Vahim

Vahim is the slash ship between Victor Salazar and Rahim from the Simonverse fandom.

Canon
Rahim is one of Pilar's friends. He sends a message to Victor for advice and guidance on being gay. So they invite Rahim around to Victor's house, and they meet for the first time, however are interrupted by Victor's mum. They all have dinner together.

Victor has a meal with Benji's mum, and Rahim helps him dress for the occassion. He's been told to dress 'cozy but chic'. Rahim looks through his clothes, but he has nothing to wear, so takes of his shirt and gives it to Victor to wear. They become good friends.

Victor goes into the red room to leave a phone call to Benji, and doesn't realise that Rahim is in the same room. He had a fight with Benji, and Rahim helps to console him, and they bond other their difficulties in coming out.

Victor and Beji decide to go on a break from their relationship, a sort of soft breakup. After this, Victor spends more time with Rahim, and they decide to skip school to help Victor feel better. Vahim calls the school and pretends to be Victor's mother, saying he got into some 'bad chimichangas' last night. They have tachcin at a local cafe. Rahim admits to coming out to his parents last night. Ironically, they run into Victor's date and his new date Shelby.

They become a lot closer, and go to get a pedicure together. Rahim tells Victor about Charlie, a guy he's been texting from a gay dating app. He convinces Rahim to organise a meetup, and watches from afar in Brasstown, and sees Rahim get rejected for not being masculine enough. Rahim is embarrassed, but Victor consoles him. They next decide to go to a gay bar. They don't have ID, so slip in a back entrance. They party, drink, and sing karaoke together. However, Victor's mum Isabel catches them, bringing their day to an end. Before Rahim leaves, he thanks him for spending the day together, and wishes him a good night.

One morning, Victor invites Pilar to Mia's dad wedding, but she refuses. Instead, Rahim agrees to go with Victor. They both arrive wearing suits, watch the ceremony, and have food after. They slow dance together, to one of Rahim's favourites songs. Benji sees them from afar, and Victor rushes of to see him, saying they are only friends. However, after Rahim confesses to have feelings for Victor, and kisses him. He leaves, allowing Victor time to decide.

Fanon
Vahim has some popularity, though not near the popularity of the series's main ship Venji. It gained a lot of attention after Season 2. Some people disliked Benji, and found Rahim to be a more interesting character. A lot of people also disliked the love triangle plotline in Season 2. It seemed clear to most fans that Venji would be endgame, so they dislike the whole ship tease with Vahim, when most of the series had been developing Venji.

As of June 2022, there are over 25 works on Archive of our Own for the pairing.

Fandom
FAN FICTION