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lunaetis · 1 year ago

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@apocryphis asked :

vehicled races is not exactly something the scribe is all too familiar with, but there are two things he has already concluded from his observations. firstly, those flying vehicles go dangerously fast. secondly, eden... well. something about the standard equipment of a pilot looks inexplicably, ridiculously good on her. "looking like a professional already." he teases, without making much effort to hide the fact that he cannot quite take his eyes off her as he cradles her face between his hands. "do me a favour, try not to run into a wall. run the others into the walls." and al-haitham to lean and steal one kiss from his racer - for good luck.

unprompted. || always accepting

─「エデン」─ it was new. this feeling, the RUSH of adrenaline when you were behind the controls. eden wondered if this was what the pilots upon xianzhou luofu felt when they were flying the starskiffs across the vast sky. the SPEED these spacecraft could achieve was much more than one could imagine. she didn't know what she was expecting when she signed up. and it didn't take her long to understand the MECHANICS and the system. being upon the astral express and traveling from world to world was entirely different from actually controlling the spacecraft movement with her own fingertips.

there was a rush, a sense of danger, the risk, and the THRILL as she watched her own craft ripped through the sky, hearing the whipping of the non-existent wind within the SPACE itself. her competitiveness was flaring, too. she wanted to go faster, higher.

as she geared up in preparation for the NEXT RACE, the familiar figure of someone immediately caught her attention. golden hues instinctively softened at the sight of him, expression mellowed as a smile stretched across her face while her feet closed the distance between them. auric met rustic emerald. something about the way his eyes followed her made her HEART race, as well as a hint of pride to well up deep from within. she couldn't explain it. to know that he was looking at her brought a sense of calmness and delight. a sense of joy bubbling up to the surface.

" can't be looking less than my best if you're looking my way. " cheeky, but nothing less than the truth. the TRAILBLAZER didn't wear any other outfit than her standard one all that often. it was a nice change of pace. and the fact that her beloved approved of it ? that was a nice little bonus if anything. his advice earned a quiet LAUGH from the trailblazing racer. run the others into the walls, he said.

" don't let mister welt hear you say that. he'd accuse you of being an enabler for my chaotic ways. " her head tilted slightly as the words left her lips, head craning to accept the soft kiss placed to her lips while her gloved digits curled over his hand that was on her cheek a little tighter. a kiss to seal her victory, she felt. this was all the encouragement she needed. free hand placed over his chest, tugging at his clothes a little to prolong the kiss. could you blame her for not wanting it to end too soon ? if it weren't for the announcement on the sound system for the racers to get into position, she wouldn't have pulled back.

their lips finally parted, and she finally took a step back. there was a renewed gleam in those AMBER HUES of hers. a sense of determination. eden was never the type who was hungry for recognition, however, she was someone who took pride in being worthy of him.

" won't you give me another kiss when i win ? " not if. when. she can't lose. she wouldn't. not when he is watching.

" keep your eyes on me — "

" — i'll bring you that victory, altair. "

#apocryphis #.answered #.[ eden | trailblazer ]#.[ my home has a heartbeat; it sounds like yours: alhaitham & eden ]#[ slides this over to you #tHANK YOU FOR INDULGING RACER!EDEN BRAINROT VENTIUM #THIS IS THE CUTEST THING I WAS SQUEALING WHEN YOU SENT ME IT #& tbh i'm still squealing the whole way writing this ask reply #i love writing how competitive eden is normally #EVEN MORE SO HOW COMPETITIVE SHE IS WITH HAITHAM WATCHING #she takes such pride having him there with her #sHE'S LIKE I WILL NOT LET HIM DOWN I CANNOT DISAPPOINT HIM #what a pup #showing off all her skills to make sure he keeps his eyes on her at all times #i STILL LOVE HER CALLING HIM WITH A NICKNAME IT'S JUST CUTE #also me making that icon for this thread : eden you have no rights looking that good #SHE'D WIN IT FOR HIM #( and ofc for the kiss ) ]

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chronosbled · 7 months ago

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If they had a kid meme for nakano and miki

send me a ship and I’ll tell you their:

Name: Taishiro Ader

Gender: Male

General Appearance: Taishiro has his mama's salmon hair with the underside of his hair being blonde like his mother's, he also has his mother's yellow eyes. His facial features hold an even mixture of both masculine and feminine, but everyone mentions how his most prominent feature is his long eyelashes.

Personality: Taishiro is a very serious young man who often has a tendency to over-indulge himself in his work, sometimes even doing so so much to the point he forgets to eat. Due to this, Taishiro is prone to falling asleep at random intervals throughout the day if he isn't focusing on anything in particular (such as work or studying). He also has a very soft voice when he speaks, but retains a deep tone when he speaks. He often seems as if he's cold towards those that he knows, yet this is not the case at all, he simply has a hard time speaking with others due to his serious nature.

Special Talents: Taishiro has the unnatural ability to predict what others are thinking or are going to say before they say it. He can't exactly explain why he can do such a thing, but he often finds the ability very useful.

Who they like better: Taishiro honestly prefers Nakano over Miki simply due to the fact that she's just as serious as he is. The both of them have a similar personality when it comes to work, though Taishiro is slightly better at being social than Nakano is.

Who they take after more: Again, Nanako. He is basically a younger and male version of her despite looking more like Miki. Most times, due to being better at speaking than his mother, Taishiro has a tendency to accept and plan her jobs for her.

Personal Headcanon: Due to the fact that Taishiro was born partially deaf, he wears a special pair of headphones that are specifically designed to enhance sound and voices in order to help him process things in an easier fashion. When he is without his headphones, he communicates with sign language or places one hand upon the other person's throat (to feel the vibrations) and his other hand (mainly his fingers) over said person's lips to feel the words they're mouthing.

Face Claim: Al-haitham

Name: Ryuko Ader

Gender: Female

General Appearance: Ryuko has her mother's (Nakano's) long blonde hair and her mama's (Miki's) red eyes, additionally, she possesses very delicate looking eyelashes just like her older twin brother. Ryuko also lines her eyes with red eye make-up to give them a more elegant appearance.

Personality: Ryuko is a young woman who enjoys having fun and toying with people's emotions. She has a tendency to woo others with ease, yet has no actual desire to be with anyone that she seduces, but instead enjoys watching them fight with one another over her. She is very classy in the way that she presents herself and often speaks with honeyed words and a sultry tone of voice, hence making her the obsession of any man she comes into contact with. Despite this though, Ryuko has and will abandon anyone she is currently toying with if her brother is nearby or requires assistance from her (this is because she knows that her older brother struggles with things and has trouble hearing things without his headphones).

Special Talents: Ryuko is a very talented and well known fan dancer. She often preforms for those around her and even sings during her performances, adorning decorative dresses with matching fans. In fact, she has won countless competitions and due to this, she own various types of dresses and fan. Additionally, Taishiro was the very first person to witness one of her performances and he is the one who encouraged her to continue dancing.

Who they like better: Miki. Ryuko prefers Miki over Nakano. She's not really a big fan of how serious Nakano is when it comes to their work ethic or Ryuko's behavior when seducing men.

Who they take after more: Ryuko takes most after her mama, Miki. She's much more laid back in comparison with her mother, Nakano.

Personal Headcanon: Much like their mama, Ryuko and her older twin brother are covered in tattoos personally done and designed by Miki. Though unlike Taishiro, Ryuko's tattoos are in places that are covered by her clothes so that the skin she has exposed still seems elegant like her clothing style. Additionally, her tattoos are done in white and gold ink while Taishiro's are done in teal and gold.

Face Claim: Ningguang

#angelatelier #batbrides #{ Okay but I love these two so much already and I've only typed a little bit of stuff for them. }#{ I dunno why out of all the kids I've made so far... they're one of my favorites (aside from Seiji and Pixel's kids). }#{ I had a lot of fun coming up with stuff for them. }#{ And I think the two face claims I picked for them are perfect and could actually fit as siblings. }#{ I was originally just going to give them a son and that was it but I decided to give them two beautiful kids. }#{ That and I read it's common for twins to have twins of their own. }#{ And considering Nakano is the younger twin of Kitiara... I figured it was perfect. }#{ The whole time I was making these two I've been listening to Jennifer's Body by PLVTINUM/Chris Grey/Dutch Melrose. }#{ I love this song so much and I dunno why it motivated me so much? }#{ But here are the NakaMiki kids! }#{ Random ship name I came up with. }#{ I hope that you love them as much as I do. }

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lamet00wn · 2 years ago

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Work life balance

Al’ haitham x GN!Reader (ft. Kaveh)

Warnings: Secret lovers, Rivals to lovers, suggestive language, private touching, unwanted touching (not by Al haitham), No NFSW, begging, pinning, public, protective Al haitham, jealous Al haitham, competitive.

“Please, be quiet. You’re giving me a head ache already”

Your hands rested over your ears, your face scrunching into a irritated expression. Your lips curled and your nose tilted upwards slightly as if you smelt something rancid. You continued to walk along side your academic rival, Al haitham and a equally annoying aquantance, Kaveh. The surrounding sounds consisted of a muffled chuckle and humph. You brought your arms down by your hips, they slightly sway when you step along side the two.

“Ooooh, that’s a first. Normally people complain how much he doesn’t speak”

Kaveh chirped. His loud introduction to speak up again made you wince. Al haitham noticed. He turned his attention to his blonde friend and landed his hand on the back of his head, swiping upwards to graze him.

“Maybe stop worrying about my speech and worry about your volume”

Al haitham rolled his eyes slyly, turning his gaze to side eye you as you all walked. Kaveh rubbed the back of his head, an eye shut for his dramatic effect.

“Owwww. Why do you always take their side, they’re always picking on you”

Kaveh whined to his taller friend. Al haitham didn’t respond, he was busy admiring his rival. He watched your arms take turns taking the lead when you walked, swinging back and forth slightly. He also watched as they reached up and crossed against your chest. Your chest became pressed and was made more visible. He hadn’t noticed you communicating with Kaveh now, he was awestruck silently.

“You’re a perv, Kaveh. Believe it or not women don’t want you to just watch them and grab them when you please”

You argued when you noticed him staring at a woman walking by, you can admit just how pretty she was. Her curves were perfect, and her hair flowed nicely, bumping her shoulders and chest when she stride.

Kaveh’s mouth curled into a smirk, your spine tensing. He walked in front of Al haitham to get to you. Al haitham paused and his focus snapped to you both now. Kaveh snaked his arms around your waist, forcing you against his body. You two were flushed together, so close being apart would look unnatural to an outside party.

“Awww, would you rather me grab you whenever I please?”

He was of course teasing you. He knew he was the least interesting man to you, you made that obvious time and time again. That still didn’t stop him from trying to make you flustered from time to time. It never worked. He just liked the slight bit of control he got whenever you pushed you into a vulnerable corner. You always escaped that corner before he was able to back you into it.

Your left top lip curled up in a disgusted expression.

“Ugh-“

Was all you spat before pushing his face away. That usually made him stop but this time was different. He had side eyed Al haitham, tightening his grip.

“What? You don’t like me even just a little bit? Or you don’t wanna admit it in front of your little boyfriend”

That statement from Kaveh earned a smack go his cheek. You glared at him. Your glare soon turned to concern when he didn’t let go. He backed you into the wall, holding your hips. What the fuck was he even doing? You couldn’t get out of the corner, he had pushed you back this time.

Before you could do anything else, a hand landed on the blondes shoulder.

“Is that how you treat you treat a new friend?”

Al haitham finally spoke. His grip tightened before he twisted his wrist. Kaveh let out a whined gasp, immediately letting go. Kaveh’s attempt to flirt with you gave you the biggest ick.

“Ow! I was just messing around! Cut it out! What? are you actually their boyfriend?”

He held his shoulder now, stepping back to create distance. You were a little shaken up but nothing you couldn’t handle. You took the lead in walking to your destination again only after giving Al haitham a thankful look.

“Hah. He wishes. Who wouldn’t want me”

You choked out a joke to lighten the mood. Al haitham quickly followed, bumping his roommates shoulder on purpose.

Kaveh rolled his eyes.

“Sorry you both can’t take a joke”

He lagged behind, embarrassed at his impulsive not funny joke. He didn’t really know what he was thinking. He was too embarrassed to hang out.

“I’ll catch you guys later”

He grumbled, turning to the left for a short cut

“What. You embarrassed now?”

You called out but earned no response. You shrugged, continuing to walk along side the silver haired sage. You noticed him looking around, as if he was looking for someone. Your questions were soon answered when he grabbed your upper arm, dragging you into a alleyway. It was a secluded area, an area between two houses so no one would really come back there.

“‘Haitham-“

You tried to blurt before he had you pinned to the wall, he kissed your neck immediately and just took you in with all his senses. His hands felt up your soft sides. his eyes watching your expression immediately relax. His nose getting a whiff of your artificial fragrance you coated on in the mornings, his favorite fragrance. His ears listening to the way your breathe hitched at his touch. His lips brushing against your fair and glistening skin, his tongue swiping across your collarbone for a moment.

“I.. missed.”

He paused, looking up to your lips before doen again. He always got flustered when expressing his emotions to you

“..you”

he finally huffed out. His eyes trailed down to your body, trying to touch all the spots Kaveh had forcefully grabbed onto. He knew Kaveh wouldn’t actually try anything. He knew Kaveh only did it to fuck with Al haitham. Kaveh knew about him. He remembered last week

“You’re really bad at hiding it, how could I not know?”

Kaveh spoke, standing across from Al haitham in their shared kitchen. He raised the glass in his hand and took in a long, exaggerated sip. Al haitham glared daggers at him. He didn’t think you two were obvious. Sure, you had been fooling around after you finally confessed to him. He was never going to confess, never. He thought you had hated him, for sure. You had been rivals since school. He’s so glad to realize that wasn’t the case. He went to respond to his roommate but was beat to it.

“Well, I wont tell them about your little crush. But you wouldn’t mind if I tried to steal them away first, right? You two are rivals after all. I would love to see the look on your face when I bring them home and into my room right in front of your eyes”

Kaveh challenged, wanting a reaction. Al haitham clenched his fists before releasing, letting out a low chuckle. He stared at the male, his expression emotionless once again

“I’d like to see you try”

He sighed softly, pressing his body up against you. He wanted to hold you. He wanted to never let go. He softly sank his teeth into the side of your neck, hoping to play with your skin and leave bruises. You quickly whined, pulling away.

“ Al haitham- no. You’re gonna leave a mark”

You protested. He looked up to you, puppy dog eyes forming. He was mostly emotionless at all times but you could tell he was getting ready to disagree

“That’s the point. What’s wrong with it?”

His sentence almost came out as a whine, he wasn’t that vulnerable with you yet though. Your heart melted.

“What’s wrong is we aren’t openly official yet and my shirt doesn’t cover that part of my neck. I’d like to keep my job and dignity, thank you”

You sighed out after some resentment. You would love to display every single mark he gave you on your neck. Let everyone know you were the acting grand sage’s. It wasn’t that simple though. He soon sighed in defeat, but it didn’t stop him from kissing your neck. You melted in his hands, becoming puddy whenever he was intimate with you. He smirked against your skin

He moved his hand down your body, breaking the contact of the lip of your pants. He dove his hand in between your underwear and outer garments, humming in satisfaction at your arousal already. You jumped slightly at the unexpected action, smacking his shoulder

“What’re you doing?!”

Your face flushed. He payed no attention to your question, leaning into your ear and sighing deeply on purpose.

“Let me fuck you”

He almost pleaded, earning a shiver from you. You shook your head, almost unable to speak. You were biting your lip to not give him the satisfaction of any noises you might make.

“I know you want me to. You’re already so excited.”

He began to play with your clothed sensitive spot unexpectedly. He watched you writhe in his touch, listening to your whine from his actions. You shook your head and grabbed his wrist

“N-no! We have a meeting, Al haitham! Ya know! The whole reason we are on this side of town!”

You rebuttal to him. As much as you wanted him to bend you over anywhere he felt like it, he couldn’t this time.

“I’ll be quick”

He had stopped his hand movement when you had said no. He didn’t want to make you uncomfortable.

“Please?”

He finally begged you. He kissed the corner of your mouth. You rolled your eyes, you weren’t seriously considering this?!

“We have 5 minutes to be at that meeting and still have 3 minutes to walk. You know better. You hate being late”

You seemed to snap him to his senses, only slightly. He sighed and pulled his hand out of your pants. He rested his hand on your shoulder, obviously pouting. He rested his head in the crook of your neck.

“Fine. But you’ll have to come home with me later. And make sure Kaveh sees you go into my room”

He said after long pause. You couldn’t help but giggle at his possessiveness.

“Deal. But why?”

You asked after he had stepped away to have you two walk to the street once more.

“No reason”

You couldn’t see the smirk he had displayed to himself. Looks like he was gonna beat Kaveh to taking you home.

#alhaitham #al haitam x reader #genshin impact #genshin x you #genshin smut #suggestive #jealosy #kaveh genshin

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richincolor · 4 years ago

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New Releases

We're only one month into 2021, and already there are so many exciting books out... and today is no exception. Here's what's releasing tomorrow (Tuesday!):

Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani’s birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He’s perfect, except . . . Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal flavors at the local creamery. In order to impress Tye, Nala tells a few tiny lies to have enough in common with him. As they spend more time together, sharing more of themselves, some of those lies get harder to keep up. As Nala falls deeper into keeping up her lies and into love, she’ll learn all the ways love is hard, and how self-love is revolutionary.

In Love Is a Revolution, plus size girls are beautiful and get the attention of the hot guys, the popular girl clique is not shallow but has strong convictions and substance, and the ultimate love story is not only about romance but about how to show radical love to the people in your life, including to yourself. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mom, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Yang’s traditional values, especially when it comes to dating.

The one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking. Mrs. Yang is the owner of Houston’s popular Yin & Yang Bakery. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery’s annual junior competition to prove to her mom that she’s more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realizes there’s a catch: all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date.

The bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants; the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother’s approval, Liza begins to realize there’s no tried and true recipe for love. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.

People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it’s hard, and her mom leaving a billion weight loss shakes on her dresser doesn’t help. The world and everyone in it have ideas about what she should look like: thinner, lighter, slimmer-faced, straighter-haired. Be smaller. Be whiter. Be quieter.

But there’s one person who’s always in Charlie’s corner: her best friend Amelia. Slim. Popular. Athletic. Totally dope. So when Charlie starts a tentative relationship with cute classmate Brian, the first worthwhile guy to notice her, everything is perfect until she learns one thing–he asked Amelia out first. So is she his second choice or what? Does he even really see her? UGHHH. Everything is now officially a MESS.

A sensitive, funny, and painful coming-of-age story with a wry voice and tons of chisme, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega tackles our relationships to our parents, our bodies, our cultures, and ourselves. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson Weeks ago, Andre Cobb received a much-needed liver transplant.

He’s ready for his life to finally begin, until one night, when he passes out and wakes up somewhere totally unexpected…in 1969, where he connects with a magnetic boy named Michael. And then, just as suddenly as he arrived, he slips back to present-day Boston, where the family of his donor is waiting to explain that his new liver came with a side effect—the ability to time travel. And they’ve tasked their youngest son, Blake, with teaching Andre how to use his unexpected new gift.

Andre splits his time bouncing between the past and future. Between Michael and Blake. Michael is everything Andre wishes he could be, and Blake, still reeling from the death of his brother, Andre’s donor, keeps him at arm’s length despite their obvious attraction to each other.

Torn between two boys, one in the past and one in the present, Andre has to figure out where he belongs—and more importantly who he wants to be—before the consequences of jumping in time catch up to him and change his future for good. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Obsession (The Obsession #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto Nobody knows Delilah like Logan does. Nobody. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can through her social media and watching her through a hidden camera he has trained on her house. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called “romantic.”

But after Logan sees Delilah killing her abusive stepfather, he realizes there’s still more about her to discover. His sweet, perfect Delilah isn’t so perfect after all. Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She’s so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won’t let her forget it. Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character in Logan’s twisted fantasy. If Logan won’t let her go… she’ll make him. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Muted by Tamil Charles For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.

So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean “Mercury” Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights — plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.

Until they’re not. Denver begins to realize that she’s trapped in Merc’s world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken.

Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl’s dreams can be used against her — and what it takes to fight back. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo Nima doesn’t feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her white suburban town, which feels both dangerous and familiar. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself.

Until she doesn’t. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen, the name her parents didn’t give her at birth: Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might just be more real than Nima knows. And more hungry.

This book is a story of mothers and daughters, of friends and enemies, of journeys and homecomings, and of realizing that sometimes the person you’re meant to be has been staring at you in the mirror all along. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

#new releases #ya lit #fat chance charlie vega #a taste for love #love is a revolution #long post

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raneemretires · 5 years ago

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Tameem

A little quote? How about a book if you may?

it's heart-aching honestly

It Really is Tour, set & match.....

Squash is gonna be tasteless for QUITE a while.

I'm lucky & blessed to have such a sister... cause believe me Raneem the person that you may know or think that you know is nothing compared to the Rino we know. She literally is always there for me and my family no matter what!

The number of opportunities or chances that rose during her career that might have helped her more but weren't the right fit according to her ideology and genuine beliefs was plenty. Yes it killed me every time that she didn't take those chances, but what do you know... she's done it all in her own way in a fashionably & an artistic matter.

After the world's title, she's won in Manchester during her celebration dinner she goes like "Now what?" Why should I continue playing after winning it all? I replied you need a new motive! Why not secure your future and start saving money & she immediately responds but "I don't play for the money" I told her then reclaim your spot at the top & thankfully we had Haitham for that for the mental side and on-court tactics. She played a season to remember & shut down her critics the ones who wrote her off after her world's final in 2014. (they know themselves :) )

When Raneem meets strangers or friends that don't know her and the common question arises, so what do you or what field are you in? She simply answers I'm a squash player or I play squash and that's it. Her humbleness was always something to learn from.

First Egyptian to win the double as a junior in the two-year format system

First Egyptian women's team to ever win a world team event

First Arab to ever top any world rankings

Stripping Nicol David out of her 9 years tenure at the top. (Game-changer for all female players especially Laura & Nour)

Most decorated Egyptian female in any sports with 4 team titles ( For now :) )

Women's world title

3 Highest sports honorary awards from 3 Egyptian presidents

(You'd think that's something you brag about or mention right? SHE NEVER MENTIONED THEM IN ANY OF HER INTERVIEWS EVEN WITH ME STRESSING OUT TO MENTION THEM)

As a squash player & coach for the Egyptian juniors, I believe The Enigma changed the game of squash. It's a joy to watch her and her squash will inspire future generations all over the world if it hasn't already. I Believe she brought life to the women's game and having her as a role model is the main reason we have 5 Egyptian champs that will be battling for Egypt the next decade if not more.

Raneem was an Enigma from day one, everybody sensed it back at our home club. She was my football partner (2 vs 2 ) in squash breaks, she was my video games & training nemesis (killer handicap games) and it was great having someone with the same competitive mentality, I just loved it. Yet I have to admit she was braver on the squash court. We've always got each other back during coaching as juniors and I was on her early wispa days till I moved to Cairo and tried my luck in the corporate world.

She's one of the reasons why I returned to the game as a coach. I was fortunate to have attended 5 of her world championships & My Happiest moment was when she called me and asked me for help (rarely when she asks for that) and for me to travel along with her in Manchester & Chicago. (My Mrs never understood that)

Extremely glad one of us made it and it's thanks to my family for raising such a star. I'm so happy for her new chapter, I wish the enigma stayed longer but I'm sure she'll always be an enigma for whatever comes her way.

Tameem El Welily

#raneem #tameem

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newstwitter-blog · 8 years ago

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New Post has been published on News Twitter

New Post has been published on http://www.news-twitter.com/2017/02/09/washington-post-when-a-uae-woman-skates-with-the-capitals-a-dream-is-coming-true-7/

Washington Post: When a UAE woman skates with the Capitals, ‘a dream is coming true’

Fatima Al Ali bumps gloves with Alex Ovechkin. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Washington’s latest experiment with hockey diplomacy started with a 27-year old woman, wearing a Capitals jersey and a hijab, trying to make her heart stop pounding and her legs stop shaking.

Fatima Al Ali, a soft-spoken hockey fanatic from the United Arab Emirates, had flown across the world at the invitation of her favorite team. She had lunched with the team’s executives at the UAE embassy, visited with the team’s owner at her first NHL game, met the team’s stars in their Verizon Center dressing room, and broken into tears at the intensity of it all. Now she sat on the bench at the team’s practice rink Wednesday afternoon, surrounded by a dozen television cameras and a gaggle of still photographers — the sort of crowd that usually emerges only during the playoffs. Her younger brother sat next to her, and Al Ali kept leaning over, asking him to remind her to breathe.

Practice broke, she was beckoned onto the ice, and players tapped their sticks to welcome the newcomer. Then, between whistling shots at the net and fiddling with an unfamiliar stick, she figured out how to calm down.

“Just talking about hockey — something we all share, and something we all love,” she said.

[Middle Eastern women were once discouraged from sport. A new generation now chases Olympic glory.]

So she chatted with Russian Alex Ovechkin, her favorite player, about trying to find ice time in Abu Dhabi. (“She was amazing,” Ovechkin said.) She talked about blade curvature with American T.J. Oshie, whose stick she borrowed. (“To see the smile on her face out there, obviously she was doing what she loves,” Oshie said.) She received a playful mid-ice nudge from Canadian Justin Williams, and worked on scooping the puck off the ground with Canadian Tom Wilson. And when she later took a pass from Ovechkin and sent a one-timer into the net, the international roster whooped, Evgeny Kuznetsov pumping his arm in celebration.

CBS Evening News and PBS and CNN and Reuters were at this Capitals practice because of the young woman in the hijab, a striking image at this particular moment. On the ice, though, they weren’t talking about international relations.

“For me, it’s just a hockey player seeing another hockey player go out there and have some fun,” Oshie said. “I don’t really need to or want to get into the political stuff. My first impression was just that it’s cool that someone from so far away can still share the love of the game.”

Hockey ‘makes me alive’

This started thousands of miles away with “The Mighty Ducks” — the movie, not the team. Al Ali speaks flawless English, which she attributed to a movie obsession, and as a kid, she fixated on hockey movies: “Slap Shot,” “Miracle,” and the goofy 1992 Emilio Estevez vehicle about an unlikely team of skaters.

“Hockey was something different, more interesting than soccer,” she said.

She’d been skating since she was 7, but the game remained mostly Hollywood in her mind.

Then, in 2008, she saw a brochure at the mall, advertising an upcoming men’s tournament. She showed up at the tournament with her camera, and organizers asked her to take photos of their team. That team became a club known as the Abu Dhabi Storms, and Al Ali became its photographer. In 2010 the club established a fledgling women’s team — featuring both teenagers and women in their 30s — and the players repeatedly asked their photographer to join them on the ice.

“You guys can’t even skate; why would I want to join the team?” she asked them, but the requests wouldn’t stop. Finally she told them to get her equipment, and she started practicing with grade-schoolers half her size, who looked at her in puzzlement. She’d been playing competitive sports since she was 3; soccer and basketball, diving and golf. (“I have this code in my head: If I start something, I have to be good at it,” she said.) Hockey felt different.

“I just fell in love with the game,” she said. “It almost just makes me alive, makes me have energy, excited. I don’t know — I feel like I’m home. That’s my place. This is where I should be. So from that time, I cannot stay away from the rink.”

[Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: Female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities]

Abu Dhabi, she said, has one hockey rink, with one sheet of ice, which is usually occupied by men’s teams. The closest women’s competition is in Dubai, about an hour away, and is not particularly elite. (“A bunch of old ladies,” Al Ali quipped.) Still, she did everything she could to stay around the game. She coached children. She skated with men, who worried about injuring her. She worked with equipment managers. She began officiating, both international girls’ tournaments and the local league, made up mostly of expats. She tried to break up an on-ice fight and got punched in the head, which led some of the men’s players to suggest maybe this wasn’t the place for a toothpick-thin young woman.

“I’m not getting out,” she told them. “This is hockey.”

She also became an NHL devotee, streaming games as soon as she arrived at work in the morning, which meant she needed a team. She knew of Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin — the NHL’s two most famous stars — and watched YouTube videos of both men to help her choose. “Both are great players, but one was a scorer,” she said. “I wanted to be a scorer.” Ovechkin’s Capitals became her favorite team.

She watched more videos, too, of stickhandling tricks performed by Crosby and Pavel Datsyuk and random YouTubers. “Okay, I should try this,” she thought. Years of practice later, there she was at her home rink, wearing a hijab and sandals, spinning around a puck that seemed glued to her stick. Retired Caps star Peter Bondra happened to be in the rink that day, working a hockey clinic in conjunction with his former team, and someone told him to look at Al Ali.

“I stopped whatever we had been doing,” Bondra recalled. “The way she handled the puck, it was amazing. … I said, ‘Hold on, this is something. I have to start talking with the lady.’ ”

He approached and asked if he could take a video of her tricks, something to post on his Twitter account. She said sure. “It’s safe to say she has better hands than me!” Bondra wrote. As the video went viral and U.S. hockey reporters took notice, the two struck up a friendship, a 40-something Slovak star and a 20-something Emirati woman.

This is Fatima. She represents the UAE on their women’s national team & it’s safe to say she has better hands than me! @Capitals @MSE @NHL pic.twitter.com/m4N2IddeRl

— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) November 13, 2016

“She just was a natural,” Bondra said. “You feel like you’re talking to a hockey guy, a hockey player. We can relate easy in that conversation, in that hockey talk.”

When Bondra learned that her favorite team was the Capitals and that she had never been to an NHL game, he promised to take her to Verizon Center if she ever visited D.C. A few days later, she texted to ask if the offer stood. “Of course, that always will stand,” he told her. By that time, the team was working to bring her to Washington.

‘I’m freaking out’

Fatima Al Ali with UAE ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba. (By Haitham Al Mussawi / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates)

Al Ali and her younger brother Mohammed arrived in Washington this week. They went to Monday’s Wizards-Cavaliers game. They had lunch at the UAE embassy Tuesday, where Al Ali presented Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba with a signed jersey from her team, filled with neat autographs and smiley faces. The siblings listened to the ambassador — a Georgetown graduate who is close with several Caps executives — talk about how much he loves her story, how he wants to bring Al Ali’s team to the States for an exhibition tour.

“I don’t think we’re good enough,” she told him.

“It’s not about being good enough,” he said, “it’s about …”

“The experience,” she agreed.

“I’m really serious,” he said, instructing an aide to start working up a plan. “It would be good for some of our diplomacy efforts … especially at a moment like this politically.”

Indeed, Al Ali’s visit came as the country debates President Trump’s immigration order temporarily barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. (The UAE, a U.S. ally, was not one of the seven countries.) Al Ali didn’t want to talk about politics, but her brother said he was nervous coming to Washington in this climate, and also hopeful that their visit could be significant. (“I believe it might give people a different look at how it is in the Middle East or the UAE,” he said. “We’re the same as you guys.”)

[Muslim female athletes find sport so essential they compete while covered]

And yet as Al Ali clutched her hands together inside the embassy and thought about sharing the ice with her favorite players, she seemed less like a diplomat than a star-struck fan from Rockville or Reston.

“I’m freaking out,” she confessed. “I’ve been trying to come to D.C. since I started hockey … and then suddenly this thing happens. Unbelievable. A dream is coming true.”

Tuesday night she met Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom in the team’s dressing room. Wednesday morning, team officials presented her with a personalized jersey and told her to grab a player’s stick and take it onto the ice. She passed the puck back and forth with Ovechkin, struggled to recreate her tricks with Oshie’s curved stick, and filled in for an assistant coach, feeding pucks for the Caps to pummel. Then she talked to the type of media scrum a bottom-pair defenseman might never encounter in his career.

Fatima shoots and scores at #Caps practice! pic.twitter.com/ztKqCAkJCU

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2017

She told them how she picked up the game, how she fell for Ovechkin and how she met Bondra. She told them about the challenges of playing hockey in the Middle East, and about what lessons she hopes to bring back to the kids she coaches. She talked about breaking barriers and inspiring strangers, and how this was “the best thing that happened in my life.”

Then she headed off for more interviews and a trip to the Maryland suburbs to practice with a local women’s team, while Coach Barry Trotz answered questions about his third-line winger and his team’s defense and upcoming schedule — and about their visitor from across the world.

“This generation of players now, I think, understand that there is diversity in the world and our game is for everybody,” Trotz said. “Just seeing her smile and the guys having fun and doing all that — I think that’s a good message for society right now.”

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Fatima Al Ali bumps gloves with Alex Ovechkin. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Washington’s latest experiment with hockey diplomacy started with a 27-year old woman, wearing a Capitals jersey and a hijab, trying to make her heart stop pounding and her legs stop shaking.

“Just talking about hockey — something we all share, and something we all love,” she said.

[Middle Eastern women were once discouraged from sport. A new generation now chases Olympic glory.]

Hockey ‘makes me alive’

“Hockey was something different, more interesting than soccer,” she said.

She’d been skating since she was 7, but the game remained mostly Hollywood in her mind.

[Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: Female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities]

“I’m not getting out,” she told them. “This is hockey.”

“I stopped whatever we had been doing,” Bondra recalled. “The way she handled the puck, it was amazing. … I said, ‘Hold on, this is something. I have to start talking with the lady.’ ”

This is Fatima. She represents the UAE on their women’s national team & it’s safe to say she has better hands than me! @Capitals @MSE @NHL pic.twitter.com/m4N2IddeRl

— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) November 13, 2016

“She just was a natural,” Bondra said. “You feel like you’re talking to a hockey guy, a hockey player. We can relate easy in that conversation, in that hockey talk.”

‘I’m freaking out’

Fatima Al Ali with UAE ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba. (By Haitham Al Mussawi / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates)

“I don’t think we’re good enough,” she told him.

“It’s not about being good enough,” he said, “it’s about …”

“The experience,” she agreed.

“I’m really serious,” he said, instructing an aide to start working up a plan. “It would be good for some of our diplomacy efforts … especially at a moment like this politically.”

[Muslim female athletes find sport so essential they compete while covered]

“I’m freaking out,” she confessed. “I’ve been trying to come to D.C. since I started hockey … and then suddenly this thing happens. Unbelievable. A dream is coming true.”

Fatima shoots and scores at #Caps practice! pic.twitter.com/ztKqCAkJCU

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2017

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Washington Post: When a UAE woman skates with the Capitals, ‘a dream is coming true’

Fatima Al Ali bumps gloves with Alex Ovechkin. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Washington’s latest experiment with hockey diplomacy started with a 27-year old woman, wearing a Capitals jersey and a hijab, trying to make her heart stop pounding and her legs stop shaking.

“Just talking about hockey — something we all share, and something we all love,” she said.

[Middle Eastern women were once discouraged from sport. A new generation now chases Olympic glory.]

Hockey ‘makes me alive’

“Hockey was something different, more interesting than soccer,” she said.

She’d been skating since she was 7, but the game remained mostly Hollywood in her mind.

[Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: Female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities]

“I’m not getting out,” she told them. “This is hockey.”

“I stopped whatever we had been doing,” Bondra recalled. “The way she handled the puck, it was amazing. … I said, ‘Hold on, this is something. I have to start talking with the lady.’ ”

This is Fatima. She represents the UAE on their women’s national team & it’s safe to say she has better hands than me! @Capitals @MSE @NHL pic.twitter.com/m4N2IddeRl

— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) November 13, 2016

“She just was a natural,” Bondra said. “You feel like you’re talking to a hockey guy, a hockey player. We can relate easy in that conversation, in that hockey talk.”

‘I’m freaking out’

Fatima Al Ali with UAE ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba. (By Haitham Al Mussawi / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates)

“I don’t think we’re good enough,” she told him.

“It’s not about being good enough,” he said, “it’s about …”

“The experience,” she agreed.

“I’m really serious,” he said, instructing an aide to start working up a plan. “It would be good for some of our diplomacy efforts … especially at a moment like this politically.”

[Muslim female athletes find sport so essential they compete while covered]

“I’m freaking out,” she confessed. “I’ve been trying to come to D.C. since I started hockey … and then suddenly this thing happens. Unbelievable. A dream is coming true.”

Fatima shoots and scores at #Caps practice! pic.twitter.com/ztKqCAkJCU

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2017

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Washington Post: When a UAE woman skates with the Capitals, ‘a dream is coming true’

Fatima Al Ali bumps gloves with Alex Ovechkin. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Washington’s latest experiment with hockey diplomacy started with a 27-year old woman, wearing a Capitals jersey and a hijab, trying to make her heart stop pounding and her legs stop shaking.

“Just talking about hockey — something we all share, and something we all love,” she said.

[Middle Eastern women were once discouraged from sport. A new generation now chases Olympic glory.]

Hockey ‘makes me alive’

“Hockey was something different, more interesting than soccer,” she said.

She’d been skating since she was 7, but the game remained mostly Hollywood in her mind.

[Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: Female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities]

“I’m not getting out,” she told them. “This is hockey.”

“I stopped whatever we had been doing,” Bondra recalled. “The way she handled the puck, it was amazing. … I said, ‘Hold on, this is something. I have to start talking with the lady.’ ”

This is Fatima. She represents the UAE on their women’s national team & it’s safe to say she has better hands than me! @Capitals @MSE @NHL pic.twitter.com/m4N2IddeRl

— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) November 13, 2016

“She just was a natural,” Bondra said. “You feel like you’re talking to a hockey guy, a hockey player. We can relate easy in that conversation, in that hockey talk.”

‘I’m freaking out’

Fatima Al Ali with UAE ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba. (By Haitham Al Mussawi / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates)

“I don’t think we’re good enough,” she told him.

“It’s not about being good enough,” he said, “it’s about …”

“The experience,” she agreed.

“I’m really serious,” he said, instructing an aide to start working up a plan. “It would be good for some of our diplomacy efforts … especially at a moment like this politically.”

[Muslim female athletes find sport so essential they compete while covered]

“I’m freaking out,” she confessed. “I’ve been trying to come to D.C. since I started hockey … and then suddenly this thing happens. Unbelievable. A dream is coming true.”

Fatima shoots and scores at #Caps practice! pic.twitter.com/ztKqCAkJCU

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2017

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Washington Post: When a UAE woman skates with the Capitals, ‘a dream is coming true’

Fatima Al Ali bumps gloves with Alex Ovechkin. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Washington’s latest experiment with hockey diplomacy started with a 27-year old woman, wearing a Capitals jersey and a hijab, trying to make her heart stop pounding and her legs stop shaking.

“Just talking about hockey — something we all share, and something we all love,” she said.

[Middle Eastern women were once discouraged from sport. A new generation now chases Olympic glory.]

Hockey ‘makes me alive’

“Hockey was something different, more interesting than soccer,” she said.

She’d been skating since she was 7, but the game remained mostly Hollywood in her mind.

[Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: Female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities]

“I’m not getting out,” she told them. “This is hockey.”

“I stopped whatever we had been doing,” Bondra recalled. “The way she handled the puck, it was amazing. … I said, ‘Hold on, this is something. I have to start talking with the lady.’ ”

This is Fatima. She represents the UAE on their women’s national team & it’s safe to say she has better hands than me! @Capitals @MSE @NHL pic.twitter.com/m4N2IddeRl

— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) November 13, 2016

“She just was a natural,” Bondra said. “You feel like you’re talking to a hockey guy, a hockey player. We can relate easy in that conversation, in that hockey talk.”

‘I’m freaking out’

Fatima Al Ali with UAE ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba. (By Haitham Al Mussawi / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates)

“I don’t think we’re good enough,” she told him.

“It’s not about being good enough,” he said, “it’s about …”

“The experience,” she agreed.

“I’m really serious,” he said, instructing an aide to start working up a plan. “It would be good for some of our diplomacy efforts … especially at a moment like this politically.”

[Muslim female athletes find sport so essential they compete while covered]

“I’m freaking out,” she confessed. “I’ve been trying to come to D.C. since I started hockey … and then suddenly this thing happens. Unbelievable. A dream is coming true.”

Fatima shoots and scores at #Caps practice! pic.twitter.com/ztKqCAkJCU

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2017

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