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"Habbibi"''[[Habibi]]'' is a comic book by Craig Thompson. It tells the story of 2 escaped child slaves, Dodola and Zam, who struggle to survive and find happiness. They get forcibly separated and are eventually reunited but not before experiencing several traumatic incidents. Meanwhile, their feelings for each other change as they get older.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Zam ends up a eunuch by his own choice, but him and Dodola still stay together as a couple.}} They even adopt a daughter.

* [[Coming of Age Story]]: For both Dodola and Zam.

* [[Crapsack World]]: Holy shit, Wanatolia is one depressing country! {{spoiler|Its rural areas are filthy slums. Garbage, disease and death are common sights. At one point, a fisherman is seen removing decomposed corpses from the lake he usually fishes from. Also, being kidnapped and sold into slavery is a legal and common occurrence. Some people, including Dodola's parents, sell their children for food and water out of desperation.}} The sultan is a [[Fat Bastard|fat and bastardly]] absolute monarch who happily allows all this to continue while living in a luxurious palace with [[Paid Harem|hundreds of concubines.]]

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost. {{spoiler|Dodola confesses her romantic feelings for Zam and asks to have a child with him. This is after he already castrated himself. He regrets doing so to the point where he considers jumping off a dam to his death.}} And, that's why you don't make life-changing decisions on a whim!

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Dodola and Zam go through hell before reuniting. {{spoiler|Dodola is sold off to marriage at the age of 9. Then, her husband is killed, and she's sold into slavery. She rescues Zam and lives in the desert while having to resort to prostitution to survive. Then, she gets kidnapped into a royal harem for 6 years. While escaping, she gets sick from [[Squick|accidentally swallowing sewage]] and almost dies. As for Zam, he sees [[Parental Substitute|Dodola]] get raped and is so mentally scarred by it that he chooses to become a eunuch. He becomes friends with [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Ghaniyah]] and sees him get raped too. And, this is in addition to being separated from Dodola but not knowing why. Then, he gets kidnapped into the sultan's palace and is forced to work there.}}

* [[Eunuchs Are Evil]]: Averted with all examples except for the Chief Black Eunuch in the sultan's palace.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Dodola is fast enough to outrun several royal guards but isn't strong enough to stop 1 man from holding her down and raping her.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Dodola and Zam have just enough money on them to buy a boat to escape Wanatolia for good. However, they decide to buy a slave and adopt her as their daughter. {{spoiler|The story ends before we know whether or not they ever make it out, but at least we know they'll keep trying.}}

* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: {{spoiler|Dodola raises herself and Zam by exchanging sex for food with traveling caravans. Zam is so traumatized by seeing her get raped by one of her clients that he castrates himself. Dodola feels great guilt over it when she finds out.}}

* [[Iron Woobie]]: Both Dodola and Zam. Although they're forcibly separated with little hope of ever meeting again, they almost never give up on trying to find each other. The "almost" is because Dodola did give up once after {{spoiler|being held prisoner in the sultan's palace for a few years and [[Child by Rape|having a son with him.]] She quickly regains her determination after that son dies.}}

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Dodola, although kind and loving, is noticeably short-tempered. Zam starts out the same way but [[Character Development|mellows out as he gets older.]]

* [[Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny]]: Zam feels this way after seeing Dodola get raped. It bothers him enough to make him choose to be {{spoiler|castrated.}} He eventually gets over this mindset.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Ghaniyah, the eunuch prostitute who befriends Zam. He's so attractive that he eventually {{spoiler|gets raped.}}

* [[Wife Husbandry]]: {{spoiler|Inverted with Dodola and Zam. Dodola raises Zam as her adopted son, and he becomes sexually attracted to her when she's 21 and he's 12, but she doesn't return his feelings until he's about 18 or so.}}