highdisdain

Assalamualaikum Stormers! Chapter 14 is now out alhumdulillah! I dare say you don’t want to miss this…

_apocalypse079

@highdisdain they day has come! this story has been updated 
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Tejaswini790

@highdisdain oh this day just got better
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Sashazj

Pulls my heartstrings and I shed tears at every other chapter of Silver skies. You've done well author with all your character development and emotional experiences. I'm looking forward to the updates. Allahumma barik.

underthewater77

Hi, Assalamualaikum . I hope your Ramadan was amazing. I've read Golden Storms and Silver Skies like 4 times by now and its good everyyyyyyy time MashaAllah, like I'm obsessed with it. You did your big one for real, and I can't wait to finish. Hope you're doing well 
          

yourtempest

Asalamualikum, I can't believe I started this book 7 years ago, I changed so many accounts but this book with some more was and always will be my constant Insha'Allah. I miss them so much and wish to know what you have in store for us. JazakAllah for writing such a masterpiece. The only reason I still have wattpad is your book. May you flourish more and always be in good health. 

highdisdain

Walaikum Salam habibti! JazakAllah khair for your beautiful words. I am so so happy my book brought you joy alhumdulillah  Have you read Silver Skies yet? It’s the sequel that I started writing again a couple of months ago ♥️ 
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Hijabi_09

Salaam Salaam! 
          
          I saw a notification on your response to my comments and I just wanted to clarify since I can't privately message you and can't find the comment. My pinpointing of Hudayfa's character as abusive isn't an attack on you or your writing, I mentioned in a comment that it was beautifully written and as someone who just recently downloaded Wattpad again cringing over the books I used to read as a teen—I still stand by your writing being beautiful Masha Allah and would STILL want to read the story for the political plot. 
          
          However, as someone who continues to suffer health consequences from years of abuse despite moving on and forgiving as well as a certified psychologist I now feel very disturbed by the kind of stuff that we're selling for young girls in the books I used to read. I remembered yours because I loved it and, as you must know, have been running my eyes over some chapters and I was horrified at his character and how romanticised he was and have been leaving these comments summarising his symptoms that match abusive and narcissistic men to raise awareness as I have been doing on other books because this is what made me stay in my abusive household so long and God knows how many other girls like me's harmful delusions are being reinforced.
          
          That being said I completely get how romanticised abusive men were on this app 7 years ago and would never hold you accountable for the first book—I had re downloaded this app to delete my first book around 6 years ago for the same reason despite me posting a chapter on why my character should NOT be romanticised after being horrified at myself by the end of the book. Alot of other authors did the same for fear of influencing girls. 

Hijabi_09

@highdisdain Salaam! Yes, sister it’s clear you’re not intentionally incorporating narc/abusive traits and writing from a transformation perspective . I mentioned that I realize this isn’t a psychology-based book and written from your historical fiction with your narrative as it should be because this is your masterpiece. My comments are specified off Hud’s characteristics and behaviors alone (which is at the end of the day just a small part of a bigger complex picture you’ve crafted) are rooted in a (KEY WORDS:) realistic and psychological context to avoid them being romanticized/ignored by young readers because they do (incorporating childhood and environmental factors) meet ICD & DSM-V criteria for NPD and signs of an abusive person regardless of personal opinions/perspectives as those who study and train in the field &/are aware about personal experience with ab*sers/narcs would recognize. The last bit on where I would love the story to go as one of your (many) humble readers was definitely just a personal fantasy no different to someone who would like the story to go in the opposite way but all is in your hands and I look forward to reading how you weave the story and will love it either ways. I could never write like you, I hope I conveyed myself properly, I genuinely don’t mean to impose on the storyline.
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highdisdain

@Hijabi_09 jazakAllah khair for sharing your experience. I want to clarify here that I’m not writing Hud from the perspective of an abusive personality, nor am I incorporating narcissistic traits. Whether it suits anyone or not, Hudayfa is a prince and heir, and he’s been raised in a kingdom of great disparity. Environment matters, and that is a reflected on Hud, Nuh and everyone else in their own ways. The Tridarian kingdom greatly alludes to many dictatorships today, and you will find a lot of Muslim royalty unfortunately in a similar camp. The transformation of Hud is not the transformation of a narcissist or an abuser, but of someone emerging from how he saw the world. I hope that clarifies things for everyone. 
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Hijabi_09

@anotherinnominate Agreed 100% Jazak Allah Khairan and I realize so many romanticize people like Hud due to the change that is common in brooding characters like him but that's also the problem because in reality people with abusive traits have personality disorders and insecurities built over decades which unfortunately makes them near impossible to change. Hud meets multiple criteria of Narcissistic PD in the way he sees the world and himself. Their chronic victim complex, entitlement, underdeveloped/reduced empathy centers in brain, and self-grandiose thinking (he refers to himself as a 'lion') has lead to multiple scientific papers concluding they are incapable for change (still being debated) and psychotherapy's infectivity on them is confirmed. 
            
            I'm sure he has a transformation incoming and the book is amazing as/is and this isn't a psychology-based book focused on romance. Were it based on it though, my narc-abuse survivor self would adore it if they weren't end game, and Hud DOES undergo a major change in terms of plot and softens, but that he gets the consequences of all the innocents he killed and treated like trash instead of ending a hero with the woman of his dreams. Like justice served alongside redemption because transformation doesn't take away from the pain of those he harmed > transformation = heroic redemption kinda thing? Arcane does it amazing with Jinx. Either ways he isn't the star, Falaq is, followed by the kingdom and all the A-star side characters, and I'm so excited to see how it goes. Also Dawud and Jamila for LIFE.
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