#kassandra and Alexios share reader

[imaginedreamwrite]

Lover(s)

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Summary: As your sister prepares for her engagement and wedding, the family she’s marrying into has kindly offered to provide you both with a six-month stay in Greece until her big day.

Dessa, your sister, and her fiancée, Calliope, have both assured you that your six-month stay in Greece will be an unforgettable experience. You’ll immerse yourself in the country’s historical beauty, and you’ll be spending it with such wonderful company.

[author-morgan]

As of today, I have decided to take a reprieve from Tumblr. I do not intend for this to be a long-term absence (hopefully no longer than two or three weeks), I only need some time away from this website. My writing won't be impacted by this but just know if you've sent a request, it may be a little longer than normal before it is posted. I’ll be using this time to catch up on everything and get a jump start on the next chapters of Kryptic. Now that I have delivered this news, all my readers and followers deserve to know why it is that I feel I must do this.

I've been writing for Alexios since 2018 with the release of Odyssey. I love Alexios' character and wanted to create and share content for others to enjoy since there really isn't much for him in comparison to say, Kassandra. For a year and a half, I've posted my works to Tumblr, Wattpad, and AO3 without issue. 

In March, I saw a link going around to join a discord server about Assassin's Creed called AC Tumblr (ACT for short). Thinking it would be a fun opportunity to connect with people who also liked Assassin's Creed and share my stories, I decided to join. A naïve action on my part looking back. Shortly after I joined, I received my very first piece of anon hate ever. Note that I have been writing for over 10 years now and for several fandoms including the MCU, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings and have never received an ask that was pure anon hate. I knew it was no coincidence as this message contained cues to things I had only ever mentioned on ACT. But I played it off and didn’t think much of it.

But it happened again, and again, and again. You have only seen the tip of the messages I have received as many of them I just delete —there’s no sense giving these people the time of day. A week has not passed since March without me receiving hateful messages about my Assassin’s Creed stories, or how I write a certain character, or why I tag things the way I do. I left the anonymous function on during this time because I know people can be uncomfortable requesting prompts off anon and I didn’t want to alienate my readers by forcing them to make a request off anon or via DM. But now, after 6 months, I am tired of it. I’m tired of the anon hate, I’m tired of the drama from ACT, and I’m tired of it following me to my Tumblr. Where once I loved seeing messages pop up in my inbox because it would be new requests or fun asks, I now dread to see what vile things people that do not know me will have to say.

In a few months on ACT, I became one of the most active members of the server. I shared my stories that I spend so much time creating. I shared my headcanons and AUs for characters. I talked with people about my OCs Irene and Lesya and shared “behind the scenes” things for Phobia and Kryptic. I thought I was having fun, making friends (and I have made friends —I’ve made three great friends from ACT), but it seems that I was also making enemies and didn’t even realize it.

Let me be clear. If anyone ever has a problem with something I’ve done or said one, please come to me and come to me off anon. I’m an adult, I can civilly discuss things, but I cannot read minds.  

After about 2 months on the server, it felt like I couldn’t say anything at all without being unjustly watched just because I was rising in ranks and on the server’s leaderboard. It got to the point where I couldn’t carry on a conversation with someone without constantly being moved from channel to channel —how can you speak to people if the conversation is in four different places? You can’t. That’s how conversations die (that and slowmode). Just for an example, from the end of August, until I decided to leave, I and another of the most active members on ACT went silent after being unjustly targeted and under constant surveillance and scrutiny to the point where we could no longer speak to one another on the server —in our absence, there was hardly any activity in a server of almost 200 people. On top of this, the server lacked any sort of transparency and accountability among those who were supposed to be keeping ACT safe for everyone —the suspicions I’d had all along were proven true. And this is only a small preview of what I’ve noticed during my time there.

Nearly a month ago, I left both ACT and the affiliated NSFW server after weeks of no longer feeling welcomed and being singled out in a community that is supposed to be accepting and welcoming to everyone. On Friday, I was invited back into this server as I had become a topic of discussion, despite the claims that no one here talks about people after they leave, I spoke my part and made my peace, but even after this, people that I am certain are from the server will not let the drama die to the point where it is beginning to feel like harassment.

My hope now is that with my anons off and a sizable break, all this will we be in the past by the time I return. In the meantime, thank you to everyone who has offered support during these months and have been so quick to come to my defense —it means more than I can ever say. Know that I will not forget this and that I will not let this stop me from writing for the characters I love. More fics will be coming soon and my inbox will always be open to requests. 

[author-morgan]

Alexios SFW Alphabet

Alexios x Fem!Reader

click here for a not so safe for work alphabet ;)

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Alexios is very affectionate –he’s always looking for excuses to kiss you on the lips or cheeks. He especially loves to play with your hair. During days when you’re sailing, Alexios likes to pull you in front of him at the helm of the Adrestia –he’ll rest his chin on your shoulder and lace his fingers with yours, whispering sweet nothings. If he’s apart from you for an extended time, he’ll send Ikaros with flowers and notes for you.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

You’d meet Alexios shortly after he’d taken a contract for your head –only for him to find out the sponsor of the bounty was a vindictive man who couldn’t accept you’d turned down his advances. After taking care of the man, he’d offer you a place on the Adrestia. Barnabas, Herodotus, and the crew instantly took to you. It didn’t take long for Alexios to follow suit –you’re affable and sincere and it’s impossible not to like you. All it had taken was a few late nights talking to one another.

Alexios is a good friend. He looks out for you and is always willing to help you, even if it means momentarily setting aside some of his goals. Within a few months, your friendship begins to blossom into something more.

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

It’s Greece and it is hot most of the time –nights are only a little cooler, but not favorable for cuddling when you’re both still almost sweating. When it’s like that, you and Alexios are much more content both sprawled out. You’ll always be touching somehow though, whether it’s his arm draped across your back or your hand on his chest. One time Alexios woke up holding your foot to his chest –you’re still not sure how that happened.

When the weather’s cooler, or depending where you’re at, Alexios enjoys cuddling. He likes to wrap you in his arms and pull you close, face pressing into your hair and neck, legs entwined. While he prefers to hold you, he’s not opposed to letting you curl up behind him. It amuses him watching your arms struggle to encircle him.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

One day he wants to settle down, but it looks more and more as if that day will never come. He dreams of a small house near the sea –of you standing on a beach holding your daughter against a setting sun. A simple life he calls it –it’s a good dream.

Alexios can cook, but just how edible his creations are is debatable. If he can carry grain and bring back fresh meat from hunts –you’re more than happy to cook (at least then you know the questionable lentil stew he makes won’t be the death of you). What he lacks in cooking the department, he makes up for with helping you keep things tidy, and there’s something almost comical about watching the mighty Eagle Bearer doing a task so menial as washing and hanging clothes.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

If Alexios is breaking up with you, it’s only because he thinks you’ll be safer without him around given the remnants of the Cult of Kosmos and now the Order of Ancients are hunting him. He doesn’t do it willingly, and that makes it even harder. Alexios would take you someplace he thought would be safe –Athens, Kos, or even Sparta– and leave with a final kiss that tells you he wants nothing more than to be able to stay.

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

When Alexios first realizes that he loves you, it scares the living hell out of him, but he’s certain he wants to spend the rest of eternity with you. Since marriage during this time wasn’t for love, but politics –even for poorer families– you and Alexios would probably never get married in the strict sense of the word (besides, your father had died in battle when you were young and no one would be able to provide a dowry to legitimize the union). Even so, everyone would know you and Alexios were together –if they didn’t, he’d be happy to show them otherwise.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

He’s a soft boy with his friends and the people he loves. Alexios knows the extent of his strength and is always sure to keep that in mind whether he’s sparring with you, making love to you, or just holding you. Emotionally, Alexios is a naturally guarded person, but once he’s comfortable around a person, it’s clear he has a gentle heart. –beneath a warrior’s façade is a still a boy longing for a family and loves you with all his being.    

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

It depends. Alexios would rather share a clap on the back or firm handshake with most people. Truthfully he’d rather be kissing you –but when he does hug you it’s either after a fight or after he’s been away for some time. You’re sure that no one hugs quite like Alexios –he lifts you off the ground and holds you tight, nose pressed into your neck, inhaling the sweet scent of your hair and skin.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

Oh gods, Alexios is so afraid to say he loves you –especially given everything that’d happened to his family, but it’s evident in everything he does (the way he looks at you and smiles when you’re not looking, how he brushes hair from your eyes and behind your ear –the list is endless). Eventually, with a bit of a pep talk from Barnabas and Herodotus, he’d take you to an empty beach under the stars and lay his heart bare. If feels good to say it and even more so to know you feel the same.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

It’s surprisingly difficult to make Alexios truly jealous. The last time was when Stentor offered to show you how a true Spartan wields a spear –Alexios’ stepbrother walked away with a broken nose and a bruised ego.

As a member of the Athenian elite, you were one of the few women permitted to attend symposiums alongside the likes of Aspasia. During these events, Thucydides, Euripides, and even Alkibiades praise your beauty and cunning with kisses upon the cheek and hand and despite himself, it stirs something in Alexios. When he gets jealous (or decides the men are being too libertine), he gets touchier –he’ll wrap an arm around your waist or drape one over your shoulders, pulling you in next to him.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Alexios’ kisses all depend on his mood and circumstance, but they’re always full of passion. Goodbye kisses are slow and filled with longing, everyday kisses are quick and sweet and kisses after a fight or battle are filled with fire –blood running hot.

He loves kissing your lips, and he enjoys placing short kisses to your fingertips –just to watch you smile. One of Alexios’ favorite spots to be kissed is right where his ear and jaw meet –every time you do so it sends sparks coursing through his veins. He won’t admit it, but Alexios like it when you kiss his scars.  

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

Alexios is really good with kids –which initially surprises you as his patience and temper can run a bit short with adults. Whenever you’re in a polis or village for more than a day or two, kids have a natural talent for finding him (even if he doesn’t want to be found) and a habit of following him around asking for a story or begging to see Ikaros. He eats up the attention.

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Mornings, especially mornings on the Adrestia, are lazy –you’re both reluctant to get up. Alexios usually wakes first and will roll onto his side to watch you sleep or play with your hair. When you finally open your eyes, he’s looking at you with a soft, lopsided smile. Before getting up, you’ll both take a few minutes and talk –about dreams or what the day holds in store. It’s a good way to wake up.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Nights with Alexios always end with the two of you lying next to each other –usually looking up at the stars whether it be on the Adrestia, in the forest, or atop a villa. You both talk a lot at night. That’s usually when you’re both more willing to speak of the past or about destiny. Alexios always kisses your forehead or temple before dozing off, either pulling you against him or draping his arm across your back or stomach –he considers it reassurance that you won’t go missing during the night.  

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

You’d be able to piece some things together without having to ask. Even outside of Sparta people have heard how the Wolf tossed his children into the abyss. It takes time for Alexios to feel comfortable enough around you before he opens up about his troubled past. He’s trusted people too easily in the past and it only ends with him getting hurt.

The first thing he’s willing to talk about are his scars. You learn the set of three wrapped around his bicep is from a wolf he’d found trapped in a snare –it hadn’t realized he was trying to help. The one on his brow that crosses over his eye down to his cheek is from a run-in with bandits who’d taken Phoibe back on Kephallonia. Eventually, he tells you about his family –of Kassandra and his mother, the man who raised him and father who abandoned him.

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

Depends on his mood, mostly. With kids, it doesn’t matter if he’s grumpy his patience knows no bounds. With you, he’s patient until your stubborn streak shows –like when he suggests you stay behind for a battle or when doing something he considers dangerous. Even then he doesn’t necessarily get angry –just exasperated and you always end up getting your way.

With the exception of kids and you (maybe Barnabas and Herodotus too), Alexios has a short fuse. He tries to be patient, he really does –but Spartan blood runs hot and he doesn’t like it when people waste his time.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

Alexios remembers. He remembers just about everything you tell him and then he picks up on the oddest of details and commits your quirks to memory.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

It makes him feel a bit shallow, but one of his favorites is the night you both first said you loved one another and made love beneath the stars to the soft sound of waves breaking on the shore. Every time he thinks of that night, it makes him smile and feel warm inside.

If he had to pick a second moment, it would be when you saved his ass in battle –some Athenian brute had knocked him off his feet and was ready to smite him down when the point of a bloody and familiar sword emerged from his stomach. The brute fell, and you’d held your hand out for him. Alexios hadn’t cared you were both in the middle of a raging battle when he kissed you –swearing you’d never looked more beautiful­.

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

Alexios knows you’re more than capable of fending for yourself –he’s even made a habit of training with you (though more often than naught those sessions end up in a different kind of sparring), but that doesn’t stop him from worrying. After losing his mother and sister, he gets a lot more protective

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Living a mobile life, it’s hard to have romantic nights and to keep track of dates for that matter, so you don’t really have dates or celebrate anniversaries. Drachmae is of no concern though, and if you wanted Alexios would buy you the finest jewels and clothes in all the Greek world. You’ve never been one to consider such luxuries a necessity (it doesn’t stop him from buying you things if something is ruined in battle or turning to tatters –he likes to spoil you). After finding out pearls were among your favorite gems, he starts collecting and stringing them into a short necklace –it means far more to you than a purchased necklace ever could. Alexios does good work –always finishing what he starts– and everyday tasks are no different. He helps cook, clean, and tend to the ship when needed. You’ve even started to teach him how to properly mend linen and leather. He’ll do anything as long as you’re there with him.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Shutting people out when he’s afraid or seriously conflicted –even you– is the worst habit Alexios has. It’s second nature for him at this point, and he tries to be better. Training isn’t necessarily a bad habit, but when he’s worried or stressed Alexios trains twice as much and twice as hard. He’ll exhaust himself on purpose and collapse into your arms.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Listen, Alexios is good looking and he knows it. There’s a reason men and women all across Greece are willing to offer themselves up to the Eagle Bearer for a night. Sometimes it goes to his head, but most of the time he doesn’t care –mostly because you don’t care (unless he’s covered in blood and dirt, then a bath might be necessary).

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

Alexios had always felt as though something about him was missing –even after he found out about his destiny to protect the secrets of Atlantis. He realizes after some time together that it’s you. You’re the piece that had been missing from his life. They say humans were initially crafted with two heads, four arms, and four legs but Zeus feared their power and tore them apart, doomed to wander the Earth in search of their other half. Now that he has you –Alexios is inclined to believe that myth is true.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

He likes to sing –though admittedly he’s not very good at– so he resorts to humming instead. The lullaby his mater used to sing is one of his favorites and it quickly becomes one of your favorites too. He hums the shanties that the crew sing a lot too. You enjoy hearing him hum –especially at night when you’re safe in his arms.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Alexios doesn’t like unwarranted cruelty in anyone –he’s learned many people with black hearts are also beautiful.

Though he knows he can be impatient, Alexios wouldn’t like a super impatient partner –he needs someone that can balance his worse qualities, someone that can be his better half.

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habit of theirs?)

Alexios snores –not too loudly, though– and the low rhythm of his breathing helps you sleep. He’s a light sleeper, always on alert and ready to jump into action should it be necessary –unless he’s really tired. If Alexios is exhausted, he sleeps like a log –good luck waking him up until the morning or trying to move him.