#mirage really kickstarted my ac hyperfixation back into gear

[malledhrim]

the way that ratonhnhaké:ton keeps working with haytham even though he doesn't agree with how haytham does almost anything, and even though haytham calls him a naive child at every opportunity. the way he doesn't shrug off haytham's hand on his shoulder like he does with anyone else he's not close to. the way he spent the last eight years focused on destroying the templar leaders, including grand master haytham, and then hopes there's a way to unite the assassins and the templars. the way achilles instantly knows this hope comes from meeting haytham. the way ratonhnhaké:ton only stops working with haytham when he finds out haytham was keeping things from him about the burning of his village and his mother's death. the way he said "oppose me and i will kill you" and still thought that with lee out of the way there may be some way to reconcile with haytham. the way he wanted to spare haytham until the end, but haytham gave him no choice. do you see what i'm saying

#idk if this makes any sense #i've been rotating ratonhnhaké:ton in my head nonstop for like the past two weeks #well him and his daddy issues #mirage really kickstarted my ac hyperfixation back into gear #mostly focused on ac3 ofc #i've been replaying ac3 for my roommate to introduce them to the boy #we haven't finished sequence 11 yet so i haven't replayed that in almost a decade #asscreed #sometimes I forget Connor is only like 17-25 for most of the game #but other times it’s so clear he’s still a teenager/young adult #anyway idk #I’ve always had strong feelings for Connor and haytham’s relationship #but the last time I played this game almost a decade ago I was in a v different spot in my relationship with my own father #so it’s hitting different now #maybe stronger?? or at least I’m able to point at what’s hitting close to home this time idk