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Day 10: Secret/Mistaken Identity
Sass-Badger Versus Son-of-No-One (Assassin's Creed), by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
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Summary: Malik did not hate Altair because he was rich, handsome, famous (for nothing), athletic or apparently charming (to women). No, Malik hated Altair because he was a sexist pig with a perpetual audience that was influencing a whole generation of tweens to think it was perfectly okay to say whatever dick thing came into their heads. That was why he started his blog; he just didn’t count on Altair finding it or becoming it’s number one fan.
I was pretty sure DD would like all the previous recs I sent her (and she did), but I'm nervous about this one, especially because I know she's not a huge fan of the set-up. (She hasn't read it yet because the main story alone has 624k words (it does get a bit long-winded at times.)) I really liked it, but I think it's a story you need to be in the mood for, and I can't rec it without warnings: it deals with people growing up, which includes them being assholes, being scared, and making stupid choices. If you don't have a high tolerance for that, this is not a story for you. It also includes a whole bunch of family drama, homophobia, sexism, religious themes, and topics like child abuse and serious injuries. Overall I really liked how it showed flawed people trying to do their best and to find their way, screwing up but getting back up again, with a little help from their friends and/or family. I didn't think I would like it at first, but it drew me in until I couldn't stop reading.
Sass-Badger Versus Son-of-No-One (Assassin's Creed), by
Summary: Malik did not hate Altair because he was rich, handsome, famous (for nothing), athletic or apparently charming (to women). No, Malik hated Altair because he was a sexist pig with a perpetual audience that was influencing a whole generation of tweens to think it was perfectly okay to say whatever dick thing came into their heads. That was why he started his blog; he just didn’t count on Altair finding it or becoming it’s number one fan.
I was pretty sure DD would like all the previous recs I sent her (and she did), but I'm nervous about this one, especially because I know she's not a huge fan of the set-up. (She hasn't read it yet because the main story alone has 624k words (it does get a bit long-winded at times.)) I really liked it, but I think it's a story you need to be in the mood for, and I can't rec it without warnings: it deals with people growing up, which includes them being assholes, being scared, and making stupid choices. If you don't have a high tolerance for that, this is not a story for you. It also includes a whole bunch of family drama, homophobia, sexism, religious themes, and topics like child abuse and serious injuries. Overall I really liked how it showed flawed people trying to do their best and to find their way, screwing up but getting back up again, with a little help from their friends and/or family. I didn't think I would like it at first, but it drew me in until I couldn't stop reading.
