea is a cruel mistress to all, Master Kenway.” Shay answered, glancing to his right. Gist just shrugged, obviously also a bit confused to why Haytham Kenway was talking about the Kraken all of a sudden.

“Yes, she is.” Haytham agreed as he walked towards the bow of the ship, “But the Kraken is not cruel.”

“He is playful and intelligent. He also has the habit of trying to show his displeasure using his limbs.” Haytham continued, making the other crew members stare at him, forgetting their tasks as they listened to a man who sounded like he knew the Kraken himself, “But above all else…”

“He is one ugly squid.” Haytham commented.

They would have laughed at that but the waters beneath them grew dark almost immediately.

Large tentacles rose from the depths and the crew shouted in fear and surprise.

Shay immediately ordered them to main the cannons but stopped when Haytham said, “It is no use. Human weaponry does not work on him.”

Shay froze, noticing that what he had thought to have been sunlight against the tentacles was actually…

Glowing lines that reminded Shay of the light of that device back in Lisbon.

For a brief moment, Shay was paralyzed, the fear and pain of that day flashing before him.

Haytham was still speaking and Shay tried to focus on his voice.

Haytham wasn’t there in Lisbon.

Shay wasn’t there in Lisbon anymore.

Haytham was his anchor to the present.

“The Kraken is what those who know nothing call him. The Templars though… had a different name for him.” Haytham continued calmly, as if the ship had not been kept in place by tentacles coiling all around it. There was no creaking sound and that only made Shay more frightened.

The Kraken knew how to control its strength so it wouldn’t damage the ship, only keep it immobilized.

That kind of intelligence…

“Desmond.”

Shay frowned.

Where have he heard the name before?

“The sea monster that Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad tamed. The ruler of the seas that cares for the Assassin Brotherhood.”

That’s right.

Shay heard Adéwalé talked about a ‘Desmond’ before. Shay had thought it was some kind of pet because Adéwalé talked about how it followed his old friend whenever he sailed.

One of the tentacles reach out towards Haytham and Shay shouted, “Master Kenway!”

Haytham raised a hand, stopping Shay from unsheathing his dual blades.

“Do not move, do not speak, do not even think.” Haytham ordered calmly, “He is here for me.”

“Will this be the day you drag me into the depths, Desmond?” Haytham asked, a slight curiosity in his tone, “Or will you still prolong this dance we share?”

The tentacle wrapped around his neck but, with how big the tentacle was, it wrapped his entire upper body instead.

Haytham didn’t seem worried, looking at the sea below as he stood at the very tip of the bow, “Well?”

Shay and the rest of the crew could only stare, frozen by fear and confusion, as Haytham was slowly lifted.

… before he was placed in the center of the ship. The tentacles uncoil around him slowly. There was a pause before it flicked Haytham’s hat off and Haytham simply gave a tired sigh.

The tentacles let go of the ship and returned to the depths of the sea.

It took a few seconds before the water returned to its normal color.

The entire crew gave out a relieved sigh as many of them fell on their asses.

“Master Kenway, what was that?” Shay asked and all of them turned to stare at the mysterious man as he picked up his hat.

“That was Desmond.” Haytham said as if he was just introducing a family friend he didn’t get along with, “The Sea Scourge of the Templars. He attacks every ship that shows its Templar affiliation. He won’t attack this ship though.”

“It won’t?” Shay couldn’t stop himself from sounding skeptical.

“As long as I sail with you, he will not.” Haytham said.

“Why?”

“Because that squid still believes I am my father’s son.”

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teecupangel · 6 hours

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From @zero-saito

Monster fucker Altaïr!! 😂🤣 glorious!! This is early in the timeline too!!

Poor Malik! He needs brain bleach! He needs to make sure Kadar never finds out!!

Oh, yes. He must never let Kadar know about this. But not because he believed his younger brother would be scandalous. No. He’s afraid… that his younger brother would be interested in all these…

From @thedragonqueen1998

Malik could never quite look Altaïr in the eyes the same again. XD

Altaïr, on the other hand, have no fucks to give. Because he knows…

Malik will never tell anyone of what he had seen XD

Desmond as one of the creatures from 'A Quiet Place', absolutely wrecking the Templar's no matter what time period. And he looks like a piece if Eden, because Isu BS. (White with gold circuit like markings.)

There’s no way he can be mistaken as human with this form…

So Desmond would be known more on the side of merciless destruction.

Perhaps he’d even be considered a ‘curse’ placed upon the Templars, being able to hunt them down wherever or whenever they appear.

It all started with the death of Robert de Sablé.

No.

The massacre.

There bodies had been too mangled and all they could do was count the heads.

… after they found the heads.

After that, they only heard of the aftermaths.

It sounded like the massacre was random, high ranking and rich people of various backgrounds.

There were rumors that the Assassins have captured and tamed a wild beast.

But then…

Al Mualim died and, according to the rumors, the scene was just as gruesome as the other random massacres with only one other victim.

An Assassin by the name of Abbas Sofian.

A new mentor takes his place.

And… the killing stop.

Or so they thought.

It was only that the Templars hid better that news of the monster that kills those who worship God died down.

But the monster continues to hunt.

Again and again.

No matter where the Templars hid or how they pretend to be others.

The monster finds them.

And hunts them down.

Not even a cardinal…

… could escape the monster of the Brotherhood.

And it would be a while before the Templars realize...

Their only chance of survival is by making noises so loud, it will pierce the monster's heightened sense of sound.

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teecupangel · 6 hours

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From @zero-saito

This is a fun one!! All the crazy and dangerous things they get into to see how bothered they get. Ezio is a horrible enabler and Desmond knows ezios buttons. Plus once Desmond shows his skill he has a new button to push for ezio. Knife play anyone?

And they don’t even have to cut themselves if you don’t want to include that. Instead, it would be the sensation, the feel of the cold steel against skin, the looming thought of how easy it would be to hurt one another and trusting that it will never come to pass.

It’s the danger that excites them.

Ezio x Desmond, modern au, where ezio is head of the Italian mob/Assassin branch, and Desmond is his lover that's into extreme sports/stunts. Any thoughts?

I was thinking what extreme sports or stunts Desmond could be into and the first thought that came into my mind was skydiving, mainly because of the leap of faith. Another idea was maybe intense absolutely not legal motorcycle racing. And I thought “why not both?” so…

Ezio is the capo of an Italian mob that used to be part of the Brotherhood. They separated around the 16th century and rose as one of the most secretive shadowy criminal organizations in Italy. Their operations are more in line with being enforcers, making sure none of the other mobs are trying to rise higher than their status without their approval.

In a sense, they’re sorta policing the mobs.

Ezio, in this case, would become the head because of an organized hit on his family that killed his father and brothers. The mobs that had a hand in their deaths thought they could cripple the Auditores enough that they would lose their standing as enforcers but, instead, they simply realize that the Auditores were ruthless to those who wrong them. Many mobs were taken out in the following years as Ezio made them pay with blood and riches.

He would meet Desmond a few years after his hatred and rage had been satisfied and he is now officially the head of the Auditores. They would meet by chance when Ezio was invited to skydive by a head of another famiglia who wishes to ally themselves with the Auditores. Of course, Machiavelli, who serves as Ezio’s main consigliere, would have done a background check of everyone who would be there and give Ezio his report.

That’s where Ezio would see Desmond for the first time. Desmond is serving as a skydiving instructor and he seems to just be an ordinary law-abiding civilian… except for two things:

He is a regular participant in intense motorcycle racing that was definitely against the law

His birth certificate was a well made forgery.

Of course, this being Machiavelli, he would dig deeper and he would find out that Desmond didn’t exist nine years ago. A little bit more digging and he would find clues (but no confirmation) that Desmond is related to the Assassins.

Now, in this setting, the whole Assassin and Templar thing still exists so the Great Purge still happened. The Italian Brotherhood was hit hard and the ones that did survive were taken in by the Auditores and became their soldato and some have even risen to the rank of caporegime. The Templars keep an eye on them but do not engage as they hold too much sway with the other mobs, effectively being the unofficial king of Italy’s underworld. In exchange, the Auditores ignore whatever Abstergo is doing in Italy as long as it does not hinder any of the mobs’ operations. They do keep a list of mobs who cooperate with Abstergo and they’re added to the Auditores’ shit list which makes it a big deterrent for the mobs to collude with Abstergo willy-nilly.

On the other hand, the Auditores and the Brotherhood have a tense cordial relationship. The Brotherhood believe that they sully the Auditore name, especially Ezio who bears the same name as Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the 15th century who they believe to be one of the greatest Assassins in history. The Auditores believe that the Brotherhood is stuck in the past and that they refuse to acknowledge how, during the latter years of their legendary Ezio Auditore da Firenze, he had been the one to spearhead the transition of the Italian Brotherhood into the Auditore Famiglia. This leads to them having a tense relationship that boils down to “you do me this favor and I’ll owe you one” kind of deal with the Brotherhood although the Auditores only always cash in on what is owe of them, never requesting anything from them.

And it’s that tense relationship that made Ezio interested in Desmond, wondering if he was some kind of plant that the Assassins have sent to keep an eye on this deal or some reason. That maybe perhaps the mob that wishes to form an alliance with the Auditores were in league with the Templars or the Assassins.

(They’re not, skydiving instructor is literally Desmond’s day job and this is just one big coincidence)

So Ezio decides to agree to this meeting, not to check the mob but to check this… ‘Derek Milton’.

Unorganized Notes:

Ezio would be his charming self and would flirt with Desmond, half to see his reaction and half because Ezio do think Desmond is handsome.

Desmond is used to the flirting but he could sense something dangerous about Ezio that he finds himself attracted to.

Desmond’s pretty much attracted to dangerous things in this ‘verse. He became a skydiving instructor because it means he can skydive for free. He participants in illegal races because of the thrill of it. And Ezio? Ezio feels like the most dangerous thing he had ever been close to.

They have sex the day they first met. A quickie in some place that they could totally get caught in.

Ezio keeps coming back after that and they have sex after every skydive. It’s the thrill and danger that keeps Desmond with Ezio. For Ezio, it’s the mystery behind Desmond’s past and the growing desire to see him.

At some point, Claudia (who serves as sottocapo) just tells Ezio to keep Desmond because all this skydiving shit is dangerous with how many ways it would go so wrong and they would be too late to prevent it or save Ezio.

When Desmond learns that Ezio is a mob boss, he’s just like “Oooohhh. That’s a nicer job than I was thinking.” “What did you think my job was?” “CEO.”

Desmond pretty much becomes his sugar baby. He quit his job as a skydiving instructor and Ezio bought him his own helicopter to use for skydiving. Desmond loves it because it’s actually more intense to skydive from a helicopter than skydiving from an airplane.

Of course, Desmond had to give up motorcycle racing because it is illegal which meant that it would be easy to tie Desmond to it if he continues and, in the process, tie the Auditores to it.

In exchange, Ezio just takes him to watch the official intense motorcycle races all over the world. Desmond figured it was a good alternative since… they do have their own helicopter and the hotel rooms are always top-notch. (Ezio likes it because Desmond is always hot and bothered after every race)

Desmond learns how to drive a helicopter… because he now has a lot of free time whenever Ezio does his capo thing.

There is a man who stays in the main mansion of the Auditores as more of a beloved guest. He’s more or less an unknown artist and his works are usually considered to be too much like Leonardo Da Vinci’s works that he’s kinda considered as some kind of joke by many artists. He is Ezio’s best friend and he just likes making art or whatever strikes his fancy, once even learning how to program just because. Everyone just calls him ‘Leo’ and the Auditore mansion is filled with his paintings and sculptures. He also paints Desmond sometimes when he feels like it. Desmond just goes along with it because it’s not like he has anything else to do.

Maria is in charge of the mansion that Desmond stays in. She thinks Desmond is just one of Ezio’s many flights of fancy but she does warm up to him quickly enough, to the point that she tells Ezio that, even if they break up, she’s adopting Desmond so he can stay. “I… I don’t know how to feel about that…” “Your feelings do not matter for this, Ezio.” “Madre!”

Claudia likes Desmond enough. She knows he has no interest in the whole mob thing (as Desmond likes to call it) and is staying because he loves Ezio and that’s enough for her.

Machiavelli is the one who is still sus of Desmond but he is cordial enough with him. Kinda has to be, considering Ezio is truly smitten with Desmond. Machiavelli also made sure Desmond’s forged documents are airtight so it doesn’t bite them in the ass later on.

Because of this, Desmond did have to come clean with his past and that’s when Ezio started to call him ‘Desmond’. (Before that, Ezio just keeps calling him different pet names because Desmond never liked hearing Ezio say his fake name when they were having a ‘moment’)

Desmond knows Ezio does bad things and he doesn’t try to spin it into anything good. His moral compass is skewered anyway considering his childhood upbringing so the whole mob business is just okay with Desmond. He does worry whenever Ezio comes back and there’s blood in his clothes but hearing Ezio say it’s not his blood gets him hot and bothered.

It does get to William Miles that Desmond is with the Auditores but he can’t do anything about it. Not when the Auditores are one of the few real allies the Brotherhood still have. What he does do is check in every few days, just to… check up on Desmond, probably? Bill never tells anyone why he keeps doing it.

For the same reason, the Templars stay away from Desmond because they don’t want to incur the wrath of the Auditores.

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