#bytham

[zorthania]

Fear stems from a lack of control, and this man just confessed to finding comfort in letting the world do with him as it pleases.

Do you understand just how incredible Hytham really is? Basim sure does.

#bytham #hytham #basim ibn ishaq #the golden city #this scene lives rent free in my head #my bytham

[pomellon]

What if I kittycat-ify your bytham, then what

#bytham #hytham #basim ibn ishaq #pom art #'I will draw them as humans at some point' I keep saying as I make yet another creature au #I've realized I like to give Hytham spots and Basim stripes + one white paw <3 #I'm using my own silly lil cat setting for this and I definitely have to make a proper post explaining it again #Basim is a Fallen and on his last life #Hytham has a star sense and keep catching glimpse of Basim shattered star #Basim's past lives might also be visiting him in his dreams

[frogstalavista]

Didn’t like how i drew basim in the other one so i took the time to finalize this one uwu

Knife kink version uwu

Basim may have a second “knife” pressed to Hytham’s back, question is, is it his hidden blade or his other hidden blade? kekekeke

#bytham #basim x hytham fanart #basim x hytham #hytham x basim #ac valhalla #basim fanart #hytham fanart #namjoonscutetummy

[project-zorthania]

I read your post that is about what if Basim names his eagle companion "little eagle" and I want this so much! 😭 I was going to reply to the post but saw that someone had dropped the name there and didn't want to accidentally make you see that so that's why I messages. I apologise if that's like a too private thing to do

Not to worry at all love <3 It was very thoughtful of you honestly, considering the game hadn’t come out yet at the time that I’d made the post! And you coming to my ask box gives me the perfect excuse to gush about things I’ve been holding in for a while now.

Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn't played the game yet! For everyone else, please bear with my rambles.

While my desire for an Arabic variant of “little eagle” to be used has been debunked since release, I have to say that the canon name for Basim’s eagle is 20x better than anything I could've imagined for several reasons.

The most prominent is the direct correlation between Gilgamesh, the hero from the Mesopotamian mythos “The Epic of Gilgamesh”, and Basim. The very mythos that Enkidu derives from.

For those of you who don’t already know, the epic describes the relationship between Gilgamesh, the great powerful ruler of Uruk, and Enkidu, a male created by the gods to divert Gilgamesh from wreaking havoc in the world. 

Gilgamesh and Enkidu become comrades, friends, and probably lovers before Enkidu dies at the hands of fate. Prior to his death, Enkidu’s ability to humanize and soften Gilgamesh’s heart through friendship was what inevitably saved the people of Uruk from his tyranny. And, upon Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh struggles with his grief so much that he starts to deny his own mortality and goes in search of everlasting life.

Basim’s story parallels the Epic of Gilgamesh so intimately that it’s uncanny.

As a street thief, Basim inflicts his “tyranny” over the people of Baghdad by assassinating the Caliph al-Mutawwakil in 861, which in turn marks the beginning of the extreme internal instability of Baghdad for 9 years.

Once partnered with Enkidu, Basim is seen as a more well-rounded and balanced person who recovers from what he inflicted on the people of Baghdad (in no small part thanks to his training with the Hidden Ones, but I digress).

Enkidu abandons Basim once he is fully merged with Loki, fully revoking him as his master as a changed man with ambitions to seek immortality.

Now, this might be a stretch, but allow me to be utterly self-indulgent through the bytham lens.

Originally, in the novel "The Golden City", Hytham was appointed to Basim's command by their Masters to spy on him and ensure that he did not stray from the ideologies and goals of the Hidden One's (not dissimilar to how the gods created Enkidu to reign back Gilgamesh's wrath).

As a result, Basim’s fate becomes so closely interwoven with Hytham’s that they become practically inseparable throughout their years working together. Wherever Basim went, Hytham dutifully stood right by his side, despite the implied dangers of his ulterior ambitions.

Hytham complicates Basim’s mission to find the Norsemen that would eventually lead him to Norway to grasp the immortality waiting for him in the ancient Isu structures hiding in the depths of Hordafylke. Whether Basim had wanted it or not, he canonically comes to care for Hytham so much more than he ever wanted to, and in turn, Hytham becomes "closer to him than anyone still living."

Basim is humanized once more and gains another Enkidu, a young eagle no less.

And it is only once Hytham sustains a debilitating injury in his battle against Kjotve and forced to abandon Basim's side, that Basim finally slips away and redoubles his efforts in search for immortality.

So yeah, plain and simple. I adore the name Enkidu for Basim’s eagle companion. It’s the gift that keeps on giving :)

#bytham #ac mirage spoilers #hytham #basim ibn ishaq #i love them your honor #artwork hidden in the post <3 #thank you for reading my rambles #zor asks #my bytham #My ac #My rambles

[angelicsnowlily]

I'm having fun in my little bytham bubble, actually

#where my bytham bitches at #bytham #assassins queer #basim ibn ishaq #hytham #ac valhalla

[sonderlivra]

30 Days of Bytham

(Basim ibn Ishaq/Hytham)

Day 5 - Prompt #71 - Elusive

Of all the children's games that existed, Hytham had always enjoyed hide-and-seek. Even before he received the Hidden Ones' formidable training, Hytham had been quiet as a mouse and excelled at the game. And after he became a Hidden One, well.

Basim had made it a part of their training, inspired by Hytham's own lessons to the Byzantine boy-emperor. Hytham had raised a sceptical eyebrow at him at first. Did he really want to play a children's game to train?

The years that followed changed his mind completely. He found himself looking forward to the days where training involved taking turns in hiding oneself in the least likely spaces. And he found, to equal awe and consternation, that Basim, being a naturally elusive man, was much better at this than him.

There were days when their hiding places were ridiculous to the point of absurdity. Like the time Basim had simply gone and sat in the very next room, while Hytham had jumped out the window and scoured the streets for ages. 

And then there were days, more often than not, that involved wagers. The prizes started off as silly requests and petty cash, that changed quickly to more… intimate requests, inventive ones. Hytham cherished every single one of those days.

But days like that had come to an end, he supposed. With his injury, and Basim being gone more often than not, Hytham was all alone.

How could one play hide-and-seek alone?

A sudden rustle of the grass behind him made him stiffen. But before he could turn away from the misty riverbank, a hand covered his mouth while another slunk around his waist. He recognised the feel, the smell of the man immediately.

"Found you," Basim murmured in his ear, and Hytham bit his grin onto his palm.

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Posted on AO3 here.

#bytham #basim ibn ishaq #hytham #basim x hytham #30 days of bytham #bythamber #delivras

[wesslesprout]

Its kinda funny about Basim and Hytham's dynamic because Valhalla is so insistent on

"The brotherhood made me feel like a son" Canon vs my brain going "i need them to fuck dirty sloppy nasty style"

#bytham #ac basim #basim ibn ishaq #ac hytham #wes talks #ac valhalla

[lovestruck007]

AC Bytham RP

Hey!

Would anyone here be interested in an Assassin's Creed (particularly character from Valhalla or Odyssey) RP? I’m 18+ and have many years of RP experience, I like medium to long replies (I keep mine at least 200 words and will happily do much longer) Right now I have gotten into Bytham (Basim/Hytham) and would love to do that, I could play either Basim or Hytham. But I'm up for other things too! If you’re interested, please let me know, and please, only people who are 18+.

#bytham #bytham rp #hytham x basim rp #ac mirage #ac basim #ac valhalla #ac hytham rp #ac hytham #hytham #ac valhalla rp #ac rp #assassin's creed rp #basim ibn ishaq rp #basim ibn ishaq #Ac Mirage rp

[basimibnishaqs]

IF YOU SHIP BASIM AND HYTHAM STAY AWAY FROM ME

#also get well soon #genuinely. get better #what the fuck is bytham bitch he knew him as a CHILD #what the fuck is so romantic about that

[une-sanz-pluis]

[Philippa of England] was King Henry’s seventh child, born at Leicester, July 4th, 1394,* and her mother had died in giving her birth. Her sister, Blanche, was then two years old, and the two little things were taken to Bytham Castle, near Corby, in Lincolnshire, under the charge of a nurse named Maud. Here their father visited them in July, 1395, and some clothes were brought down from London to smarten them up to meet him. A few months later, they were taken up to London to spend their Christmas with him. In 1397, they were with their brother Humphrey at Eaton Tregoes on the Wye, near Ross, and were moved about between Bytham, Hertford, and Tutbury, under the charge of Kate Puncherdon and Mary Rodes, who did their heads and managed for them now that their mother was gone; and we know how much was paid for their black gowns with the white sleeves, their chaplets of crimson and white taffeta and red tartrin, and how they were dressed in damask baudekin of white silk and red Cyprus for Christmastide. When their father went into exile, they were left in the care of Hugh Waterton, at Eaton Tregoes, with their brother Humphrey, where a chaplain was to say mass daily with them for their mother’s soul. A clerk named Thomas Rothwell was to instruct the little Humphrey, and Kate Puncherdon bought their shoes and got black suits for them from London when their grandfather died. The Wardrobe Accounts for the same year (1399), show that the two girls required no less than 18,529 miniver wombs, 4,540 weasels backs, and 1,531 ermine beasts to find them in pellure for their dresses and shoes, though this may include the liveries of the mistress, the four damsels, the four chambermaids, and the Master in Philosophy, who lived with them and formed their household. In 1402, Blanche left England to be married, and the sisters never met again.

James Hamilton Wylie, “Lady Philippa” in History of England Under Henry the Fourth, Volume 2

* Philippa was the sixth. Wylie is counting the mythical short-lived son born around 1382 in his tally. Mary died on 1 July 1394, so Philippa must have been born on or before this date.

#philippa of england #blanche of england #humphrey duke of gloucester #siblings #historian: james hamilton wylie #crying at the chaplain saying prayers for their mother's soul 💔 these kids would have had no memory of her

[taddieous]

Hello there! This is @pomellon's Assassin's Creed sideblog for my current and future AUs. Art, posts, reblogs, and asks will still be posted on my main and then be reblogged here, but if you only want to see my AC content, or quickly see if something has been updated, this is the blog to follow!

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Assassin's Creed AUs:

🐲 Saurian AU Canon divergent au with the main difference being that some of the main cast are saurian/dragon-shifters. World and lore have been tweaked to fit my saurian setting but events mostly carry out the same.

Main Tags: AC Saurian AU | Character Refs | Dragon AU Lore/Worldbuilding Ships: Currently only Bytham but my saurian/dragon aus tend to grow into poly soups so there will def be others <3 Currently working on: • Doodles and refs

[zorthania]

let's play a game called, "is it fanfic or canon?"

#bytham #hytham #basim ibn ishaq #the golden city #never forget that hytham canonically made basim bleed #This continues to be one of my absolute favourite scenes in the golden city 💕💕 fuck me #my bytham

[pomellon]

Small dragon bytham cuz why not <3

#assassin's creed #bytham #basim ibn ishaq #hytham #pom art #forever on my dragon/saurian au agenda #and no one is surprised #ac saurian au

[frogstalavista]

Huhuhuhu so i was inspired by (EDIT:) @zorthania (SORRY OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS) to make BasimxHytham, this is one of 2 versions i’m making, this one was requested by @basimbigtits

The next one is going to be Basim holding a knife up to Hytham’s neck uwu KNIFE KINKKKKK

#bytham #basim x hytham #hytham x basim #assassin’s creed ship art #ship art #basim fanart #hytham fanart #assassin’s creed valhalla fanart #namjoonscutetummy

[project-zorthania]

just casually thinking about how throughout the entirety of 'The Golden City', you're reading Hytham's pov on just how incredible Basim is. Hytham thinks Basim is wise and dangerous and kind and everything that he hopes to be a fraction of someday.

you never get a glimpse into Basim's mind and what he really thinks of Hytham until the second time they spar, and it's then you finally read the forbidden line

and suddenly all that praise that Hytham had been throwing Basim's way was being reciprocated every step of the way.

unfuckingbelievable.

#they're so besotted with each other it makes me sick #i can't believe it took hytham's capture for Basim to realise #bytham #basim ibn ishaq #hytham #zor talks tgc

[angelicsnowlily]

They make me sick I wanna put them in a snow globe and shake it aggressively

#bytham #basim ibn ishaq #hytham #the golden city #assassins creed