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Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
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|---|---|
| Pairing: | Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad |
| Alternative name(s): | AltMal, Maltair, マリアル |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | Assassin's Creed |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
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The pairing of Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is a juggernaut ship in the Assassin's Creed fandom since the release of the first game.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Malik calling Altaïr "novice" and generally being very snarky
- Modern AUs are also common
- Sometimes Malik is angsty because he lost Altaïr to Maria
- Conduit fics with Maria as a third wheel
Fan Perspectives
Sometimes I feel like the only person in the AC fandom who doesn’t ship Altair & Malik. It’s really squicky for me because Altair’s arrogance got Malik’s little brother killed by the Templars, AND Malik’s arm cut off, and in turn Malik’s report to Al Mualim cost Altair his Master Assassin title. Sure, by the end of the game they have a begrudging respect for one another, but I honestly don’t understand how people translate that to “I wanna bone you.”[1]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Sass-Badger Versus Son-of-No-One, modern AU fic
- It Must Be You by Mirror and Image, post-canon fic
- Pull Up, Pick Up by tanyart, modern AU fic
- Intoxication by Tristana, sex pollen fic
Vids
- Starry Cat animated music video by Trashy Blaze (June 3, 2016)
Fanart
Possessive by enduro (2008)
![[腐]lip nibbling by Rae (2010)](/w/images/thumb/b/b3/Lip_nibbling_by_Rae.jpg/138px-Lip_nibbling_by_Rae.jpg)
[腐]lip nibbling by Rae (2010)
If he could by doubleleaf (2010)
You'll always haunt me by lanimalu (2011)
Apple of Eden by jiradevan (2010)
Skipping Class by doubleleaf (2009)
![[腐]lip nibbling by Rae (2010)](/wiki/File:Lip_nibbling_by_Rae.jpg)
Doujinshi
- Be writing in the left hand (2010)
- Eat, drink, and be married (2010)
- Owarinaki Yoru ni Umaretsuku (2011)
- The Owl Inheritance (2011) (various ships)
- Alabaster (2013)
- Sen no Yoru to Hitotsu no Asa I, II, III and IV (2013, 2014, 2016)
- Cross Blades (2017)
- Hito de Nashi no Koi (2017)
- Ostinato (2017)
Links
- AltMalArmyClub on deviantART
- AltairxMalik-Lovers on deviantART
- The AltMal Library on tumblr (fic rec blog)
- Reblog the AltMal on tumblr
- Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad tag at Archive of Our Own