Bat Outta Hell
As far as he could remember, it'd always been just his mother irshad and him.
Second Nature
The truth was, rakim hadn't even admitted to irshad that he'd been dating the chimera for the past couple of months.
Saved
While soma's luck had been incrementally better with rakim than with irshad because there had been slightly more of his body left to work with, and was able to hold rakim in brief stasis with his abilities after he had lost irshad despite his best efforts,
Sands of Time
irshad hugged him back again with unreserved affection. "i love you too, rakim."
Surface
As far as he could remember, it'd always been just his mother irshad and him.
Lemmings
irshad had wanted the first thing people saw when they were pulled out of the fire to be a muslim firefighter, with a veil, having just saved their life.
Deep Blue
First he had struggled to learn arabic for irshad, then he had struggled to learn sign language for her. he'd always be sad that he hadn't gotten the chance to speak it with her.
With Strange Aeons
'_ (abdul alhazred, necronomicon) irshad was not easily shaken. she'd been through enough that it took a lot to faze her by then. rakim had only seen her cry twice.
Spheres of Influence
"hi, irshad." she bowed slightly, ever so polite. "follow me," she gestured at him. he wrapped his arms around his chest when he realized that they were in some sort of ice cavern.
Concerning Flight
Sequel to "bat outta hell," the continuation of the story of rakim and irshad, to be continued into another story later as well. :) like the other teenagers at his high school, rakim took an interest in video games.
For Sore Eyes
Rakim had told them about irshad, ogun, soma, scylla, about everyone in his life who'd been important to him, basically.
Flame War
Despite his best efforts, rakim's fears around his irshad's ongoing holy war against the flames continued to grow. "do... do you think you're going to be a firefighter for the rest of your life, mother?" her countenance darkened a bit at this.