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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Assassin's Creed - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad Characters: Malik Al-Sayf, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Kadar Al-Sayf, Desmond Miles, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Maria Thorpe, Lucy Stillman, Warren Vidic, Rauf (Assassin's Creed), Rashid ad-Din Sinan | Al Mualim Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Fusion, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Memory Loss, Canonical Character Death, Permanent Injury, Post-Break Up, Established Relationship, References to Canon, Canon Dialogue, Non-Linear Narrative, My First Work in This Fandom, Inspired by Music, Inspired by a Movie Series: Part 1 of altmal!eternal sunshine au Summary:
“It shouldn’t have had to end like this,” Altaïr confesses. “I just wish we had another go round.”
“Yeah,” Malik snorts. (Even the Malik of his mind does not pull any punches or soft comforts.) “If only we could. But I don’t suppose that is going to happen.”
After finding out Malik had the memories of their relationship erased, Altaïr returns the favor by undergoing the memory-erasing procedure himself. In going through the layers of their history—and beyond the moment it all went wrong—he realizes (too late) that he doesn’t want Malik to be forgotten.
Altaïr and Malik in the style of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.











