#massoud

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I'd like to talk about Massoud Yusufi!

(Credit to @c0ffinated for the picture and all the following ones I will use. Massoud is on the right).

One of Roderich's right hands, together with Alois Huber (the blondie on the left).

Arrived in Austria as an Afghan refugee and was noticed by Roderich when he tried to get a job under the radar.

He bought a binder with the first money Roderich gave him and got a tattoo a week after. It's a loading bar in his neck that correlate to his transition milestones. (Binder: 25%, going on t: 50%, top surgery: 75%, bottom surgery: 100%).

He's a nerd for machines, both when it comes to software and hardware. He likes to teach himself about hacking as much as he tries to design mechanical contraptions. Sadly, he's a bit too overzealous and often tries to run before he walks, which has ended especially badly when Alois is reckless enough to let him design prosthetic leg prototypes.

He's 24 and speaks three lamguages: Pashto, English and German.

He's grayace, which makes his dating life as an awkward nerd who's trying so desperately to be always cool even harder. Massoud would love a cute and sweet partner, but he doesn't know how to flirt and no one else is of use. (No, not you either, Hugo. Hugo is my friend Jonah's OC aka c0ffinated.)

I'm pretty sure by now he is somewhere on the spectrum, because he often has trouble grasping relationships and the social norms around working together.

He broke his nose on his way from Afghanistan to Austria.

His glasses are purely aesthetic. He thinks they make him look better.

Caught in his own toxic masculinity. Always wants everything to go to plan and appear as cool and calm. Hates crying, because it's 'girly', but often does when he has an angry outburst. Got a lot to unlearn on what he's 'allowed' to do as a man and what not.

Team Austria actually has a very interesting combination when it comes to types of stubbornness, because you can have three duos: - Alois and Massoud with their toxic masculinity, each in their own way, while Roderich is very confident in his own while he bakes cake and dresses like a gay time traveler. - Massoud and Roderich with their pride and expectancy that the world works a certain way and that their good behaviour gets rewarded, while Alois is pragmatical about how the world works and doesn't give a shit if he has to get himself dirty to get the job done. - Alois and Roderich are both easily provoked/love to hold grudges, whereas Massoud doesn't really care for all the hereditary hate and pettiness.

Wipes the floor with his friends whenever he plays video games with them, but couldn't take his loss in Mario Kart against Omar, so much that he sabotaged his switch. It turned into somewhat of an international incident.

Pairing: Mena Massoud x Reader

Warning: none, i guess

Requested: Yes No

Disclaimer: I don’t own you, Mena, or Aladdin.

A/N: Sorry, I haven’t been doing requests. I just lost inspiration for those fandoms. Don’t you guys worry, I feel myself coming back to writing. I have only seen two imagines for Mena and it’s unfair so here you go. Like, reblog, give me a feedback. Thank you!

“So, we have recently noticed you and Mena have been cozying up with each other,” the interviewer said wiggling her eyebrows. “No. It’s not that way. Kinda. Well not exactly-” Y/N said tripping over her words while she fixed her chair. Suddenly arms wrapped around Y/N’s waist making her yelp out in surprise. The familiar scent of Mena’s cologne invaded her nose as she felt a nose nuzzling at the crook of her neck.

“Mena,” she said playfully. “Hello,” he said kissing Y/N’s cheeks and sitting down at the empty chair beside her. “This is the surprise we’ve been talking about before we start the interview. It should be at the middle but it seems Mena can’t keep himself away from you.” Emma, the interviewer, smiled.

“Well you’re correct of course,” Mena said his right hand resting on her thigh and his left hand gesturing to the interviewer. Y/N smiled as she felt Mena’s hands just squeeze her thigh comfortingly. “Right, questions,” Emma fixed her stack of index card, “Is there an actual relationship in between the two of you?”

Mena and Y/N both started protesting saying ‘no’ all over again. “I think we get the message for that one. Y/N, this is for you, it’s rare for a costume designer to have their own solo interview why do you think they made you have one on your own?” Emma asked again tucking a piece of blond hair behind her ear.

“Oh. To be honest, I don’t know myself,” Y/N answered nodding slightly. Mena squeezed her shoulders and said while practically staring into her eyes, “It’s because she’s wonderful. She makes the best costumes out there. She’s just amazing.”

“Liar,” Y/N said in a sing-song voice. Emma laughed while Mena smiled widely kissing the tip of Y/N’s nose. “This is a bit of an intimate question. It’s alright if you don’t answer this. A picture surfaced from Naomi’s account. It looks like Mena is shirtless and Y/N is just in her undergarments. On Instagram, it was captioned ‘These two had a tiring Friday night.’ What are your thoughts on that one?” Emma said pulling up a photo on her phone and showing it to the two.

“I have a proper explanation for that one,” Mena said smiling and showing off his dimple. Y/N giggled softly poking at it. “The famous dimple,” Emma remarked. Mena laughed before continuing, “As I was saying, nothing happened. So get your “mind out of the gutter”, as Naomi would say. It was a tiring day of filming. Y/N and me just crashed in my trailer for the night. She’s actually wearing a tank top and shorts at that time. And I-I’m just wearing shorts.”

Emma nodded teasingly. “What? It’s comfortable sleeping without a shirt on,” Mena defended. “What he said is true.” Y/N answered. Mena moved his chair closer before wraping his right arm around her waist. The interviewer raised an eyebrow at this but didn’t remark. She asked five more questions before the interview ended.

“Before ending this interview I want to give the both of you an advice. Mena you better ask Y/N out for a date or so help the fans and me who have been shipping the two of you. Y/N you should probably say yes, he’s a keeper.” Emma winked at Y/N jokingly at the end. The two both blushed but shook hands with Emma signifying the end of the interview.

Y/N helped Mena with his coat and he helped her with fixing her things. Hand in hand they walked out of the studio and into the streets.

“You know, I’ve been thinking about what the interviewer said.” Mena said. “About your portrayal of Aladdin?” Y/N asked pretending that her heart is not beating wildly at what she was thinking. Mena stopped walking, “No no no no.”

“Then what?” She said gazing in his gorgeous brown eyes. Mena tucked a loose piece of H/C hair behind her ear, “Would you like to have dinner with me? A dinner date.” Y/N froze not knowing what to do. He sucked in a deep breath cursing when she did not answer. Mena began walking away muttering furiously about how stupid he was.

“Mena!” Y/N exclaimed running after him. Mena turned around just as Y/N came crashing at him. He steadied them both, thankfully not falling. “Won’t you help me pick out my dress for tonight?” Y/N bit her lips in anticipation. Mena sighed in relief and let out a laugh. Y/N giggled in response watching him rejoice. Suddenly, a pair of lips were on hers.

Her E/C eyes widened in shock before closing as she kissed back. Their lips molded like a perfect puzzle piece. The all cliche fireworks burst in her stomach, both of their hearts hammering in their chests. Mena pulled away to take a breath and laughed again. Y/N hastily grabbed his coat pulling him towards her for another kiss.

**WISHFUL SPOILERS BELOW**

I grew up LOVING Aladdin -- it wasn’t as beloved as Beauty and the Beast to me, but it’s easily my #2 favorite Disney film, mainly because of Robin Williams and Gilbert Godfried’s performances.

That being said, I felt cautious going into this film, and the result is a bit of a mixed bag -- to explain more, here are

My Top Ten Thoughts on Disney’s Aladdin (2019 Remake):

10. Right off the bat, I do like the vocals for this remake’s version of “Arabian Nights” -- Will Smith does a great job singing it.

But did anyone else get Pirates of the Caribbean vibes when we open on the two ships? And...uhmm...maybe it was just me, but I instantly figured out it was Jasmine’s Handmaiden as the woman we see in the beginning with the Genie. You could tell by the back of her head -- why show that right at the beginning? More on that below, but it sort of ruins the surprise for later on by spoiling it in the beginning.

9. I’ll go ahead and say it -- Will Smith is perfectly fine as the Genie. He’s definitely NOT trying to be Robin Williams, which I love, and he makes the part his own. He can also sing fine and has good acting chops in this -- I daresay, he’s definitely out for more “human” interests than the original Genie ever was.

That being said, the film does suffer slightly because all of Robin Williams’s frantic energy is lost from the role, but Smith makes it his own and is easily the best character in the movie.

8. I’ll also go ahead and say that I have a huge crush on Mena Massoud now. He is good as Aladdin -- Aladdin in the original movie has a lot of heart but isn’t the most “fleshed out” male protagonist in the Disney films, but this actor does a good job of portraying him and singing and dancing for the most part. There’s not the total “Charm” of the original Aladdin, but it’s a good performance overall and I really hope this gets him more work in western films.

7. Naomi Scott also shines as Jasmine -- she definitely has a more “girl power” role to her character in the remake, and I’m okay with that! I really like that she wants to be Sultan and knows not only the surrounding lands and the political positions of everyone, but also doesn’t just sit by and do nothing at the end of the film. I was surprisingly moved by her and her father’s acting in the scenes with Jafar becoming Sultan -- but more on that below...

6. I really liked the decision to have more “Bollywood” elements in this movie, from the dances to the overall structure of the story -- it has a more “fairy tale” quality to it, and I appreciate that update.

5. Sadly, that’s the only update I can really get behind -- the handmaiden? I got the role and it made sense for the “switch” that Jasmine tricks Aladdin with for a moment -- but...having the Handmaiden end up being the woman that the Genie settles down with? Are we telling two fairy tale stories in one for this movie? Everyone might  need to take a page out of Frozen on the whole “falling in love in a day” cliche. Heck, even the handmaiden straight up tells Genie how their future is going to be -- complete with children’s names and the type of ship they will sail...it was a bit much for me. And the beginning scene already gave their ending together away, so I was bummed about that.

4. The music is...fine....but it’s not as good as the original. It’s just not. Many of the vocals are auto-tuned, and while I DO love this version of “Arabian Nights,” the rest of the soundtrack seems...bland. AND WHERE IS JAFAR SINGING the “Prince Ali” Reprise?!

3. Speaking of Jafar, let’s talk about him. And Iago. They are two of my favorite Disney villains, so to say I’m let down is a bit of an understatement. Perhaps it was because these two in the animated film are so over the top, but the actor playing Jafar was very subdued in this and Iago...Iago was just a parrot...no funny one-liners; instead, he said creepy catchphrases like “This will be fun” and “Diamond in the Rough” like a child’s toy.

Even Jafar’s final “Genie” form was a bit uncanny valley creepy -- naturally, I get that it’s trying to match the realistic look like Will Smith has as the Genie, but still, it was just odd...

2. And speaking of odd, just like in the Beauty and the Beast remake, some of the best parts of the film are just...left out..in the remake! The entire climax of this remake had: No Jafar turning into a snake, No Jasmine stuck in an hourglass, No Genie rooting from the sidelines, No sword fights with Jafar, No Rajah being turned into a Kitten, No Abu being a toy monkey, No puppet Sultan, No Jasmine being forced to kiss Jafar -- and this Jafar is even better looking, so it would have been okay to watch at least?

There’s a weird “sanitation” to this film -- the opening “One Jump” song with Aladdin falling into the “den” of women is replaced with him falling into a “den” of school girls in class -- Jasmine isn’t in a “sexy” red dress in this -- which I’m okay with! But that edgy, darkness to the movie is pretty much lost in this, which is a shame. I don’t know why Disney is dead set on taking the best parts out of these movies, but it’s really letting me down as a viewer.

1. I do like what the actors and actresses did with what was given to them, but the overall movie just isn’t as good as the original.

As with the live action Beauty and the Beast, if I get a hankering to see Aladdin, I will likely watch the animated version. There may be a touch of me that does want to see the live action version in parts, but not on a whole like the animated version.

Should you see it? It’s a coin toss -- I can see kids liking this, but adults that are hardcore fans of the original might be torn like me.

I can say this -- this will probably be the last live action Disney film I see in a while. If the films are going to be like this; I’ll just wait until they stream.