Newly inducted to the brotherhood.
Completely scared out of his mind.
But excited for it all because finally, he was an Assassin.
"Next! Tazim, Yusuf!" The mentor shouted, gaze on the young men and women before her, the one in question stepping forward with a cheeky grin.
"Mentor~ Will you be jumping with after us or will you take the stairs?"
The woman shook her head and rolled her eyes, gesturing to the platform he was to jump from on the Istanbul Sapphire.
"Complete your Leap of Faith and you will forever be a member of the order."
Swallowing thickly, Yusuf took a deep breath. "Nothing is true..."
Behind him chimed others, finishing their creed. "Everything is permitted!"
After those words sent a surge of confidence through him, he climbed into place and stared down at the ground.
Eight hundred and fifty-six feet above the ground. Two hundred and sixty-one meters between him and the awaiting hay cart.
The Galata Tower would have been the safer choice. It wasn't as far a fall... If you called two hundred nineteen feet (sixty-seven meters) a safer fall...
"Any day, Novice!" One of the Disciples shouted, others that had come up to watch their siblings complete the final rite watching and laughing, wondering who would break a leg or arm in their fall.
So far, three came out hurt. Yusuf would not be one of them.
Looking over his shoulder, Yusuf grinned and shouted over the others, he forcing them into silence so he could speak a final time before he left the roof top. "Caw caw, orospu!"
Caw caw motherfuckers.
And he jumped, eyes closing on the way down in case he missed and arms out from his body, legs closed before spreading open as he flipped over in mid-air, the crunch of hay loud in his ears as he landed safely within the course straw.
Surely, above him, girls had crowded around the ledge after he said that final line. Certainly, boys and the disciples were trying to race down to see if he survived.
Their mentor would probably give him an earful for such language.
But he didn't care at all, it would be worth every punishment he could get.
The sounds of the city rang around him outside the cart, cars and people passing, motor-bikes and standard bicycles running along the street.
It was a truly wonderful day to be alive...
A/N: Because Yusuf is literally the goddamn dumb shit who fucking screams caw caw motherfuckers while doing a leap of faith.