#desmal

The bureau was quiet when Altaïr slipped inside.

Too quiet.

Sure, the sun has yet to rise but, by this point, he was used to Malik already on the counter, turning to stare at Altaïr as if his very presence was worse than horse shit.

Altaïr just ignored him and focused on his mission.

And it was because of that single-mindedness that Altaïr opened the door that would lead deeper into the bureau. He walked the quiet halls and went straight to the door that he knew the Rafiq would use as their private room. All bureaus had similar layout so Altaïr was confident that he’d fine Malik sleeping inside.

He opened the door.

And immediately closed it.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose.

He knew of Desmond, of course.

Hard not to when the man’s face was near identical to his.

He also knew that Desmond was staying here in the bureau. He refused to even travel to Masyaf.

Altaïr thought it was because Desmond didn’t want Al Mualim to learn of his… feline qualities.

He didn’t expect…

That.

.

“You’re still here.”

Altaïr glared at Malik as he entered the main room of the bureau where Altaïr had been waiting for an hour and a half.

“You should learn to lock your door.” Altaïr said in a bland tone.

Malik began to prepare tea as he replied, “If you didn’t hear the sounds Desmond was making, that’s your fault.”

Altaïr’s glare only intensified.

And Malik ignored his quiet protests as he asked, “Give us both some peace. Say your piece and be off.”

Yes.

The mission.

Mendil... | Ali Doğan Gönültaş

Bu sesi ilk defa duyduğumda içimden çok farklı hisler geçti. neden bilmem ama müziğin evrenselliğini kanıtlayan melodilerden ve seslerden birisi derdim bu türküye. Sözlerini hiç anlamıyorum. Kürtçe de bilmiyorum. Aşağıya Türkçe halini de koydum zaten Ali Doğan Bey"in açıklamasındaki gibi. Ama burda mesele sözleri değil "ax ez o" derken o içten o yanık çıkan ses tonu. bak hiç bir tercümana ihtiyaç yok. kime dinletirsen dinlet. Ah ediyor orda derler. Çünkü herkes bilir. Ah etmenin nasıl ses çıkardığını, kokusunun nasıl yanık olduğunu, nasıl içine dokunduğunu herkes bilir. kendinden bilir , hangi ırktan olursa olsun, hangi dili konuşursa konuşsun orda bir ah var der bunu duyduğunda... 

Çok garip değil mi, dünya üzerindeki herkesin ortak bildiği bir şey "ah" ve herkesin bilmesine rağmen yine de bir insandan "ah" sesi çıkıyorsa, orda bir şeyler kanıyor demektir...  feryad var demektir.

 Ah benim akılsız başım ah...   Ah benim gönülsüz yokuşum ah...

Türkçesi

Mendil Hane halkı düğüne gidiyor Benim Ciğerim gelin oluyor Ben şimdi nasıl ona misafir olayım Köyünüz bana kapkaranlık Ah beni beni Ben kimsesizim Ah beni beni Ben anasız, babasızım.

Mendili bende kaldı Gidin söyleyin hiç utanıyor mu Şu Dersimde kimse çekmedi Senin elinden çektiğim kadar Ah beni beni Ben kimsesizim Ah beni beni Ben anasız, babasızım.

Damların üzerinde otlar yükseldi Çiçekler,ağaçlar  yeşerdi Ben nasıl unuturum o güzelliği Gel kardeş gidelim gurbete Ah beni beni Ben kimsesizim Ah beni beni Ben anasız, babasızım.

Ze Tijé - Desmal

Ne kadar güzeldiysen o kadar uzaklardan Gözlerin deve dikenleriyle kanıyor Olgun çiçeklerin serinliği Arkana dönecek olsan Kiraz dallarında ılıklaşan göle Yıldızlar getirilip çizilmiş uzaklardan Vişne çürüğü Entarin sularda

Okay, so this could be set in a Modern Day AU or Desmond gets booted into the Third Crusades but here are some of the things that would happen:

Desmond would obviously be mistaken for Altaïr unless they get closer and sniff him. That’s why, as weird as it sounds, anytime Desmond is mistaken for Altaïr, he just sighs and says “Come closer and sniff me”. There’s a lot of different reaction to that one.

We can go for the route of Altaïr and Desmond are twins or cousins. Or we can go for the route of they’re not related and this is a quirk of fates or some shit. (Even in the case of Desmond getting booted into the Third Crusades, Desmond would have to pick one of those choices because saying “he’s my ancestor and I’m a time traveler.” isn’t really an option)

Malik is one of the few people who can differentiate the two without having to sniff (Desmond) or be glared at (Altaïr). He doesn’t say it but that’s because he can always smell Desmond’s scent even before he should be close enough for Malik to see him.

Desmond smells like freshly baked sweet bread to Malik.

Malik smells like cotton candy to Desmond. He can’t really explain it but it’s not that Malik smells like real cotton candy but that’s the image that pops into Desmond’s mind when he catches Malik’s scent.

Malik isn’t an idiot, he knows this could only mean that he and Desmond were highly compatible and Desmond hasn’t been that subtle in checking if Malik was interested in him. Definitely not subtle enough since Altaïr could see it and would always have that pinched look on his face before leaving the room Desmond and Malik were in without even saying goodbye (which is rude).

He is also very much interested in Desmond, it’s just… he didn’t expect to actually find a mate himself. He had been uninterested for as long as he could remember and he had accepted that his younger brother would be the one to carry the Al-Sayf line (Although, really, he wished Kadar wasn’t so smitten by Altaïr of all alphas) so it takes a bit for him to accept that, yes, he and Desmond are compatible and, yes, the more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea of being mates with Desmond.

Fated mates sorta exist in this idea in the sense that it’s a legend and there have not been any real records of it. The general consensus is that it’s more of the case of ‘you are fated mates because you both fell in love with one another and your scents are compatible’

Desmond would be moping during that time Malik is sorting his feelings since he’d take Malik’s silence as rejection and Altaïr has to be the one to suffer smelling the sadness from Desmond.

So when Malik started courting Desmond (all proper and traditional, complete with a mated chaperone in the form of Rauf (if this is during the Third Crusades) or maybe someone like Bayek or Ezio (if this is a modern day AU)), his biggest wall is now the fact that Desmond believed he’s courting him because Malik noticed him ‘moping’ and felt bad so this is… a pity-courting thing.

Malik should be offended but he knows he fucked up by being silent and it was such a dumb move that an idiot like Altaïr would have done (cue Altaïr’s offended face in the background as he snarks that he would have gone at full speed if it had been him, shut up Altaïr that's not any better!)

So now Malik has to show Desmond that he’s being sincere and that he wants a future with Desmond. Maybe even have a scene where it all comes to head and Malik blurts out how many kids he wants and Kadar is in the background just going “back it, brother! Too far!!!” but, jokes on them, Desmond is into that XD

I felt bad about it just being a short one so I’m including 38 as well because if I really want to torture myself, 38 could be a sequel to 37.

37. Tentacle Demon AU Malik Alt End

Malik and Desmond: Desmond leaves Altaïr chained in Masyaf and runs to Malik, telling him about his father but not about Altaïr. Desmond stays in the village with Malik checking up on him regularly and they slowly fall in love. Smut where Desmond begging Malik to fuck him to forget about Altaïr (ends with a freed Altaïr asking Desmond if he was happy as he’s about to die decades later after a happy life with Malik, Desmond goes yes and Altaïr leaves him without saying another word)

38. Tentacle Demon AU Heaven Alt End (why do you do this to yourself?)