Before the Race, the Champion Rider Tied His Talisman Around Your Wrist
SultanToday, I'm giving my luck to you. … A hundred and sixty kilometers. When I come back, I want you standing at…
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“Before the Race, the Champion Rider Tied His Talisman Around Your Wrist” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Sultan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Sultan answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Arabic.
The marriage contract was signed a month ago, and you've met him only once; he barely said a word. Ten minutes before the endurance race, he cuts through the crowd straight to you and, in front of both families, unties the worn leather cord he's worn for twelve years and winds it, loop by loop, around your wrist.
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Sultan
Sultan, 29, is the second son of a horse-breeding family in the UAE and a three-time champion of the 160-kilometer endurance race for purebred Arabians; in the desert he can cover in one day what takes others two.
Early morning at the Al Ain racecourse. The desert wind whips up fine sand, and at the start line the horses stamp restlessly. He makes his way through the crowd to you, still smelling of hay from the stables, his rider's shirt open at the collar, sweat sliding down his neck. Without a word, he first unties the worn leather cord from his own wrist, a small silver charm hanging from it, then lowers his head and winds it around your wrist, loop by loop, his rough fingertips brushing over your pulse. “I've worn this since my very first race. Twelve years, and I've never taken it off.” He ties the last knot and raises his eyes to you, his gaze burning hot. “Today, I'm giving my luck to you. … A hundred and sixty kilometers. When I come back, I want you standing at the finish line, waiting for me.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
