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-The music is amazing. Having Arabic music in a Marvel show and in the main stream was such a pleasent surprise. None of the orientalist sterotypical crap either. There's many songs and different genres used, fitting the scenes they are put in perfectly. They literally put Arabic music OVER THE MARVEL INTRO! They used real songs from real egyptian and Arab artists and the score is made by an Egyptian composer, Hesham Nazih

Episode 2 credits

Song: El Melouk (meaning the Kings) - Ahmed Saad

-No ugly yellow filter that is shown in most western movies and shows when in the middle east or countries such as mexico to show them as "hot, dusty and foreign". Instead when in Egypt the natural looking lighting is kept and the country is shown with It's beauty, and not just in the dessert:

-The language! In most western movies and shows they have very clearly foreign people "speaking arabic" and im supposed to believe their characters know the language when in reality it is not understandable and it is done horribly. Dont get me started on Eternals where there is a whole speech in "arabic" with not a single word correctly said. At least ad lib it. (to clarify im not talking about the Lebanese actor. He was fluent. Im talking about every other lead)

But in Moon Knight most of the arabic is said by people who can actually speak arabic or well enough by non arabic speakers. The Arabic language and dialects are correct. They also included some Coptic. Oscar Isaac has one line in Arabic and he said it perfectly, sounded like a native. Ethan Hawke had a few that were very accented but still understandable and better than 95% of non arabs pretending to know the language.

-The character of Layla El-Faouly is essential. We needed an Egyptian (secondary) protagonist in this story that is set often in Egypt and based heavily in Egyptian mythology. She is the FIRST Arab female character in the MCU (long overdue tbh) . And the actress herself, May Calamawy, is Palestinian-Egyptian:

The show is doing amazing in authentic representation and avoiding orientalism and sterotypes

SPOILER edit:

FIRST ARAB SUPERHERO NOW LETS GO

Oh… The idiot’s in control

Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant in Moon Knight s1 e1

Requested by anon (with a small mention to @momos-peaches for this scene)

Summary: When you’re summoned for a meeting of the Ennead, something about Marc Spector draws you to him ever since first glance. With Hathor’s blessing, you use her gifts to help him against Harrow. If only the goddess you serve wasn’t such a tease about your instant crush on her former lover’s Avatar.

Pairing: Marc Spector x short!female!Avatar!reader

Warnings: EP 3 SPOILERS, canon-typical violence, mentions of blood and death, reader getting poisoned and passing out, a couple of suggestive comments, my minimal knowledge of Egyptian myths - other than some of Hathor’s features (horns and orb of light between them) this is purely how I would choose to portray a goddess of love; kind of insecure reader ‘cause I’m the queen of insecurities

Word count: ~6.5K

A/n: Again, sorry for the wait😭 The request said 'tiny woman’ so I made sure to include it. I really love it when there’s a height difference (and Marc doesn’t mind either😊). I really enjoyed writing the reader’s dynamic with Hathor, I hope you like how it turned out!

Also, I kept Hathor’s physical description to a minimum so you can picture whoever you like as your goddess of love! Feel free to let me know who you think would fit the role🤗

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Despite the many unfortunate events that had rattled the world in the past few years, it was a surprisingly rare occurrence for the gods to intervene. The gods you knew, at least. So, when the moon greedily swallowed the sun in bright midday, you weren’t sure whether you should expect a portal to present itself.

But you weren’t exactly surprised when it did. A gateway leading straight into the heart of the Pyramid of Giza, right where your kitchen wall used to be.

“That hasn’t happened in-”

“A long time.”

The melodious voice you knew all too well finished your thought. Most days, being able to hear it was both a gift and a curse. But you couldn’t deny that Hathor’s beauty was unmatched, and bearing witness to it a privilege. You were reminded of it once again as you looked up at the goddess who had chosen you as her Avatar.

Pairing(s): Steven Grant x Reader, implied Steven Grant/Marc Spector x Layla El-Faouly

Word count: 5.1K. Buckle up, folks.

Warning(s): Insecurities and heavy angst. I cried while thinking of the concept, and I’m hoping this does my idea justice. Set after the finale, so there are spoilers! 

A/N: Hello! This is my first time writing a fic and posting it, so please be gentle! This piece is purely based on research and the events of the series. I am not a system, nor do I know anyone who is a system. If any part of this piece offends anyone, please let me know. No offense is intended.

This is also not completely beta-read, so the mistakes are on me.

Summary: You should’ve stopped asking questions. 

Taglist: @s-v-e-l-t-e, @caroldanvours​

Everyone had warned you about the rose-tinted glasses. Your friends, your family, hell, and even your old college professors used to tell stories about how love could be either the best or worst thing that you could ever experience. It was a risk to put your heart entirely into the hands of a stranger, giving them the liberty to do whatever they wanted to it. Love it, cradle it, protect it, sure—but also poke it, stab it, and break it to the point of no return. 

But with Steven Grant? It was a risk you were definitely willing to take. 

#Steven: