what made you choose this muse? ♡ @sciencebuff.
yknow, it actually surprised me when i picked layla up. i knew i was gonna love this show. i’d kinda fallen out of being into the mcu and i’d never heard of moon knight before as i’m not a comics person, but i really love os.car isa.ac as an actor and i knew there were ancient egyptian influences, so it felt like it was a thing i should try watching. i’m an archaeology student and that big gold egyptology book was my stepping stone as a child; i used to be a dinosaur kid, i’d go excavate tree roots in the back yard and swear it was a “longneck fossil”, but then i got that book and i totally abandoned dreams of paleontology. i’ve moved on from egyptology - i’m a paleoanthropologist now - but i’ve never lost that spark for it.
and then here comes layla el-faouly, pulling up on her vespa, and not only is she absolutely gorgeous ( i am but a simple simple gay ) she’s an archaeologist. and then, finding out in episode 3 that she’s into stealing artifacts off the black market and returning them to where they belong? that sealed it for me. i loved her instantly and i loved her hard. i haven’t committed to a canon muse in a very long time, i’m scared of them tbh, but i realized i really wanted to explore this one. this character, this amazing woman. and of course @giftshopped encouraged me as she does in all things, so anyone who enjoys this blog honestly has her to thank.