Oh man, I saw this wonderful prompt from Part 4 and never got filled... "I don't know why, but my headcanon keeps making me think that even though Altair's an assassin and isn't expected to talk much, his speech seems a bit too clipped, to-the-point, and outright forced at times compared to the other members of the Brotherhood.
Which leads me then to thinking, what if Altair comes off as a jerkass even though he really isn't a jerkass? What if Altair's just a really shy and introverted guy that comes off as abrasive because he doesn't know quite how to handle himself around people?
And so, I want a (College?) AU where Malik and Altair are semi-vitriolic best buddies. Malik understands Altair's lack of social skills and has been berating Altair for the longest time about not working on improving them (even though Malik doesn't exactly help him try). All the while, of course, harboring some one-sided feelings for Altair.
Cue the entrance of Ezio, the insufferably charming new guy who's completely intrigued by Altair and enamored with him. Going about his usual manner of expressing his interest and flirting, Ezio constantly teases and ribs Altair, to which Altair usually gets flustered and reacts in a very - for lack of a better word - tsundere manner.
Of course, sparks fly and Malik just really does not like Ezio for trying to muscle in on his territory (so to speak) and makes quite the effort to subtly cockblock Ezio and his advances at every opportunity.
I don't particularly care who Altair ends up with, so long as he's not made to be some weepy, blushy-blushy ukefais."
Malik > Altair < Ezio
"I don't know why, but my headcanon keeps making me think that even though Altair's an assassin and isn't expected to talk much, his speech seems a bit too clipped, to-the-point, and outright forced at times compared to the other members of the Brotherhood.
Which leads me then to thinking, what if Altair comes off as a jerkass even though he really isn't a jerkass? What if Altair's just a really shy and introverted guy that comes off as abrasive because he doesn't know quite how to handle himself around people?
And so, I want a (College?) AU where Malik and Altair are semi-vitriolic best buddies. Malik understands Altair's lack of social skills and has been berating Altair for the longest time about not working on improving them (even though Malik doesn't exactly help him try). All the while, of course, harboring some one-sided feelings for Altair.
Cue the entrance of Ezio, the insufferably charming new guy who's completely intrigued by Altair and enamored with him. Going about his usual manner of expressing his interest and flirting, Ezio constantly teases and ribs Altair, to which Altair usually gets flustered and reacts in a very - for lack of a better word - tsundere manner.
Of course, sparks fly and Malik just really does not like Ezio for trying to muscle in on his territory (so to speak) and makes quite the effort to subtly cockblock Ezio and his advances at every opportunity.
I don't particularly care who Altair ends up with, so long as he's not made to be some weepy, blushy-blushy ukefais."