Dark Ice

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Title: Dark Ice
Originally posted: Here, for clover_magic.
Length: 1200 words.
Characters/Pairings: child!Russia, child!Prussia (so, the Teutonic Knights).
Premise: The Battle of the Ice: the Teutonic Knights are stuck invading Russia in winter. It goes how that kind of thing usually goes.
Time period: 1242.
Smuttiness: 0/10
Funnyness: 0/10
Wrist slashiness: 6

Comments

[meganinhiding]

They really sounded like two little kids playing even though their "playing" was both of them trying to kill each other although nations can't day the usual way. Any thoughts on a series about attacking Russia in the winter. Its crazy how many people try it.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

God, it's horrible, that series would have like a million parts. I've already written about the French trying it (sort of), and we're going to cover Germany's attempt over the course of TCE, and I keep thinking about doing a thing with the Mongols but it would depress the hell out of me...so that at least covers the MAJOR ones.

In fairness, a lot of them didn't attack during winter...they totally thought they'd be done before the cold weather set in, and then they just found themselves stranded when the temperature dropped, hundreds of miles inside Russia's borders. Which just goes to show that they were underestimating other dangers in Russia, like the mud, poor foraging, and Russians, who I am firmly convinced are the most grimly persistent and terrifying people on Earth (I say this with awe and admiration).

I am such a fangirl over Russian history.

[ryoku_chan]

I second this fangirling of Russian history. Just felt the need to say that~

[pyrrhiccomedy]

You know, I wonder if this is a generational thing, because I meet a lot of people our age who are struck by Russian history. I don't really know any figures to say whether or not that's always been the case, but it does seem like the perspective for those of us who grew up after the end of the Cold War might be somewhat different, don't you think?

[ryoku_chan]

Yes it does seem that way, the Cold War, or at least in America, was so strong that anything remotely Russian was shunned and for our generation its opening up again. It might have something to do with that, but who knows. I tend to agree with you. I'm always amazed at how large Russias fan base is, so to speak.