Sorta inspired by the Desmond/Adha swap idea , but Desmond and Adha as twins? Either in modern times where Adha is reborn as Desmond’s twin and is a badass protective big sis (by a full minute) , or as Desmond reborn in Altairs time so the both of them can give Altair a bisexual awakening. Or both of them reborn in any other time period (or crossover)
The Desmond/Adha swap idea for those interested.
So let’s say that Desmond gets reborn as Adha’s twin during the 1160s.
Note: This one would cover a lot of my headcanons for Adha
There’s no ‘real’ date of birth for Adha but I headcanon she’s a year younger than Altaïr (mainly so she would die the same age Desmon did to hammer in the fact that they’re a lot alike XD) so for this, we’ll set their birthdate as March 13, 1166.
Their father is an informant of Umar although he’s not part of the Levantine Brotherhood. More like a ‘freelance’ information broker and a traveling merchant.
Which means that Desmond and Adha traveled a lot growing up. They have only met Altaïr a few times (like maybe three or four times) when they were young but it was enough for them to grow close.
Of course, Desmond easily got close to Altaïr because he remembers his past life and already has a soft spot for Altaïr. Their parents and Umar think that Desmond and Altaïr have some kind of puppy love going on. Their parents assume it’ll turn into brotherly love when they grow older but Umar is quite certain that his son is falling in love with Desmond. When the talks of arranging a marriage between Adha and Altaïr starts, Umar is more reluctant than he should have been because he can see how cruel it would be for Altaïr and Desmond if they do fell in love but Altaïr is honorbound to marry Adha.
Adha doesn’t care about any of these marriage stuff. She’s more concerned with making sure Desmond stays out of trouble. Keeping an eye on Desmond is the reason why she’s getting better at freerunning… and lying.
Umar still dies and Desmond can’t do anything about it. With his death, any arranged marriage plans between Altaïr and Adha dies as well and they don’t see Altaïr for years because he’s in Masyaf training and their father is oddly against going to Masyaf that Desmond chalked up to him trying to not look suspicious and just an ordinary traveling merchant.
Their parents die later on (peacefully but still a sad day for Desmond and Adha) and Adha promises to take care of Desmond and that they’ll be together forever. Desmond knows she’s making a promise out of grief and fear but he can’t help but want that forever as well. He thought he was okay with his life as Desmond Miles but having experienced how it is to be loved by a family and have a sibling that will always stand by his side, not shrouded by the artificial feeling of being in the Animus or knowing it’s just a Bleed, Desmond cries on her shoulder.
It’s when they’re sorting their parent’s stuff (there wasn’t much) that they learn of their lineage. How their father was a descendant of one of the early settlers in Alamut, supposedly even before the Brotherhood (which he writes down as ‘Hidden Ones’) even started their construction of the castle. Their family left when there was some kind of ‘hidden war’ or something as they didn’t want to get in the middle of any of that, taking with them the stories of a great underground ‘city’ created by those who came before.
Desmond realized that this city was an Isu city (or maybe temple?) and that Adha had been looking for this and found it in the original timeline, most probably taking knowledge from the city that would lead to her being called the Chalice.
A part of Desmond doesn’t want to get anywhere near all these Chalice business, he just wants to live his life as peaceful as before…
But he knows he can’t. Not when the Chalice is meant to unite the factions. Whatever Adha found in this lost city… It could help bring peace and maybe… just maybe… change Altaïr and Adha’s fates.
Unorganized Notes:
Anyway, the whole Altaïr’s Chronicles storyline starts up but, this time, the Chalice is supposedly held by one of the twins. Adha insists it’s her. Desmond keeps telling everyone it’s him. Altaïr is pretty sure one of them is protecting the other and it’s giving him a headache trying to guess which one is the Chalice (or has the Chalice or drank from the Chalice or fused with the Chalice or… seriously, Desmond keeps changing the story and Adha always backed him up and Altaïr is pretty sure it’s another one of their ruses)
Desmond is torn concerning his relationship with Altaïr. He knows he loves Altaïr, had loved him for years now but he also remembers how Altaïr had loved Adha in the original timeline and, really, he was willing to let Altaïr go if it means the two most important people in his life would be happy. Then there was Maria Thorpe and Desmond feared the day she would appear in Altaïr’s life and take him away from Adha… and from him.
In this scenario, either Adha thinks of Altaïr as a younger brother (“I’m older than you.” “Little brothers should shut up when their big sister is talking, right, Desmond?” “… give it up, Altaïr. You won’t change her mind on this.”) and she thinks Desmond is being stupid if he thinks Altaïr would ever be taken away from him by her of all people (“Have you seen how he looks at you???”) or by some stranger. She’s also willing to be their beard and marry Altaïr so they can all live in the same house without it being that strange. Getting pregnant though is up for debate because he doesn’t like Altaïr that way. OR
Adha also loves Altaïr and she’s actually aiming for the whole “We’ll share Altaïr.” ending and really, she needs these two idiots to stop worrying (Desmond in believing Altaïr doesn’t love him the way he loves Adha and Altaïr in believing that something is wrong with him for loving both of them). OR
We add Maria Thorpe later on and this turns into a polyfidelity where they all love one another and are all in a relationship (except Desmond and Adha who see each other as siblings… they’re close and Desmond likes to make Borgia jokes no one gets but they’re not romantically or sexually together) OR
Adha and Maria falls in love and they become Altaïr and Desmond’s beards and they all live in the same house and raise their children all together.
Take your pick. XD
In a modern setting, I think a lot of things would remain the same or get setup as similar but the lone exception is that William Miles would be their father. In this scenario, Adha would act as Desmond’s big sister (even if they’re twins) and try to protect him as much as possible. They’d always be compared and Bill would be more disappointed at Desmond even though the reason is that Adha is trying hard so that Bill won’t focus on Desmond while Desmond hates training so much that he just works the bare minimum. In the end, Adha is the one who suggest they run away and they do.
… This one could end with them both being captured by Abstergo and they’re both put in the Animus with Desmond reliving Altaïr’s 1191 while Adha relives Altaïr’s 1190.
…………… This could also be a case of old Assassins being reborn in the present like in Project Eurydice so Altaïr could be the one leading the Assassin team that saves them and he’s surprised because…
To him, both Desmond and Adha remind him too much of Adha.
(I guess in this case… Desmond and Adha are the reincarnation of Adha split into two during conception)
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New Fiction 2023 - January
"Psalms" (1-100) ed. Richard Challoner (1752)
Okay so this is where priests pull all the one-liners that they drop during sermons.
"The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Can’t let it go despite the peril.
"Inventory" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
When in doubt, a list.
"Mothers" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Penitent daughters of singular mothers.
"Especially Heinous" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
You learn sooner or later that they were always dead girls.
"Real Women Have Bodies" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
They’ll always find you.
"Eight Bites" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
When left with little recourse, it’s only natural to sing the song.
"The Resident" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Make things around people? No, thank you.
"Difficult At Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
The party parable rings universal.
"The First Peer" by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (2010)
The things we do when we failed to realize we’re not at fault.
"Reservoir Ferengi" by David McIntee (2010)
Can’t make a song bird do your taxes.
"The Slow Knife" by James Swallow (2010)
The only reasonable conclusion to plotting.
"The Unhappy Ones" by Keith R.A. DeCandido (2010)
Carving out the place you’re due from bone.
"Freedom Angst" by Britta Burdett Dennison (2010)
You can play the part, but when will you live it?
"Revenant" by Marc D. Giller (2010)
Once more: Star Trek is primed for horror.
"Work Is Hard" by Greg Cox (2010)
Achieving a satisfactory life.
"The Briefcase" by Rebecca Makkai, performed by Victor Garber for NPR's Selected Shorts (2009, 2023)
The skin is loose but if it fits...
"Paradise" by Yxta Maya Murray, performed by Tanis Parenteau for NPR's Selected Shorts (2020, 2023)
Limited options means limited solutions.
Honor in the Night by Scott Pearson (2010)
That’s the stuff. A cross-generational Star Trek mystery is just my game.
Trapped in Bat Wing Hall by R.L. Stine (1995)
Goosebumps books are simply a delight.
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, presented by Rice University Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (1595, 2013)
Hey, this Shakespeare guy was pretty funny.
"Comet as Paperboy" by Samantha Blysse Haviland (2022)
Forever waiting.
"The Art of Negotiation" by Meghan Privitello (2016)
We’re still waiting.
"Forest Spirits" by Secondlina (2022)
Give them space.
"Forest Spirits 2" by Secondlina (2022)
Gotta have a Joe.
"With Sympathy" by Oglaf Comics (2017)
You can have it.
"it went like this" by chaumas-deactivated20230115 (2023)
Power of the belly.
Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium - Volume One (2013)
Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.
"Full Void Demo" dev. OutOfTheBit (2023)
Oh this is great. I've been in the mood to play a game just like this. 2D movement, careful and considered locomotion, single screen puzzles with no frustrating resets to far back in the level when a player dies. It looks and sounds amazing, and I love the environment design.
Thunderbirds dev. Saffire (2004)
I worked on this nearly twenty years ago but somehow wasn’t sure that I’d actually completed the game. Now I know.
"bugs" dir. k. pakiz (2023)
Of course there’s hats.
"enter initials" dir. k. pakiz (2023)
Three letters, no supervision.
Avatar: The Way of Water dir. James Cameron (2022)
Looks pretty, stops short.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody dir. Kasi Lemmons (2022)
A respectful consideration.
Thunderbirds dir. Jonathan Frakes (2004)
I wasn’t sure about the game, but I know I hadn’t watched this movie. Something in the wake of the Spy Kids era.
M3GAN dir. Gerard Johnstone (2023)
It builds up but doesn’t quite land. Not sure what I expected, but it seems to have done well so they’ll get another shot.
Corsage dir. Marie Kreutzer (2022)
Just follow a person for a while and listen.
Broker dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda (2022)
There’s no conscious family.
Skinamarink dir. Kyle Edward Ball (2022)
You had me without the jumpscares.
Plane dir. Jean-François Richet (2023)
Plane goes down, plane goes up.
Missing dir. Will Merrick & Nick Johnson (2023)
They ratchet up the melodrama.
That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond dir. Yasuhito Kikuchi (2023)
As lost in the weeds as expected.
A Man Called Otto dir. Marc Forster (2023)
I mean, so would I.
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish dir. Joel Crawford (2022)
This many characters done so well. An impressive story.
Women Talking dir. Sarah Polley (2022)
Stageplay tragedies.
Thunderbirds - "Trapped In The Sky" (1965)
An impressive VFX showcase.
Tales from the Crypt - "The Man Who Was Death" (1989)
This is supposed to be the best the series has to offer? (But I’m here for the cheese anyway.)
The Outer Limits - Seasons 1-3 (1995-1997)
Speaking of cheese, this is perfect 90s sci-fi, and a fine example of Canada’s dominance of 90s TV production.
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Chapters: 12/?
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Maria di Angelo/Hades, Hades/Persephone (Percy Jackson)
Characters: Regulus Black, Nico di Angelo, Bianca di Angelo, Maria di Angelo, Hades (Percy Jackson), Persephone (Percy Jackson), Original Characters
Additional Tags: Regulus Black Dies, Regulus Black Lives, Reincarnation, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Time Travel, Regulus Black-centric, Demigods, Powerful Regulus Black, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change, Protective Regulus Black, Necromancy, Good Parent Hades (Percy Jackson), Good Parent Persephone (Percy Jackson), Mentioned Death of the Endless, Powerful Nico di Angelo, Powerful Bianca di Angelo, Not Beta Read, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Bianca di Angelo Lives, they deserve to be happy, Maria di Angelo Lives, Badass Maria di Angelo, I love her so she will live, Family Feels, Family Fluff
Summary:
On that fateful day, Regulus walked to his doom, fully expecting it. He did not expect to be reincarnated as Regulus di Angelo, Hades' son and older brother to Bianca and Nico.
With the power of death at his fingertips, he might meet an even more horrible end than the one he experienced as Regulus Black. Nonetheless, to protect his siblings, Regulus would even fight Lady Magic herself.
*The synopsis has been edited, making it much clearer than originally.
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