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Anatole vs Natasha
I was asked to Explain Myself about why I dislike Natasha and like Anatole despite how alike they are. I do kind of struggle to articulate this properly and have to constantly question myself on it. I don't want to fall into some kind of internalized sexism trap but here's some of my feelings/reasoning on this...
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Post-Reveals Post
Happy New Year ( Read more... ) -
Natasha and Anatole
This goes for both War and Peace and Great Comet, the book obviously has a lot more context and stuff to go off of but:
Natasha is not scared of Anatole. She is scared of herself.
She is scared of her own feelings, of her desires. Yes, these feelings and desires are caused by Anatole, but he’s not the problem for her, the way she reacts to him is ( Read more... ) -
Post-reveals Post
Happy New Year everyone!
This is the traditional post-reveals what-I-wrote-for-Yuletide post. It was a small Yuletide this year. I wrote 4 fics over 3 fandoms (3 full-length treats + assignment). I wrote the full range: gen, het, femslash and slash. The het was part of a threesome/polyamorous relationship - which was my first this year - but only ( Read more... ) -
The One I Want (War and Peace fanvid)
Title: The One I Want
Vidder: alley_skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Paring: Dolokhov/Anatole, Anatole/Natasha
Rating: R/NC-17
Music: "My Obsession" by Cinema Bizarre
Video source: War and Peace (2007), Queer as Folk
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Leave and Don't Come Back (fanvid)
Title: Leave and Don't Come Back
Vidder: alley_skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Paring: Maria Bolkonski/Anatole Kuragin, Anatole Kuragin/Natasha Rostov
Music: "Сердце не тронешь" - Дарья Клюшникова ("Serdse Ne Tronish" - Daria Klushnikova)
Summary: AU. Maria married Anatole. After some time, he begins cheating on her with Natasha. When Maria finds out about this, ( Read more... ) -
You and Me and Those Between Us (Dolokhov/Anatole) - Part 2
Title: You and Me and Those Between Us
Author: alley_skywalker
Artist: queenmidalah
Fandom: War and Peace
Pairings: Dolokhov/Anatole, Anatole/Natasha, Anatole/Cecylia (Polish girl), Nikolai/Dolokhov, references to/implications of a few others
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~13,500
Warnings: slash, non-graphic sex, fidelity issues, some coarse language
Summary: After Theodore ends his ( Read more... ) -
You and Me and Those Between Us (Dolokhov/Anatole) - Part I
Title: You and Me and Those Between Us
Author: alley_skywalker
Artist: queenmidalah
Fandom: War and Peace
Pairings: Dolokhov/Anatole, Anatole/Natasha, Anatole/Cecylia (Polish girl), Nikolai/Dolokhov, references to/implications of a few others
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~13,500
Warnings: slash, non-graphic sex, fidelity issues, some coarse language
Summary: After Theodore ends his ( Read more... )
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