#basim and nehals friendship was so... pure??

[your-local-hyperfixater]

There was something so heartbreaking about how scared of being alone Basim was when he realized he would never see Nehal again. She might not have been real, but she was real to him and to me 😔. There was terror in his voice when he asked if he would be alone. Nehal was his best friend, his past and present. She was his constant companion throughout his childhood, a time when he probably felt very alone. His father is dead and he has to find a way to survive. He is alone. No parents, no brothers, no one. Yet there was Nehal. The one who he could always find. The one who kept him company. The one who kept him grounded and focused on important things. It was her face he saw when he awoke from his nightmares. It was her who comforted him and tried to help him get rid of them. It was her who appeared when he felt alone or conflicted. She was there when he needed her the most. At Alamut, he was never really alone. He was surrounded by people who encouraged him and cared about him. But when he left, she was there for him. They may have drifted apart, but you can't deny that they still loved each other (platonically). They had differing opinions and motivations, but they would still find peace in each other's presence. Their friendship was one of devotion and care for one another. There was never any fear that Nehal would abandon Basim. She always told him that she would never leave him and stay by his side forever. No matter where he was, he knew Nehal was out there. He knew she would be back in Anbar. She was his home, everything familiar to him. The part of him he could never leave behind. The part of him that would haunt him if he had not gone searching.

Now, he will never see her again. He will never talk to her again. He will never joke with her again. He will never hug her again. He will never rest knowing she would be there to wake him if he had a nightmare again. He will never hear the words he so desperately needs again. He will never be able to return to Anbar and find the house inhabited by a familiar face again. She is gone, and he will be alone. Not even a mentor to guide him. With Nehal's "death," Basim also died. He is now Loki, with all of his rage.

While Nehal was the manifestation of Loki and her appearance was concurrent with Basim's nightmares and him getting closer to the truth, that isn't how he saw it !! He associated her with comfort and home !! He never pieced it together. Why would he? His feelings were real and genuine. They were the truest besties ever

#basim and nehals friendship was so... pure?? #it was never romantic and their personalities clashed a bit at times but they still stood by each other when it counted #sorry im insane about them that scene was so sad to me #Nehal is real to me. she is still there in Basim's mind >:( fuck the canon !! never leave my boy alone !!!! thats why hes mean :( #i do wonder if Basim can still see her or even hear her #because they fused and Basim remembered Loki's memories but Nehal also said he would never be alone #maybe she meant it in the form of never feeling alone and no longer struggling with his jinni #its so vague to me #that ending ruined me. they put their whole ubussy into that #it did make me feel things :( it made me sad :( #give basim his bestie back NOW. or perhaps even make her like mirage basim. there to remind him of who he also once was #the person he couldve been if he hadn't remembered #ac #ac mirage #ac mirage spoilers #assassins creed mirage spoilers #assassin's creed mirage spoilers #assassins creed spoilers #mirage spoilers #basim #basim ibn is'haq #nehal #basim ibn ishaq