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Magi: "The odd couple" JuAli and AliHaku's "Love/Hate relationship"

(Magi: Ch. 275 - 313 Spoilers)

Y'all can we talk about how the Magi: EN fan-TL translates the Magi magazine version's official chapter tag lines on the side for JuAli as "The odd couple Judar and Alibaba are travelling together" and AliHaku as "They have overcome their love/hate relationship"

Cuz dawg...

Ch. 275

Ch. 313

But for real I keep thinking about the Magi: Ch. 275 - JuAli chapter in Magi's EN fan-TL that has a tag line like "The odd couple Judar and Alibaba are travelling together in a mysterious world!"

And Magi: Ch. 313 - AliHaku chapter after they meet again after the Kou Empire arc fight after 2 years which has the tag line "They have overcome their love/hate relationship and are friends once more!"

🤨🏳️‍🌈❓

"ODD COUPLE" HUH...

I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST READ THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS LIKE... "Odd couple huh. Ok lmao."

And Lumen was like "JuAli so real"

It's so funny like I know they mean "odd couple" as in like "strange duo" but I'll certainly run with that, thanks ✌️ They're lovers, baby!!! Always knew it but they're SO real!!!

Of course~ You must know that JuAli bickers like a married couple~

AND STAN JUALI!!! <3333

WAIT WHY ARE THOSE EMOJIS GIGANTIC WHDHSHDSH

Downside is that the fan-TL pages were scanned directly from the magazine version at the time of Magi's release so they're not as clear (the Viz official EN TL scans are ripping directly from the OG digital versions of the tankobon volumes) but I love the EN fan-TL's prose.

As someone bilingual, Viz's way of translating dialogue makes individual characters' speech styles sound so samey to me at times (though the English is clearer and more natural sounding in official TLs, so it's also interesting for me to see Viz's Magi EN TL and I appreciate that it exists). I'm very interested in seeing how Magi was originally translated <3

[hkryu]

if alihaku has a million fans i am one of them if alihaku has five fans i am one of them if alihaku has one fan i am that one if alihaku has zero fans i am no longer alive but expect me to resurrect myself out of sheer spite. if the world is against alihaku i am against the world. until my last breath i will support alihaku.

anyways. spirited away au with a low res bg bc i hate drawing bgs goodbye

[raphidae]

AliHaku for the ship meme! OwO

I’m honestly so stoked that you sent me this ask, I have missed Alihaku and will do my best to do them justice!

Who’s the werewolf and who’s the hunter?

Alibaba is the werewolf, and Hakuryuu is the hunter.

Alibaba lives with a small pack in Balbadd with Kassim, Mariam, Hassan and Zaynab, and as of the beginning of the tale has no idea he’s the prince of Balbadd.

Hakuryuu is the youngest prince of the Kou Empire and has no chance at the throne, so he has unofficially been given the title of royal supernatural hunter and been assigned to investigate and contain (however euphemistically that means depends on the means of containment Hakuryuu is told to utilize) whatever supernatural forces occupy the lands they conquer. 

He resents the job, and the brothers who have assigned it to him, more than he can say.

Kassim, of course, will always have that revolutionary spirit to him, so when Hakuryuu notices the local werewolves begin to whisper of an uprising against the Kou Empire, he is told to contain it with extreme prejudice.

However, the first werewolf he actually speaks to ends up being Alibaba, who saves him from another werewolf from a rival pack, and Alibaba, being the friendly and naive sort, welcomes Hakuryuu into his home while they both nurse their wounds.

Over the weeks it takes for them to recover, they get to know each other and genuinely fall for each other… and then Hakuryuu finds out two things: one, Alibaba’s the leader of the revolutionary forces rather than Kassim, who he initially suspected, and two, Alibaba is the lost prince of Balbadd.

Also, as it turns out, Kassim had turned the young prince Alibaba into a werewolf to save his life after Al-Thamen’s initial attack on Balbadd five years prior to the beginning of this tale (and the werewolf bite had the unfortunate side effect of amnesia).

After calling Kassim out for not telling Alibaba of his true heritage, Hakuryuu learns from Kassim that Al-Thamen is a still a strong presence in Balbadd and would have killed werewolf!Alibaba within the week had Alibaba returned to the palace.

Therefore, Hakuryuu allies himself with the revolutionaries, and they eventually overthrow Al-Thamen and create a far more equitable alliance between the Kou Empire and Balbadd… one bound by a wedding between Alibaba and Hakuryuu.

Who’s the mermaid and who’s the fisherman?

Hakuryuu’s the merman prince, and Alibaba’s the fisherman who stumbled upon this prince in search of revenge.

Hakuryuu has to nurse his wounds after a failed attempt to retake his kingdom from his mother, who’s possessed by an evil spirit within the ocean.

Alibaba nurses him back to health, finding a cavern Hakuryuu could hide in and chatting with him during a pit stop he takes every day. 

They fall deeply in love with each other, but Hakuryuu is told that in order to gain an alliance with the country Alibaba is from, he must marry their royalty.

Alibaba promises to help any way he can, but is taken away by the guards before he can do anything.

The guards drag him to the palace, and Alibaba expects to be executed, only to find a glimmer of happy recognition in the king’s eyes: turns out Alibaba is King Rashid’s illegitimate son.

Alibaba asks his father if he has specified which royal would marry Prince Hakuryuu of the Deep, and Rashid says he hasn’t; Alibaba immediately volunteers for the position, and Rashid sighs in relief; he hadn’t been looking forward to asking either Ahbmad or Sahbmad to part with their lovers for an arranged marriage.

Hakuryuu is resigned to killing either the royal he is assigned to marry or himself rather than gaining the alliance through a loveless marriage, so imagine his shock when the royal he’s to be wed to is the fisherman he had fallen madly in love with.

After a joyous reunion, they are swiftly wed, and Alibaba and Hakuryuu work together to regain Hakuryuu’s kingdom and even save Hakuryuu’s mother from the evil spirit that had been possessing her.

Who’s the witch and who’s the familiar?

Hakuryuu’s the witch, and Alibaba’s the familiar.

Alibaba’s a familiar who can shift into various animals, most often either a cat, a salamander or a golden retriever.

Hakuryuu specializes in life magic, and he uses his powers to create various remedies and prosthetics for people.

Alibaba’s dog form is often used as a therapy dog, and he is beloved by all Hakuryuu’s patients.

Alibaba’s human form, however, is most beloved by Hakuryuu himself.

Who’s the barista and who’s the coffee addict?

Hakuryuu’s the barista, Alibaba’s the coffee addict.

Being a barista is Hakuryuu’s first job after graduating college, and his family has pointedly told him to use it to improve his social skills.

Hakuryuu does come to like his job, especially when he’s allowed to bake some pastries for the shop, and especially whenever one of the regulars shows up.

Alibaba comes to the coffee shop every Monday through Friday at 2:47pm on the dot, near the end of Hakuryuu’s shift.

Much to Hakuryuu’s surprise, it’s the one thing on Alibaba’s schedule that he religiously follows (he’s generally late to everything else on his schedule, but never for Hakuryuu’s coffee and final batch of fresh madeleines for the day).

Turns out Alibaba is an up-and-coming wholesaler for fabrics and other decorative items for clothing, and Hakuryuu is shocked by the world Alibaba speaks of and brings him into afterward.

They eventually find themselves chatting after Hakuryuu’s shifts end (at 3:15pm), and Hakuryuu sees to it that Alibaba better manage his time, while Alibaba helps Hakuryuu loosen up and make friends.

Eventually they recognize their feelings for each other and ask each other out. Eventually.

But wait… there’s more!  Under the cut, of course!

Who’s the professor and who’s the TA?

Alibaba’s the professor, Hakuryuu’s the TA.

Alibaba is a brilliant but scatterbrained international economics professor who regularly goes off tangent with stories of “the absolute best muhammara I have ever tasted in this small restaurant in Syria”, soldiers who could carry a tune better than most opera singers he knew, and of course his many romances with people around the world, all embarrassingly failed.

Hakuryuu is the equally brilliant but extremely disgruntled TA who has to keep Alibaba on track.

Much to Hakuryuu’s surprise, Alibaba and his classes remain extremely popular even with his ramblings. He initially suspects that it’s because he’s an easy A, but after the first round of graded essays that resulted in only 1 A and 2 A- in a class of 100, Hakuryuu’s mind is changed.

Alibaba helps Hakuryuu with his doctoral thesis from time to time, and Hakuryuu learns why Alibaba consistently rambles in his classes (and why even though he’s only a year older than Hakuryuu he’s already on the brink of getting tenure): he tells the stories to remind the students that yes, we are dealing with international economies, but there are people, real life human people, at the center of them all.

Hakuryuu and Alibaba fall deeply for each other, but they don’t date until after Hakuryuu finishes his doctorate and becomes a fellow professor.

Then they become rival professors… and hilarity ensures.

Who’s the knight and who’s the prince(ss)?

This can honestly go either way with the two of them, especially since they’re both princes in canon, but I think for the sake of this ask, Alibaba’s the knight and Hakuryuu’s the runaway prince.

Hakuryuu and Alibaba ran from their country once Hakuryuu’s father was violently overthrown, and they end up taking care of each other on the road.

They find their way to Alibaba’s home country, where they recover with the help of Prince Kassim and Princess Mariam (they both love Alibaba as a brother).

Hakuryuu initially clashes with Kassim, but eventually they come to an understanding and an alliance, which helps Hakuryuu retake the throne a few years later.

Alibaba is torn between his love for Hakuryuu and his love for his home country at one point, but that ends up being resolved when the terms of the alliance between their countries are laid out: Hakuryuu and Alibaba are to be wed, and if Kassim finds out that Hakuryuu has hurt Alibaba, war will quite literally ensue.

Alibaba then chides Kassim for being an overprotective king.

Who’s the teacher and who’s the single parent?

Alibaba is the teacher, and Hakuryuu’s the single parent.

Hakuryuu and Morgiana were previously married, but after having their daughter Ymir, they came to the realization that their marriage was more lavender in nature than either of them anticipated. 

Therefore, they divorced on the most amicable of terms, and Hakuryuu gained primary custody of Ymir (Morgiana and her girlfriend Myron happily see Ymir on weekends and holidays).

Alibaba is the drama teacher at Ymir’s high school, and the plays he puts on are… extremely ambitious for the funding they get.

Ymir is a very talented albeit very shy actress, and Alibaba is one of the only people who can bring her out of her shell. The friends she makes in her drama class are the only other ones who see her outside her shell.

Hakuryuu initially doesn’t see the point in her taking drama as an after-school elective when mock UN, mock trial, or any sport at all would get her noticed more quickly by better colleges, but Alibaba angrily insists he sit in on one of their rehearsals.

Hakuryuu is pleasantly surprised to watch an expressive, passionately talented, and most of all happy Ymir rehearsing on the stage.

“You notice it too, don’t you? Your daughter is an excellent actress, and I think she could make it big with the right support.”

Ymir and the students also notice something… a possible spark between the drama teacher and Ymir’s dad…? Cue the fan fiction.

The whole class cheers when after Ymir graduates senior year with a full ride to Tisch School of the Arts, Alibaba and Hakuryuu finally get together.

Who’s the writer and who’s the editor?

Alibaba is the writer, and Hakuryuu is the editor.

Alibaba originally got discovered through his excellent Adventures of Sinbad fan fiction, and Hakuryuu is there to “help him transition from fan fiction writing to original writing”.

“You do realize that I know how to write, right?” “I wouldn’t be here otherwise, Alibaba.”

After tense beginnings, they eventually get comfortable with each other, and they also grow fond of each other.

Hakuryuu helps Alibaba with his world-building and time management, and Alibaba helps Hakuryuu with editing his other projects from time to time… Alibaba’s character work is excellent, after all.

Alibaba’s novels are eventually published to rave reviews, and Hakuryuu is saddened at the prospect of having to let him go… at which point Alibaba immediately asks him out on a date and all is well.

[kikijrv]

Another doujinshi loot!! I have legit ran out of space for them. I need something better for storing 😂

Got some variety for once on some rare-ish couples. A bunch of todobaku ones. One hakuali by the super talented Sucre that hasn’t made any for this couple in some years but this old one recently came back in stock and I needed to include it to my collection asap. Absolutely gorgeous art. One shinmono that left me shook that they even had one to start with, the other one they had was too expensive 😭. A Promptis and a oikage one. And finally two of my otps that unfortunately are not that popular in Japan so when I do see something I run to get a copy: 2 pegoryu ones and 2 hidekane ones.

[agayhurricane]

maybe in another life (i could have you)

He didn’t want to, but the moment Alibaba dropped down on one knee and declared his love for someone else, he knew that he had to go away. Again.

The sun had already begun its retreat into the lilac streaked clouds. Ren Hakuryuu watched its quick descent, quite surprised. Had he really been there for that long? His limbs jolted suddenly, answering his question. Pins and needles prickled his nerves. A vague thought surfaced in the back of his head, something about going home before dark. The streets of Qishan weren’t known for their safety, despite the established laws in the new world.

A few more minutes shouldn’t hurt though. He wasn’t at all anxious to be reunited with the group after the recent whirlwind of events. He eyed the pack beside him that contained all his things. Maybe he should stay in a different place for the night, under the pretence that he didn’t feel so well and didn’t want the others to catch it. Or maybe he should just leave entirely. Again

He considered looking for Judar. That was a good idea wasn’t it? He would search for him, find him, and give him a good piece of his mind. And maybe a whack upside the head while he was at it. Or a punch straight to that snickering face. Maybe both. He could also use Zagan and decompose that stupidly long hair of h—

His ear was tickled by a faint rustle, coming from an alarmingly small distance away. He snapped out of his progressively morbid thoughts and turned, on guard, before belatedly realizing it was nothing to worry about.

Aladdin held his hands up, shooting him a wary smile. “You disappeared all of a sudden and your things were gone, so I came to look for you.” The blue haired boy patted the space on the stone bench. “This seat taken?”

The former emperor of Kou relaxed. “You know it isn’t.”

“Mm,” the magi sat down and pulled up his legs up to his chest, hugging his knees against the chilly night air of the desert. Hakuryuu felt him glance his way but he didn’t say anything. In the silence, Aladdin’s question sounded more like a statement. “Is something wrong?”

His answer was immediate: “No.”

Aladdin stifled a snort, “That has got to be one of the biggest lies I’ve ever heard.” He reached forward, plucking something out from the air under Hakuryuu’s nose, cupping it in his palms. He presented it to the dark-haired man, who stared blankly at…emptiness.

“What am I looking at?”

“Your rukh.” Aladdin said, matter-of-factly, “It’s blue.”

“You expect me to believe something I can’t even—”

Light flickered between the magi’s slim fingers and the unmistakable glow of a spirit bird materialized between them. Its normally glimmering white was replaced by a forlorn indigo shine, like the sea’s waves in the middle of a cloudy night.

“—see…” Hakuryuu finished lamely.

“You’ve been around me long enough to know what this means,” Aladdin blew on the rukh, sending it fluttering before dissolving on Hakuryuu’s forehead with the barest shimmer. “You’re sad.” Blue eyes scrutinized him for a second before adding: “Very.”

“Am I?” Hakuryuu asked. He wanted it to sound sarcastic, but his voice came out weaker than he’d intended. The night air felt punishing but he refrained from wrapping his arms around himself.

Aladdin frowned. “You just proved my point,” he said. The magi scooted a bit closer, worry etched in the soft lines of his face. “It’s been five years,” he began cautiously. “If this is still about… Do still feel—?”

Hakuryuu cut him off with an unnecessarily loud sigh, “I don’t, Aladdin.” He didn’t want to talk about this, not now, not when he couldn’t even think properly.

“The rukh don’t lie,” Aladdin insisted, “You still like Morgiana, I know.”

“Aladdin—”

“Please, Hakuryuu, just hear me out, I know that you feel jealous.”

He couldn’t know, he shouldn’t. There was no way he’d be telling him but for Solomon’s sake if he didn’t shut up—

“Ala—”

“We can talk things out! You can tell me anything.” The young magi barrelled on, raising his voice slightly to be heard over Hakuryuu’s complaints. “I really think you don’t want Alibaba to know—”

“That it’s Morgiana I’m jealous of and not him?” Hakuryuu finally snapped. He glared at Aladdin, too aggravated and wounded and a dozen other things he couldn’t even name to feel embarrassed. Aladdin’s lips were parted, stunned. He had asked for Hakuryuu to open up yes; he didn’t know what he was expecting, but it was certainly not this.

Hakuryuu shook his head, already regretting what he had done. “I made up my mind. I’m going in search of Judar.”

That seemed to do the trick. Aladdin blinked as if waking from a particularly unusual dream. “H-Hakuryuu, wait!” He grabbed onto the former emperor’s robes just as he was about to stand.

Exasperated, Hakuryuu shook him off and slung his pack over one shoulder. “I told you, I’ve already decided,” he straightened and turned on his heel and made to depart.

Aladdin’s next words made him stop. “D-do you not plan on telling him?”

Completely taken aback by the incredulity of the idea, Hakuryuu chuckled, bitterly. “And ruin whatever semblance of happiness he has? Why would I?”

The blue haired magi was rendered speechless. What could you possibly say to that anyway? He wanted to comfort the dark haired dungeon conqueror, but he was at loss. “But you told Morgiana… before.” He argued feebly.

“I wish you would stop comparing these two instances as if they are the same, Aladdin; they are not.” He faced him. “I appreciate your concern really, but there’s nothing more you can do. And as a last request please…”

The hard, apathetic mask slipped. Aladdin’s breath caught in his throat upon seeing Hakuryuu so vulnerable, sadness and remorse written clearly on his scarred visage. “I would appreciate if you don’t tell him any of this.”

A horrible sense of déjà vu crawled up Aladdin’s spine. This happened before: when they parted in Aktia. That time, Aladdin had failed to stop him, and when they next met, Hakuryuu had already fallen into depravity. Had Aladdin succeeded in changing Hakuryuu’s mind then, they probably would be facing a different future now. Even as a Magi, he had his limits, and there was no way he could tell if letting Hakuryuu go again would be for better or for worse. Still he tried. There was still something he had to know. “Hakuryuu… How long have you felt like this? Why didn’t you tell him before?”

That gave him a pause. “I couldn’t say for myself,” he said finally and so softly that Aladdin had to strain his ears to hear him. “Maybe I always have… But I didn’t realize. By the time I did, it was too late.” The mask was quick to return afterwards, like clouds quickly gathering before a storm. “I’ve said enough.” He gave a short nod. “Good bye Aladdin. I’ll catch up later.”

Aladdin nodded slowly in return. Indecision tore at his insides, but he knew he had to trust Hakuryuu to do what he thought best for all of them. He shouldn’t impose on his choices.  A hint of hesitation showed despite his efforts when he waved his hand. “Good bye, Hakuryuu…”

Suppressing a sneeze, Aladdin rubbed his arms, channelling a bit of heat magic to warm himself up. Furrowing his brows, he belatedly realized that it was getting late. He should get going, otherwise Alibaba would worry.

Alibaba… How would he tell him?

Lost in his thoughts, the Magi failed to notice the tear that glistened down Hakuryuu’s cheek when he turned to leave. The two parted without another word, the former pensive and the latter conflicted.

Hakuryuu stopped a few paces later when he was certain that Aladdin was far away. He couldn’t keep the mask up; he didn’t have to. A sense of uncanny familiarity filled him as he wiped at his eyes, cursing himself for crying. He gathered that the frustration he felt was similar to when he was in the Dungeon of Zagan, unable to have something that was right in front of him.

The only difference was that, in the dungeon he was able to acquire the power he so desired eventually, whereas now, the thing that his heart ached for the most was terribly close yet already so hopelessly out of his reach. He remembered something that Aladdin had said in Zagan’s dungeon: “No one would want to live in hatred and suffering. That’s why, no matter what hardships we must endure, we should think about what to do. Toward the direction of light and dazzling hope… we should move forward and keep walking. That’s the rukh’s guidance. The true meaning of fate.”

Moving forward, huh. At the moment, Hakuryuu wasn’t so sure of that. He couldn’t explain why, but through the haze of his tears, he smiled. Maybe in another life, he could have him. An unexplainable sensation overflowed in his chest then, something strange but not at all unpleasant, similar to finding something new, being hesitantly curious. Like how he felt when he first met Alibaba.

Somewhere else in Qishan, Alibaba Saluja was experiencing the exact same feeling, but he wrote it off as excitement at being newly engaged with the woman he loved.

Neither of them were anywhere near knowing that someplace else, in a world parallel but completely different from theirs, a shy little prince with a scarred face just bumped into a  boy a bit older than he was, a little boy with golden hair and a smile as bright as the sun.

crossposted on AO3

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11171694

[booboofish]

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[agayhurricane]

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