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One will not attain everything he wishes for; the winds blow unlike what the ships wish for. However, whoever desires the top must sit up many nights.
Pairing: Sinbad (Magi) x Reader
Summary: Despite being enslaved by the Mariadel company at a young age and made to be a colosseum keeper, you have never witnessed a single battle between gladiators. But it all changed when the mighty dungeon capturer: Sinbad, arrived for a duel in exchange for his company's liberty. A battle that resulted in a series of events that would either lead everyone to freedom or further suffering.
Content Warnings: Manga SPOILERS, Slavery (specifically child slavery), depictions of violence, mentions of blood and rotten flesh, along with injury infliction as punishment.
DISCLAIMER: This fanfic is not a means to romanticize nor water down the severity of slavery. Although the source may be fictional, those horrific events have happened and most likely still happen in real life.
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PART 1: The Colosseum
You remember your father telling you this once: “No matter how much perfume you put on, it will never mask the dead body.” You were merely three years old at that time. The more you think about it, that metaphor was most likely a thought that slipped out of his mind, not intended for your still-developing brain. Yet, those words stuck with you as you grew up. How could it not, if it perfectly describes the current state you were in?
Rotten flesh and aged blood. You’ve become desensitized to such gruesome sights; granted, it’s something you were made to deal with for more than half your life by now. Just months after you were enslaved by the Mariadel Company, you were made to clean up the dead remains from the colosseum as one of the forms of behavioral correction methods enforced on you by Madeer.
When Madeer realized you performed quite well in such a task, she decided to give you the duty of a colosseum keeper. From cleaning up carcasses to weapon maintenance, you took part in it. The work was taxing, especially since your body has not properly met its needs for many years now. But cleaning up bodily fluids and exposed viscera for you is subjectively better than having to actively engage in the actual slave handling that the others, such as Fatima, were doing.
Having to be part of the individuals who have to take care of the aftermath from brutal spectacles made you develop a deep sense of aversion towards violence in general. Luckily, witnessing each fight was not made mandatory for you; only having you come out once the performance had ended, and the crowd fully dissipated.
Until one day, he arrived.
Lady Madeer seemed elated. You were walking towards the armory when she came across your path—stepping aside and bowing your head in greeting, trying your best to muffle your breathing. Thankfully, she ignored you. Yet, the subtle excitement in every stride of hers did not go unnoticed by you.
You didn’t know whether it was due to a successful transaction, or if she managed to finally turn Masrur into her “child”. Just the thought of the young boy surrendering to Madeer’s whims aroused a surge of panic within you.
Once the lady was out of sight, you hurried to where Masrur usually stayed as fast as your shackled feet allowed you. Upon arrival, you saw him performing his physical training routine. Sensing someone, he paused for a moment to see who it was. When he realized it was you, he fully stopped his routine, his posture easing when you went near him.
Since you were still winded from rushing all the way to where Masrur was, each breath took you a lot more effort than you already had to. Of course, Masrur saw the way you were clasping your chain collar; a futile attempt for relief on your part.
His face may not show it, but the way he led you to a bench to sit down showed that he truly cared. He also couldn’t help it as he noticed the way you would seemingly try to shift your weight from one foot to the other while walking.
When your breathing finally stabilized, you gave Masrur a cheeky grin. His blank expression remained, apart from the slight tremble of his lips.
“You still can’t breathe properly.” Your grin morphed into an awkward smirk at his bluntness. Letting out a hoarse huff, you playfully shoved Masrur with your shoulder; naturally, he didn’t budge.
The two of you spent a couple of minutes sitting on the bench, with you occasionally playing with Masrur's hair. When the boy looked down, he noted that apart from your chains clasped tighter than they usually did, your feet were also bandaged up again.
He pondered how you could have gotten the injuries while you were busy playing with his hair, blissfully unaware of his scrutinizing gaze. It took him a few moments before he realized. Madeer must have punished you again. He knew you had always been defiant. It was luck that the lady decided you were worth keeping alive.
Realizing that quite some time had passed. Masrur moved away from you.
“I need to continue my training. Madeer said I will be fighting someone new.” His back was facing you as he said so.
Understanding the young fanalis, you huffed in agreement. You mustered up strength to stand up, enduring the burning sensation you felt on your sole once it received pressure.
You left the room, relieved to know that your Masrur stayed true to his pride and safe from Madeer’s control. However, that feeling did not last long since just a few steps away from the entry, the boy called out your name.
When you turned to look back, you could tell Masrur wanted to say something. Tilting your head to the side, you waited for him to speak.
“Madeer said I will be fighting someone in a few days. She said he was someone strong.” Despite knowing he could end up battling against a strong adversary, Masrur remained composed.
That took your senses off the searing pain you were feeling. Concern flooded you, your mind playing countless scenarios of your boy getting hurt by another gladiator.
“But Madeer told me I should restrain myself when fighting him. Rather than killing, she said I should just knock him down.”
The idea of subduing rather than eliminating perplexed you. This means Madeer is planning something. That could have been the reason for her upbeat mood when you encountered her.
Sensing Masrur had nothing else to say, you gave him a small wave before walking away, the clanking of your shackles echoing throughout the hallway. He waited until you disappeared into a corner before returning to his chamber.
You walked until you reached one of the main entry and exit points of the Colosseum that led to the pulvinar. It was a special boxed seat reserved for Lady Madeer. Letting your eyes linger on the throne-like furniture, your mind clouded by the implications of Masrur’s words.
Author's Note: The reason I wanted to write this fic is that I wanted to dig deeper into Sinbad's character during that arc. I also wanted to expand on the vulnerability shown during that time, which was very compelling and shows us what kind of person he is. Making it an "x reader" was just an helpful means for me to do so.
my formal statement on what togashi’s been tryna say since 1998, but couldn’t really say it explicitly until the succession war once gon was shipped back home, killua written off, leorio deep in medicine and zodiac clownery, and kurapika forced to face off against career pedophiles.
i think the point of hunter x hunter is to showcase how the hxh world systemically uses and abuses children to fuel its contracts with the different power sources present in their universe. whether it be feeding dark gods to retain familial nen, or allowing children to join the hunter exam so that the proctors can assess children they believe are worthy of teaching nen to, the hxh universe at large runs on the blood of children. the children who survive the abuse can grow up to perpetuate the cycle of abuse. they can also grow up to do good things in service of others, but they can also grow up to become selfish and uncaring of the people around them.
but the most important thing is that togashi never, ever blames the children for what happens to them. sure, adult chrollo is a bitch, but the child who found his friend dismembered in a trashbag hanging from a tree is not and will never be at fault for what happened, even if he assumes the guilt.
but this statement is difficult to reflect on for a lot of people while gon and killua were still the primary protagonists of their arcs. to this day, people (and even the characters in-canon) look at gon as if he’s some kind of monster for his actions during Chimera Ant Arc, or plain stupid for pursuing a pedophile in Heavens Arena, or an idiot for trying to fight Genthru the way he did.
But i don’t think any of gon’s actions are necessarily reflective of himself as much as they are the world around him that made him that way. take ging for example. instead of being brave enough to visit whale island and tell gon to his face that he doesn’t wanna be a present father, he goads gon into chasing him all over the world, putting him in the path of pedophiles and murders bc why not? if gon cant take on a pedophile at age twelve, then clearly he won’t survive the hunter world. if gon can’t beat convicted felons and chase away pedophiles, then he’s not worthy of ging’s time. gon never had a complex. he quite literally just wanted to meet his father, and created a strategy to do it. it’s the world around him that taught him to put his body on the line, to fight until he couldn’t, to become a vessel for power if need be. but gon didn’t do that to himself. ging did. ging sent him to hell. but at the same time, ging is not the problem. ging is a symptom of the problem.
i think it’s a hard pill to swallow for a lot of readers that hisoka and neferpitou and even genthru aren’t as much of an issue as individuals as much as the forces that allow them to exist in the first place. we learn in the succession war that pedophilia is normalized in the hxh world, that there are actual children who are forced into the pedophile rape factory to keep an empire running, and that these adults have so much power that they can even hunt children in other places as murder tourists. children are THE fuel of hxh. in chimera ant arc, they are literally food. in succession war, they’re sacrifices to retain and or obtain power. children are used as meat for pedophiles, murderers, rapists and groomers.
And hunters too! children are meat to hunters too!! that’s why ging can never take care of gon, bc ging is a part of that violent machine that sees gon as something that can be groomed into a great hunter, and not as what he is - a child!
that’s why netero’s demise is so critical to the story, not bc he was the old man dying for the world, but bc netero embodies the selfishness of the adult man who thinks he’s reached the peak of his power and thus deserves to unleash that power. netero fuels the machine with people like ging. if you’re not hunting, you don’t belong here, but what they’re really hunting for is power, but no one will admit it bc that would mean admitting their world is fucked because they never let the knowledge of nen disseminate across the world and thus allow power to be accessed equally across the masses.
but power also comes in various forms in hxh. it’s nen, it’s money, it’s a population of people and chimera ants. all of it, however, stems from the same fuel - the blood of children.
that’s why i believe the succession war arc needed to send gon home and give killua a reason to live beyond whatever tether he had to gon bc they’re still children in-universe. they haven’t yet realized yet that none of this is their fault.
but kurapika and leorio are adults! they can see how the world of adults is, and how violent these child-devouring institutions are. but it’s also why leorio continues to strive to be a doctor, while kurapika chooses saving boy woble and oito over pursuing his brethren’s eyes. BUT IT’S ALSO WHY MORENA WANTS TO BLOW UP KAKIN AND THEN THE WORLD, AND WHY CHROLLO SOWS CHAOS WHEREVER HE GOES!!!
because in a world with so many wonders, the people in power choose to closely guard the secrets of nen more than they do the children of their universe. bc to nasubi and beyond and the hunter exam and hisoka and the murder tourists of meteor city, children are just meat. they’re fuel. they’re food.
and that’s precisely why nen’s gonna go global and that boat’s getting blown up because the most vulnerable population in the world will finally be able to learn how to protect themselves. it’s why kurapika’s entire arc thus far in the succession war has been teaching others how to use nen, and why leorio’s busting his ass in the clinic. kura and leorio have long-since entered the adult world and know that children are the most vulnerable group in all of lake mobius. but two adults and two children can’t save the children of the world. but maybe they can teach them something. maybe they can teach them how to use the power that’s always been within them.
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The ask disappeared when I clicked saved the response :( It didn't show back up so I'm really sorry to anon. At least I got a SS before it disappeared U-U
So to make line art in color: pick the color you want the line art to be and draw in it!
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I'm not even kidding. I almost always draw in a color that the drawing makes me think of, and then adjust the color afterwards. I do have a default color I draw in that my eyes really like if I don't need to think about the color as I draw. Indigo violet is my favorite color so I normally draw in that color. When I'm still sketching I normally draw in a light color.
(Those are my normal sketching colors. I also sketch with the 2 to the right when I wand something a little darker if I don't use full black)
When I'm happy with it I change the color of the line art and there are a few different ways I do that. I use CSP for my art which has tools or settings that other programs might not.
Below the cut is how I change the color and manipulate layers. There's a ton so I'm putting a read more.
But 1st: The Alpha of the Layer & Understanding Transparency
To understand any amount of how I do this I need to explain what the alpha of a layer is. It is the part of the layer that has something on it. The rest of the area is transparent which lets you see what's under it. Each layer sits on top of the other like a stack of paper cut outs.
You can see the green line on the layer under the line art layer:
There are a few different ways I manipulate the alpha for coloring any aspect of my art. I use all of them in my line art for different affects.
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Method 1
Every program I've ever used to make digital art has alpha locking -more recently called as transparency locking. This is a layer setting you can turn on and off. When the layer is transparency locked you cannot change the opacity level of any pixel of the layer. This makes is easier to draw new details in the active area without changing the edge.
Here you can see the alpha/transparency lock button in the layers tab and the layer with the locked symbol on it so you know it is locked. (Make sure the layer you want to lock is the one you select before hitting the button) Then I select all (Select>Select all). (CSP brings up a bar of options when you select anything with the selection tool)
Then I pick the color I want to change the lineart to and click the fill button. If I don't lock the alpha/transparency first, this happens when I fill. (Since the FX and signature were made on a layer above the lineart you can still see them.)
While the lineart is locked I air brush lighter and darker areas. (I couldn't get the cursor to show where the brush was but you get the idea) Using the alpha transparency lock method has one major down side. If I want to change something afterwards, I have to completely redo the air brushed areas or it won't match anymore. It can also be used for affect, but often I want the color to be soft or smooth. (you can see some darker lines in the hair in right example)
To get around this I do all of my air brushing on a separate clipping layer. You can get a lot of cool FX with this so it's still a useful method.
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Method 2
Clipping layers use the layer they are clipped to as a layer mask.
(Quick explanation of layer masking:
Layer masks are also a standard tool. They let you erase the pixels of a layer without actually erasing them so you can make them reappear whenever you want. I will regularly draw my characters naked and bald, so that I can get the anatomy and posing right before I draw the clothes and hair different layers on top. I use a layer mask to hide the areas of the body covered by clothes or hair.
Since I drew this all on one layer, here is an example with the green line from earlier:
SS1- Select the layer mask created on the layer in the layers window to edit it. The white outline shows if you have the layer or mask selected (example above and below). To define what areas are masked you erase on the mask (displays black on the mask preview); then you can draw to bring back the erased area. In other programs you might need to only draw on the mask in black and white (black erases, white reveals).
SS2- that the green line is erased in the same spots that are black on the layer mask.
SS3- And if I draw on the layer (not the layer mask) only the white areas of the layer mask are visible.
SS4- If I then delete the layer mask all of the green on the layer, that had been hidden, shows back up.
Now back to clipping layers)
To clip a layer, place it above the layer you want to clip it to. Then click the Clip to Layer Below option in the layer window. Some programs hide the option in the layers menu or when right clicking a layer. After clipping the layer, I air brush on it.
When I unclip the layer I airbrush on you can see that the full brush strokes of the airbrush are there even when they are hidden by clipping. This lets me adjust the lineart if I realize I need change something after I've already messed with the final colors. I often keep all of the final lineart colors to the clipping layer. This lets me draw the linart in different colors to make it easier to see separations.
In CSP, clipping layers can be stacked onto the same base layer which can also be a folder of layers instead of just one. You can also clip folders to layers or other folders, however the layer settings will be lost and only the folder's layer setting will count. Most other programs I've messed with can only have one clipping layer and have to clip to the affected layer directly (won't clip to folders).
An example of stacked clipping layers from a different project:
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Now for the even fancier stuff:
I'm going to explain these in the order I found them and why I went searching.
In CSP there are a ton of 2 toned brushes that really speed up the process. I've made a few of my own pattern brushes to make drawing characters signature outfits a lot easier. These brushes work by using you main and sub colors at the same time. (The main color is the left circle, and the sub color is the right circle)
Now, if I use these with the white sub color (matching the paper color) I don't have to worry about the layer underneath because it will be covered by the sub color of the brush.
However if I clip a layer onto the lineart or merge all of the lineart and then fill all, all of the pixels become the same color and I don't want that. The white is acting as a mask for the layers under it.
The first way I got around this was by using the layer tool "Convert brightness to opacity." (Edit > Convert brightness to opacity) It does exactly what it says on the tin. It treats the value (black to white) of the color as a transparency setting. The closer to black the more opaque, and the closer to white the more transparent. This, of course, makes the white areas transparent which reveals whatever was on the layers underneath, so I needed to mask or erase the unwanted bits.
That got really time consuming and annoy fast, so I found another method using layer settings. Now whenever I know I'm going to draw something complicated, I draw in black and use a clipping layer on the lineart folder to make the color I want from the beginning. Then I set that clipping layer's layer setting to "Lighten," or "Lighter color." Since I'm drawing in black and all colors are lighter than black, the clipping layer will only affect the black lineart and not the white. And since I'm using brushes with filled areas, I set the lineart folder's setting to "Darken" or Darker Color." This makes the white areas of the displayed folder content transparent, so anything under that folder will show through the lighter areas.
Lighten/Darken is a similar layer setting to Multiply in that it mixes with the colors on the layers under it. There are some differences with how it mixes the colors though. Lighter Color/Darker Color only shows the pixels of the layer that are lighter/darker than whatever is under it, so it might not look as good depending on the anti-aliasing of the lineart. Even if I gave a bunch of examples here you would better learn by playing with the layer settings on your own.
Here is an example of having both a Lighter Color layer and a Darker Color layer clipped to the lineart folder at the same time. This way I can change the the white and black of the lineart separately. I use this mostly for adjusting text bubbles.
I wanted an easier way to adjust the line art than having to make 2 clipping layers all of the time. It really clogs up the layers window.
Then I learned that in CSP you can set the darkest and lightest colors the layer displays in the Layer Properties. I set the darkest to the the color I want the lineart and the lightest to the color I want the highlights or accents. Then I draw in black and white and the let the layer settings do all of the work. I will warn though that this can be a lot more process heavy on your system if you use it on a bunch of different layers. It does make changing colors as I go a lot easier, so I still use it for designing. I've only made one full color piece using this for every layer and it was rough on my PC so I'm probably only going to use it in the designing stages until I can upgrade my system. But here is how you do it:
Since it is a setting in a window that is not turned on by default you need to find it in the drop down. Window > Layer properties. Then it should appear in the layers tab
There's a ton you can do with these but for this the only one that is important is the one on the right. When turned on you can set the main layer color and the sub color. The Layer color is what will show instead of pure black and the Sub color will be what is shown instead of pure white. The layer automatically makes a gradient between them. When you turn it on the Layer color automatically turns cyan.
I really am sorry this took so long to respond to. I wanted to do this as a video, and I still might someday when I have more time, but until then, I hope this was thorough enough to qualify as an apology. Please send in any asks you have about my art. I don't gate keep. My patreons are the ones that get to choose what tutorial or resource I make next, but request ones are also put in the list to vote on when no one has asked a new question in a while.
the idea that every summer will be as hot if not hotter than this for the rest of my life is unbearable i need to (remembers suicide jokes are bad for my mental health) murder an oil executive
It was mid-morning when someone knocked on their door. Morg wouldn't be back for a while and it was too early for lunch. Aladdin and Alibaba exchanged a look. The older called out, "Who is it?"
"It's a me'a: Morio!"
"Um?"
"Who?"
"Should have realized that reference would go over your heads. Sorry about that... It's me: Mori."
A shiver ran down both of their spines.
"I want to talk to you both about the visions I have for your futures."
They invited her in and sat by the windows. Both boys planted themselves amongst the floor cushions. The way Mori sat felt deliberately slow to their nerves. Her smile did little to reassure. "First, Alibaba, I should have asked this much sooner, but were you bitten by a snake on your last day in Balbadd?" Both boys blinked at her. "On your left shoulder."
Alibaba touched his bare shoulder at the mention. "No. I think I had an injury there, but I would have remembered if it was from a snake." Aladdin also shook his head.
The Prophet raised both of her hands and splayed her fingers with a smile. "Good news: you aren't possessed by a member of Al Thamen! That'll make things much easier for a while."
The ex-prince wrapped his arms around himself. "What?! I was almost possessed??"
She put one hand down and gestured with the other. "In one of the possible fates I saw, a snake bit you on your last day in Balbadd but it wasn't a real snake. Ithnan used the snake to implant his magoi in you, but since you weren't bitten that means we don't have to worry about him for a while." ((Now to figure out how to warn Hakuryuu so he doesn't get possessed in the dungeon.))
Aladdin asked, "Who's Ithnan? What's Al Thamen?"
Mori froze. "I'm explaining things out of order. Sorry about that. Ithnan is the member of Al Thamen that was giving information and weapons to Kassim." Her smile soften until it dropped completely as her explanation grew more serious. "Al Thamen orchestrated everything that happened in Balbadd from both inside and outside the Palace while working with the Kou Empire; and Balbadd isn't the only country they are after. They want the whole world destroyed through the same black Rukh that killed Kassim and the others.
"Kassim was being manipulated by people like that? My brothers too?" The ex-prince's heart raced. His voice trembled. "I had no idea."
Aladdin had been watching his friend but he looked down at the ground in front of him. His fists clenched around the fabric of his pants.
The Prophet hummed watching him. "Aladdin." Her voice got his attention. "I know about the memories you saw when you were gifted Solomon's Wisdom." His eyes grew wide in recognition. "Al Thamen's goal is exactly what you're afraid of."
"Miss Mori, in all the futures you saw did they ... achieve their goal?"
Alibaba looked up confused by how cryptic the other 2 were being.
She looked between them before giving her answer. "They got very close to succeeding. Thanks to you and Alibaba rallying everyone together only part of the world was destroyed." Her grip of one hand tightened over her other. "Of course it was also thanks to both of you and many others dedicating years to getting stronger before hand."
"Wait a second." Alibaba finally cut in. "A secret organization, the end of the world- Aladdin, did Ugo really tell you about all this?"
The boy wouldn't look at him.
"Why didn't you tell me? I know there's been a lot going on and I haven't exactly been responsive this past month but..."
Aladdin's eyes widened at his friend, "It's- It's my responsibility so I thought-" and flitted to Mori for a moment.
She cut in. "It's everyone's responsibility to protect the world they live in. One person trying to carry all that weight will break."
Alibaba put a hand on Aladdin's back. "Yeah. You've been helping me a lot so let me help you too." He looked up at their guest. "You said we have to get stronger in order to stop this destruction of the world. How do we do that? Sinbad was teaching me before but he's this country's King. Even if he was here he wouldn't have the time to train me."
"That's right." Mori agreed. "There are other people that will teach you both here so you can get to the next level before you continue your adventures, but one is currently with his Majesty and the other might need King Sinbad's permission to be able to teach you."
The young Magi looked up at her with big eyes. "Are we just supposed to wait for Mister Sinbad to get back? That's still months away, isn't it?"
Alibaba noticed Mori freeze at Aladdin's cuteness. He pushed her with some pity of his own. "Surely there's something we can do while we wait? I know I'm still in mourning but now that I know there's something I can do I won't be able to lay around anymore."
"Guys, the whole reason I came and told you about your futures and all this is so you could start training sooner."
"Oh." Both boys responded in unison.
Mori's laugh caught them off guard. Neither had seen her look so relaxed before. "Look. As guests you both already have access to the training grounds of the Silver Scorpio Tower, and the libraries and classes of the Black Libra Tower. I'll send word to both so that they won't be surprised to see you when you're ready to start training."
"Thank you!"
"Yeah. Thanks."
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~POV Mori~
The two boys followed me across the courtyard to the Black Libra Tower. Honestly, even while I was verbally explaining to them the layout of the Tower and what to expect, internally I was celebrating. I knew they wouldn't want to lay around crying all day for 6 months. And even if they don't dedicate themselves fully right away while they're still mourning, it was better that they didn't learn these things from Sinbad. I made sure to not encourage them to tie themselves to the King of Sindria. They both have goals that can't be achieved by relying on someone else. And even though I became Sinbad's Prophet, I will still do everything in my power to make sure he nor anyone else can form a global monopoly. Sinbad was made by Ohtaka in reality and Ugo in the story to be the ideal perfect king. However history has proven that all monopolies are the death of growth. The power bubble will eventually burst when enough of the people at the bottom crumble.
I stopped when we reached Yam's office. "Aladdin, you will be on your best behavior." I looked back at the Magi. "If you act like you normally do then she will boil you alive with her magic, understand?" Technically, Yam used steam on him, but my point stood regardless.
The young boy gulped and both of them nodded.
Yamuraiha's office was full of scrolls like mine, but she had just as many stones and various devices for casting magic and managing her active spells. And just as relatably, she was so engrossed in her work that she didn't seem to notice when I knocked or invited myself it. "Yam! Hey!"
Big eyes looked up at me half startled. "Mori? How long have you been there?"
"Only a few seconds." I gestured to the boys behind me. "Do you have a moment? I'd like to introduce you to these 2."
There were only 3 people who came with me to Sindria and they were the only people I could introduce to anyone on this island. Yam's nearly fell over as she jumped up. "Ah- yes! Of course." Her cheeks reddened.
I walked back inline with the boys and put a hand on Aladdin's shoulder. When the mage stood up, her assets bounced and the Magi's eyes glittered. "As you probably guessed, this little one is the magi Aladdin, and this is his King's vessel, Alibaba."
The young pervert exchanged looks between Yam, my grip on his shoulder, and my own eyes before looking back to Yam and meekly saying "It's nice to meet you."
Alibaba gave his own greeting with a blush and hand through his hair. "Yeah. It's nice to meet you."
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~POV Sinbad~
The King loved traveling. The surprises that arose during a journey were often the most exciting. But the rest of the time could also be the most tedious. Back when he was young and was a member of crews he often found himself zoning out while staring at the waves, or letting his mind wander while escorting a carriage. Now that he was a King and no longer a crew member he had even less time he needed to be vigilant while traveling.
Using Zepar on the first day to visit Mori had set a bad precedence for what he could do with the extra down time. But he also couldn't find a reason to not spend as much time with her as possible -even if he had to possess a bird to it. 'Not like there's anything else to do.' And he had plenty of magoi to spare. The biggest down side was that the bird was loosing some of its anonymity that was so crucial for his ability to gather information.
At the same time, however, watching Mori work was almost hypnotizing for him. When she was always so expressive around him. He only really got to see her more serious side during meetings or when something went wrong. She bounced between all of the expressions he knew while she gave lecture -neutral during most explanations and more emotive when something was of personal interest. But when she was writing or drawing or reading, it was like she was a different person. Her resting expression was so serious it worried him that something was wrong the first few times. The way his Beautiful Prophet would melt into a smile at the smallest chirp or click that he made with the bird eventually made him realize that Mori was actually okay when she looked like that. She was just so focused that her emotions gave way for her progress.
After that discovery there was another shift in him. The utter focus in her gaze made Sinbad's heart race at times. Was this the same total focus that she used when studying her visions of him? It was certainly the gaze she often had while writing down and drawing his Fate even while he watched. How would it feel to be studied by her directly like that?
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~POV Mori~
A familiar fluttering and chirp woke me from my nap. The afternoon sun poured in through the windows of my office and hit me where I lay on the couch. I made a groan as I stretched to get myself moving. I couldn't have been out for more than an hour. After propping myself up on an elbow, head in hand, I addressed my welcomed intruder. "Heyo Handsome," ~yawn~ "come here often?"
The possessed bird stood on its perch near my desk. Its head flicked to the side to get a better look at me.
"What?" I fully sat up, rubbed my face to remove the last signs of sleep and adjusted my glasses so I could actually see him instead of a fuzzy blob of colors. Something in its lack of expression made my stomach clench. "Is this about Aladdin and Alibaba training in the towers after I talked to them?" The bird's visible pupil adjusted in size. I sighed. "I basically told them some of what you would have told them when you get back. Stuff about Al Thamen to explain what happened in Balbadd." I started gesturing with my hands as the knot in my stomach tightened and the world shifted sideways from moving too quickly. Thank goodness I was already on a couch. "I directed their desire of not repeating the past towards forming bonds in Sindria just like you would have, so you didn't miss an opportunity. I promise."
Guilt. Fear of retaliation. I had made a point of going to those 2 specifically when I didn't have a avian tag-a-long. My half truth was still a lie via omission.
Sinbird gave me a body scan before looking back at my face. The waves gave a hint to what he was thinking, and as if to confirm this new line of thought he flew over to the sofa I was on and perched above me. His head looked between the plush seating and me.
"Wait- is this about me napping every afternoon?" Its chirp was confirmation. 'He was worried about me, not- not his ambitions.' My face grew warm from the shame and relief. "I originally went to my room after lunch every day, remember? That was partially to nap in peace. But now that all of my work is in this office I figured I could take my naps here too."
The bird's stare seemed softer somehow.
I waved his worries away with one hand. "Look. A few months before I came to this world I got extremely sick, and now I struggle with chronic fatigue -well, worse than I did before. It's getting easier by the day though. At the beginning I could barely stay conscious for more than 2 hours at a time. Now I can go around 6-8 hours before needing a nap."
((Now it only happens 1-2 times a month :D but it does last for 16~36 hours when it hits. I took potassium, magnesium and iron supplements the last 2 times I felt it coming on, and it didn't make me unconscious!! I was only kinda tired through it :D Who knew vitamin deficiencies could affect me like this?))
The bird hopped closer and leaned it's head towards me in a gesture I had learned over the past weeks. I pet its head gently with 2 fingers. "I'm okay. This is actually the opposite of me getting sick again." The ache in my hips made a pang of guilt at how much I was omitting. I let myself fall back down onto the couch. "Okay, so it's a bit more than that. I also have chronic hip and back pain so the idea of descending and climbing stairs in 2 towers just to rest isn't exactly appealing."
The bird hopped down onto my stomach with a slight flutter before getting comfortable.
"Um..." I looked at him in disbelief. "You're lucky that belt is layered so your claws don't poke me... That's probably why you chose that spot, huh?"
"Kree." He gave a small definitive peep and closed his eyes.
'I guess he noticed that I have some pain right now. It's really not that bad though.' I groaned as I put my head back down. There was no point in fighting the King's orders. 'I really need to start the physical therapy from the Writer's memories. The chronic pain will continue until I do.' I typically rested for a bit longer anyway so I wasn't too upset about getting a bit more in. I pulled my glasses back off and hooked them into my waist band.
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~POV Sinbad~
Mori fell back asleep in minutes. He could tell by how their breathing slowed under the bird. There had been something about this in the report he got from Sindria's doctors, but seeing how the fatigue hit in person made a knot form in his stomach. Mori would be fine and focused one minute and then next they would be about to fall unconscious.
It worried him.
It worried him so much that even though the bird he possessed wasn't a hawk, he started watching over Mori as if it was one. He had to remind himself that it wasn't "Fate" that he finally saw her in that state.
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~POV The Generals~
"Alright." Hinahoho put down his cup. "It's been one month. 'Everyone on board for the next bet or not?"
The Generals regularly had late night get-togethers, but this one was a little different and not just because 2 of the Generals were only able to attend via the Eye of the Rukh. All of the bets around Sinbad realizing he was in love had came and gone with the majority as winners.
1. Was Sinbad in love? Yes. (Sharrkan was the only loser and put all 3 bets on it.)
2. Will Sinbad realize he's in love before leaving for the Kou Empire? Yes. (Hina lost.)
3. Will Sinbad immediately move Mori to the Purple Leo Tower. No. He waited a whole month. (Drakon, and Masrur won.)
Each General said something equivalent to "Count me in." There was some surprise that Ja'far was taking part, but even more shock that Spartos had agreed to join in this time.
The news that Mori chose a room other than the Queen's Suite gave them all a new opportunity. The new bet was simple. 'How long would it take Sinbad to convince Mori to move into the Queen's Suite?' However, they all agreed to wait until one month after Sinbad left Sindria to hold the bet. This would give them all time to see just how the 2 love birds were being affected by the separation. Would the Sin become too impatient and more likely to offend Mori upon his return? Would the Prophet to be so lonely that they'd give in?
Sharrkan and Spartos would place their bets last. Since they had no way of observing Mori they were at the biggest disadvantage. Going last would let them use the others' bets as reference. Yamuraiha had the biggest advantage since she worked with Mori regularly and was the person who had the Eye of the Rukh paired to the one Sinbad carried with him.
~POV Yam Flashback~
Yam was looking for a specific reference when she noticed Mori coming pacing in her direction. It was a fact that the Prophet had become increasingly unfocused in the days since Sinbad left, but they denied it. They walked the libraries like a sentry but were not paying attention to where they were going. The water mage put her staff into their path like a gate.
Mori walked into it, "Oh," and regained their senses before colliding with a pillar. "Oh my gosh. I wasn't paying attention at all."
~POV Yam flashback over~
This was never a question about whether or not their feelings were mutual. It was really about how stubborn Mori was and if Sinbad could earn their trust enough to break through. Yamuraiha looked at the group. "I'm betting on 2 years from the time King Sinbad returns."
Ja'far froze. Drakon hummed. And Hina, observing the group, sighed before commenting, "This will be another boring bet if most of us pick the same thing again."
Drakon crossed his arms. "The Prophet is just as focused and driven as Sinbad. I doubt they will be open to a relationship before the issue of the 1st Calamity is solved."
"Is there anyone not betting on 2 years?"
"I'm betting on a year and a half from our return." Spartos's voice was firm and confident which was just as shocking as the fact he was actually partaking in the bet.
~POV Spartos Flashback~
Something wasn't right. Sharkkan was celebrating with the sailors after defeating a South Sea's creature, but the King wasn't celebrating with them and that was strange. In fact, it was around the time that the creature attacked the ship that his Majesty vanished. Since Sinbad wasn't anywhere to be seen, he had to be below deck.
The knight made his way to the sleeping quarters. His King was someone that could take care of himself, but he was also someone that tended to cause almost as much trouble as he solved. Spartos found King Sinbad below deck, but he definitely wasn't in his own room.
"What are you doing?"
The man, the myth, the legend flinched at being caught crouched over Sharkkan's luggage. He recovered quickly like always. "You know that scroll Sharkkan's been reading? He's hides it every time someone gets close, and I want to know why."
Sinbad the King was amazing in all that he did for his people and the world. If he wasn't, then Spartos and the other Generals wouldn't be so loyal to him -nor would anyone else. Sinbad the person, on the other hand, often gave them reasons to second guess their life decisions. "I can't believe a King is invading the privacy of his own vassals like this."
"Found it!" Sinbad unrolled the scroll. "Huh? What's a 'Fuckboy?'"
"A- A What?" Spartos leaned over to read with him. Even skimming this was a gold mine. It was a guide for how to stop being not just a womanizer but a pick up artist, ways to untrain those types of habits, how to treat women with respect, and be genuine. The General coughed into his hand. "Actually, your Majesty, I think you should read this several times. It seems that there are times when such invasions of privacy are excusable."
The man before him was quiet. He gave a simple nod before committing the document to memory.
~POV Spartos flashback over~
Spartos wore a smile of pride. "You see. I truly think our King is reforming himself."
The rest of the Generals agreed but that was why they thought it would take 2 years instead of never happening.
"Boring~!" Pisti stretched across the table with a groan. "I'd rather bet on when they're finally gonna bone."
Everyone looked at the tiny pervert and then at each other.
Masrur slid a few coins to the middle of the table. "I give them 4 months;" the implication of course being after Sinbad returns.
"I give 'em 3." Yam added to the pile.
Pisti jumped back upright. "Ah~! I want to say 2 hours but Mori got too much baggage or whatever, so I guess.. 2 months instead." She put in just as many coins into the pot.
Yam clutched her staff not like a string of pearls, but like a baton at the ready to cheer along. "'2 hours?!' What gave you that idea?"
~POV Pisti Flashback~
The 2 horniest royal Generals were proud sponsors of Sindria's red light district and proudly supported an ongoing sexual revolution. Mori propose glass dildos for safety reasons; Pisti and Sharrkan would not let this end in Sindria's Redlight District or tourism. Hilohapt was one of the leaders in glass production, and Artemyra absolutely centered female satisfaction and could sponsor. Sindria would handle distribution. They just needed to get both countries on board.
Pisti entered Mori's room unannounced to tell them the wonderful news as soon as she got it. She snuck through the rooms of Mori's suite with the scroll in hand. She *was* going to yell about the surprise as soon as she found the Prophet, but Pisti was the one surprised instead.
Mori was in a side room with huge windows. Some of the curtains on the wall were pulled aside to show a painting of Sinbad -confident, relaxed, and far less dressed than he typically is. His violet hair fell over one shoulder in an inviting way. Mori stood on the other side of the room admiring the art dressed a bit provocatively as well.
"Oh wow. Where did you get that painting of his Majesty?"
"Ah!! Pisti! What're you-?!?!" Their face started burning like the sun would in an hour when it sets.
"Did he pose for it? It actually looks just like him."
Mori covered their face with one hand. "N-No. He had already left for the Kou Empire. This is um the affect of having a muse, inspiration, and a mind that works best when looking at the reference separately from the piece." Their face slowly returned to normal as they explained.
"Oh." The princess looked at it for a few more moments. She tilted her head to the side. "I don't think I've seen this artist's work before. Ja'far has every artist and artisan sponsored for exports."
"Oh hey! What's that scroll you have with you?" Mori deflected with expertise.
Pisti remembered why she was there. "The agreement deal was finally signed!!" She waved a scroll at her target. "As soon as we finalize the designs, we'll send the samples to Heliohept and they'll produce them for us!"
"Yo, for realz???" Mori grabbed it and read it. They walked over to the wall and unhooked the curtain to hide the painting while not looking away from the scroll.
~POV Pisti Flashback over~
"Oh you know," she responded in sing-song.
Ja'far looked to the 2 oldest Generals in some hope of decency to shut this down.
Drakon built up his hopes with, "Sin is serious about their relationship. I'm sure he will take things more slowly even though he'd rather not," and smashed them with, "I say 7 months." He slid some coins to the center of the table.
"I'll take the 5 month mark if no one else is going to." Hina added his bet to the pile.
Spartos wouldn't bet on something so vulgar. He was only willing to bet on when Mori would officially move into the Queen's Suite because it was the same as betting how long it would take them to marry- "I'll bet 1 year. Both his Majesty and the Prophet seem to be the types to engage in premarital intimacy so I'm sure they will require at least that long to be sure before marrying." He was dead set on that year and a half marriage date.
Ja'far rubbed his temples. "We're really doing this, huh?" When everyone looked at him expectantly he place his bet on the pile. "Fine then. I give them 8 months." He rested his head defeated in his hand, his elbow making a thump on the table when he hit the position. Mori had mentioned that around 4-6 months after Sin's return would be his first chance to prove that he wouldn't repeat the mistakes from her visions. It would take a bit longer than that for her to fully accept the change, but that would be the earliest moment she'd let their relationship become anything resembling official.
"What about you Sharrkan?" Hina's voice directed everyone's attention. "Are you gonna join this one or sit this one out?"
"Oh man I don't know." His voice drawed through the Eye of the Rukh. He was no longer in the view being projected. "How would we even know if they'd done it?"
The others laughed, and Hina explained, "I don't know about Mori, but Sinbad is definitely the type to kiss and tell. We've all had to sit through him recounting their dates. There's no reason this will be any different."
A groan came through the stone on the table. "Fine. Put me down for a year and 2 months. I'm not betting as much as last time though."
(Betting Chart)
How long will it take for Sinbad and Mori to have sex?
2 months Pisti
3 months Yamuraiha
4 months Masrur
5 months Hinahoho
7 months Drakon
8 months Ja'far
12 months Spartos
14 months Sharrkan
((HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I had to get this out before the turn of the year. I was delayed a bunch from last minute crunch at work, the fatigue ep that follow, but I somehow managed to finish!
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Hi, I saw that requests were open and love the way you write! Is it possible to do more Sinbad headcanons ( anything romantic) or do the NSFW alphabet with either Kouha or Judar (both from Magi). It's no problem if you don't want to!
Hi! I hope you don't mind that I kind of did more general headcanons for the requested characters. If you'd like more in depth HCs from the NSFW Alphabet though, please feel free to send in an ask with the letters you'd like me to write :)
Various Magi characters x GN black reader
Warnings: NSFW under the cut, some slight swearing, toxic relationships / toxic relationship mention
A/N: Tbh I think I could've made the relationship dynamic for Judar more fucked up.
Sinbad
Your relationship with Sinbad is heavily influenced by your social standing
Though he's not the type of person to let your social standing effect his treatment of you, I don't think your relationship would progress beyond the surface level if you're royalty from another country.
This stipulation is why he's garnered a kind of reputation for flirting. Combined with his general lack of interest or investment in romantic relationships, Sinbad can come off as incredibly shallow.
Conversely, if you come from poverty, it wouldn't be a barrier to your relationship but he'd be incredibly upfront about the additional difficulties you'd likely face due to a lack of financial/social capital.
Ultimately, in order for you to enter a relationship with Sinbad, you'd need to click with him--finding that initial spark is easy enough-- but then you'd need to be interesting enough to hold his sustained attention, and you'd most likely need to be from the merchant/noble class.
He'd do really well with somebody who's also very independent, he doesn't care for clinginess in a partner and he values self-sufficiency above all.
Once you're in a relationship with Sinbad though, it just works. The two of you have a relationship where you could go months without seeing the other but still pick right back up where you left off upon meeting again.
Sinbad's very flirtatious, he loves engaging in back and forth doscussions that, to the untrained eye, appear tense but contain a thrumming undercurrent of desire.
Another aspect of your relationship that may seem contradictory is Sinbad's clinginess.
Though he's clingy, he's also very busy, his day is often too packed for him to fret over missing you. Being able to see the trail of rukh that leads to you does help when he gets particularly lonely.
Sinbad is also very indulgent. He insists on buying you the finest things money can buy.
Anything that piques your interest is immediately purchased and delivered to you posthaste.
He also enjoys being sent on tasks by you (a power that no other has over him), something as miniscule as a forgotten hair tie is treated with all the seriousness and gravitasse of his typical grand adventures.
This also extends to any rare items that may tickle your fancy. Though he laments not being able to personally procure every single item for you, he relishes in the status reports sent from his undercover guard.
Additionally, your relationship with Sinbad is incredibly deep. Your love is often hailed as an example of the unshakeable bond that exists between two souls cut from the same cloth, though neither of you care about that.
Most nights with Sinbad are spent with the two of you telling each other stories, whispering the sweetest words in the other's ear, before your words slowly dissolve into sighs as Sinbad steals your breath away from you.
Kouha
A relationship with Kouha is...stressful to put it lightly.
He's very whim driven and since you're most likely a servant in the emperor of Kou's palace, the consequences of his actions often fall back onto you.
For a while, the situation is quite precarious, with Kouha often summoning you (so he could sit and stare at you to figure out why you made his heart feel funny) which led to you getting punished by the head housekeeper for falling behind on your duties.
Eventually, Kouha catches wind of the matter and threatens any who dare chastise you with death (which then puts you at odds with your fellow servants).
It isn't until you grow sick with a fever that ravages the Kou Empire that he genuinely feels a bone deep fear that he might lose you.
He visits your bedside, despite the many warnings of the healers, and tends to you himself, with little more than a demand that you get better.
When your fever breaks, you blearily gaze up at him (had you possessed the slightest bit of self-control that day, you'd have never said this) and smile, telling him that he really is a kind soul.
After that day, you fortunately recover and Kouha declares you as his, consequences be damned.
(Honestly, the only one upset about the situation is his stepmother, the empress.)
Kouha is very protective of you, he loves passionately and fiercely and he treats any harm that befalls you as a wound delivered onto his own body.
He laments the fact that your respective duties keep him away from you at times. He relishes in your company and if it were up to him, the two of you would be glued at the hip 24/7.
One of his favorite things to do with you is to spar in front of you. He yearns for your approval and he wants to show you the extent of the power he possesses in the hopes that you'll become half as taken with him as he is with you.
*NSFW Headcanons*
As far as sex goes, Kouha is very bratty.
He likes to monopolize your time by working you into a lust-filled frenzy so that you have to seek him out. After all, who better to fulfill your needs than he~?
He doesn't mind being on top or bottom but he does like to boss you around, make sure to put him in his place every once in a while so that he doesn't get too rowdy.
Kouha's got a thing for exhibitionism. He loves openly proving over an over again that he is the only one who has your love.
He's also got a thing for toys, particularly vibrators. He doesn't care who they're used on but the moment he buys a new one, be aware that you've got maybe 48 hours before he'll be expecting it to get put to use.
Judar
If you thought a relationship with Kouha was stressful, welcome to the thunderdome of toxic relationships
To start off, Judar is incredibly arrogant and childish. He believes that you should be grateful that he considers you worthy of his attention.
It doesn't really matter how the two of you met as you're most likely going to regret it either way.
Admittedly, he's not all bad. He doesn't have a healthy view on love but he does know that the feelings he has towards you are some of the only positive feelings he's had towards another person in his life.
Dates with Judar are never boring. His position as one of few Magi in the world grants him access to a lot of things you'd never dream of and his connections to Al-Thamen fill in the rest.
Judar often finds himself seeking out your company. He grows bored easily due to the scope of his power and the fact that he's essentially surrounded by a bunch of yes men all day, he likes the variety you provide because you don't fawn over him all the time.
One challenging aspect of your relationship is that you are likely the only person in his life that pushes him to be a better person. If you ask him to be kinder, he'd genuinely consider it. It can be difficult though because he's surrounded by people who want and expect the worst out of him.
Another challenging aspect is the fact that Judar has insane issues with jealousy, to the point that he may accuse you of cheating if you so much as smile at another person.
His jealousy is probably the biggest point of contention for the both of you. It gets to a point that it becomes stifling and you might separate from him if he doesn't work to fix it.
Of course, anytime he fights with you (though he's started most if not all of them) he becomes a pissy little brat, lashing out on anyone that isn't you. The silent treatment is unnaturally effective with him, reducing the great Magi to nothing more than a man pleading with you anytime you glance in his general direction.
The makeup sex goes crazy though.
*NSFW Headcanons*
As mentioned above, makeup sex between the two of you is insane. He brings out the worst in you, egging you on so that he's covered in a litany of scratches, bites, and welts by the time the two of you finish.
(Did somebody say masochism?)
Judar's brattiness also carries into the bedroom. He likes to piss you off so that you fuck him so stupid he can't even think. He'd also never admit it but he likes when you degrade him, it makes his overinflated ego sing.
With that said, because of the vulnerability (and general shyness he has towards expressing certain types of intimacy/ his inexperience with relationships) he takes on when the two of you have sex, Judar's surprisingly pretty private about when and where the two of you have sex.
Sure, he may talk a big game, and he has no problem groping you in public but, when it comes down to it, Judar's clearing the area and making sure that he's set up a secure barrier before he even removes a bracelet.
He doesn't use toys in the bedroom. He has a strong dislike towards them and the only time he'll even slightly tolerate them is if you're using them on him. He refuses to allow you to seek pleasure from anything that isn't him, and yes he will get jealous of an inanimate object, don't test him.
The father coaxed, trying to lure the attention of the little guy in his mother's arms. He extended both arms, waiting to catch the small, squishy body that was just so incredibly huggable.
However, the only response was silence. It left the father feeling a bit anxious—wondering if this 'mommy's boy' didn't love him. But before his confidence could crumble entirely...
"Pa... Papa," a babbling voice chirped as **he** reached out **his** tiny hands toward his father.
"Oh!! That’s it, Xinxin! Come to Papa!" The father moved in to take him, only to freeze mid-motion.
The little body he was supposed to be cuddling merely gave his chest a few light pats—**peck, peck**—before turning back to snuggle into his mother’s soft embrace as before...
It was as if he were telling his father that he just didn't quite measure up...
If I had a nickel for every trustoworthy adults the sand sibs had growing up I'd be more broke then Suna. Temari trusted her mom (mom died to furthur Rasa's political goals when Temari was like 5), Gaara trusted Yashamaru (lol. lmao) and the only adult Kankuro has EVER trusted was Temari (temari is. 2 years older then him.)
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