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(IG Stories) theemmaslater | jennajohnson: 02.01.24
#😍😍😍#tumblr wouldn’t let me post it last night#dwts tour#val chmerkovskiy#jenna johnson#emma slater#alexis warr#brandon armstrong#alan bersten#gleb savchenko#rome chmerkovskiy#instagram stories
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the gentrification of still / the neva flows reprise. that is MY song. that is MY benchmark high school theatre moment. that is MY dramatic belt song in the car. tiktok CANNOT have it it is MINE i REFUSE
#BE CAREFUL WHAT A DREAM MAY BRING MOTHERFUCKERS#ive been in the TRENCHES with anastasia the musical. bro#ao3 fanfics bookmarked#on the car playlist#GLEB MY FAVORITE CHARACTER GLEB#he doesnt even exist in the movie let me have my little guy#tiktok you fiend
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"If I am killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man."
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Poem → Kinder Than Man by Althea Davis
Comic panels → Robin(2021) #7 by Writer- Joshua Williamson, Artist- Gleb Melnikov
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(Just thinking that Damian stays by Nika's side, holding onto her wrist waiting for her pulse to come back… and she doesn't know how much he cares for her at this very moment…)
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(But Nika still recognizes that Damian is kind to her, and it's all that matters to her.)
"Then I found a guy who truly had my back. He's complicated and came preloaded with family baggage, but we laugh a lot and he treats me nice."
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"And I really was happy you agreed to help me… and you did help me."
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Comic panels → Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution by Writer- Brandon T. Snider, Artist- Laura Braga/ Batman and Robin(2023) #8 by Writer- Joshua Williamson, Artist- Nikola Čižmešij
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(I need Damian and Nika to be cosmically intertwined in every lifetime/possible universe through their connections and experiences with death, and be buried together side by side at the end of time with this poem engraved onto their graves.)
#damian wayne#flatline#nika#kinder than man#althea davis#gravebird#graverobin#daminika#death is gravebird's romantic anthem#they're embodiment of mortica and gomez#flamian#damiline#flatline dc#nika dc#damian al ghul#alfred pennyworth#mother soul#poem#poetry#poetry quotes#// death#// animal death#tw animal death#comic panels#robin 2021#dc comics#described#image description in alt#byghost post
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started reading robin 2021 and i wanted to take the time to appreciate two of the most beautiful spreads in issue #1. they captivated me with how gorgeous and momentous they felt, which must have been the point bc i ended up staring at them sm that the symbolism finally kicked in
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1) LOVE the red and green at play, it’s such a difficult color scheme to get right lest you end up making the whole piece feel like a christmas card, but gleb melnikov pulled it off. the environment is rich and elegant and well-contrasted; it rly brings out damian’s classic red/green robin combo, even tho he’s not actually wearing his robin suit here. the green of his clothing highlights the green of talia’s, as well as the assassin’s tattoos, and, when combined with the cool-toned background, makes the red just pop out at you. pretty palette aside, it’s a very calculated choice in colors.
2) speaking of red, melnikov rly wanted you to notice the blood in these two pages. from the emphasis of the words DEMON BLOOD to the reflection of damian in the blood puddle, it only draws attention to the fact that his blade is perfectly clean of it in the second panel. one can only assume that talia killed that guy so hard that damian’s sword was caught in the collateral (damn talia !). it frames damian as the one to land the killing blow, as though his doubts/restraint with killing mean nothing because he still has the blood on his hands, blood passed down from talia. that doesn’t necessarily make it true ofc, but it does give us a reflection of his mindset with the blood acting as a literal mirror.
now before we delve into the second spread, lemme preface this with some context: many characters will refer to damian as an actual bird (“what better way to take out a robin than with a hawke,” “i’ve fought little birds like you before,” etc.) which speaks to his reputation, but i think it’s most notable when coming from talia:
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at first, it’s used condescendingly, as it usually is from most ppl, and she speaks in a possessive tone when she talks abt returning him to the nest. she even tells him that if he IS to be taken under her wing, she would not treat him as her son but as a weapon. however, we know that this contradicts her intentions as she later uses the same “baby bird” petname as a term of endearment, even to calling him her son—notably when he is out of earshot.
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you get the sense that they have this unspoken code of conduct around each other—family dynamics tend to be rigid in that way—but there’s also this feeling of regret as well as unfamiliarity navigating it coming from talia. i mean, she said it herself: damian was just a baby bird. he flew out of the nest too early.*
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so why does she taunt him for running back to his mother? why is she pushing him away? and why does she monologue for so long that she lets her guard down and closes her eyes long enough for him to disappear…?
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BECAUSE DAMIAN IS JUMPING OUT OF THE HELICOPTER!!! BECAUSE TALIA IS PUSHING HIM OUT OF THE NEST !!!!
talia doubled down on her militaristic plans as an opening for damian to leave. with that sense of regret mentioned earlier, talia knows she raised damian under harsh conditions, but she doesn’t know to raise him differently either, so she urges him to find his own path. presenting “the way of the demon or the way of the bat” as the only 2 options to her already rebellious son was guaranteed sabotage. she pushed him too early when he was younger, but she knows that her baby bird is ready to fly now :”)
bonus: what a classic jason todd move to wear a mask underneath your mask btw. guess it just runs in the family! (but on a deeper, unironic level, damian switches out both his robin and his demon suit into this new one. this obviously symbolizes his forging a new path, but also reveals his intent/doubts abt the whole confrontation. a mask underneath his mask? he was never truly looking to rejoin the league. after running away from bruce, he runs to talia to test the waters and see if he would do better there. and when it ends in the same shadowing of an ambitious parent, he ditches the whole thing. the fact that he had a back-up plan meant that his heart wasn’t in it, just as talia’s heart wasn’t in keeping him caged. a confirmation bias given permission by a mother’s facade. god, the al ghul mindgames are truly smth to behold)
*so much can be said abt how talia’s approach to parenting parallels and contrasts bruce’s. they both have the same good intentions for their son, and they both realize that he’s too young to face what he had and what he’s abt to. but talia wants to start the healing process of her control in his upbringing, and bruce wants to prevent damian from having to face it alone knowing firsthand what suffering he “endured to become batman.” one is letting go, the other is desperate to bring him back.
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it’s such a fascinating look into the push and pull of their fatal flaws and mistakes as parents, as well as making them feel human and reasonable within the limits of all they know and are capable of. OF COURSE they’re overcompensating for their regrets, that’s just so… them!
and the fact that you can see both parents’ traits and influence in damian as he searches for his own identity just makes the whole family feel well-rounded. robin 2021 is so good you guys, it’s too fucking good
#damian wayne#damian al ghul#talia al ghul#bruce wayne#batman#dc#robin#robin 2021#panels#meta#danbles#long post#alt text#described#no spoilers please i only just finished issue 2 🫶#god i can’t wait to get to talia and damian’s reunion that shit looked tense
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Imagine if "Still" in Anastasia the musical was written like "Still/The Neva Flows Reprise".
Like:
🎵 An underhanded girl, an act of desperation, and to my consternation, I let you go. You want what you can get? Is that a fair depiction? Do you believe your fiction? It's hard to know... 🎵
And so on.
I mean come on! Like Gleb's reprimanding her angrily, maybe caught her a second time...
🎵 You don't know you need me! You willfully mislead me! But still, still... 🎵
#anastasia musical#gleb vaganov#anastasia the musical#anastasia#seriously though#I love the idea of Anya being caught by Gleb a second time#and he's angrily singing this#and she's standing there so frightened but so strong willed#how she gets away to Paris afterward i have no idea#but i love it#Anyaaaaaaa
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an AU that i have been brewing for some time... anastasia on broadway AU!!! prince peasley anastasia AU!!!! something like that!!! i don't have a name for it!!! featuring [in these images]: mario and princess peach as vlad and countess lily, luigi as dmitry, prince peasley as anya/anastasia, and lady lima as the dowager empress/anastasia's grandmother! AU explanation under the cut!!! [warning it is very long]
the basic story is that when peasley was young, he and his extended family were invited to a ball in the mushroom kingdom. before they left, lady lima gave him a small piece of the beanstar, should anything go wrong while the family was away... unfortunately, she could not predict that they would be attacked in the mushroom kingdom. during the ball, they are rounded up and executed by cackletta and her followers. however, peasley got away, and is now the only surviving member of the beanish royal family, but lives a tough life with amnesia. many years later, rumours start to stir of the beanish princess still being alive, and they spread to the mushroom kingdom. this is where mario and luigi hear about this, and for the greater good they decide they'll find this lost princess, and return her to her kingdom! meanwhile, in the beanbean kingdom, where these rumours started, things are... less than stellar. cackletta, after executing the royal family, has taken over, and the kingdom is worse off for it. however, she has recently died from unknown circumstances! she leaves her daughter [who has no name other than "C.D" yet, nor a design, but her role is as general gleb] to "finish what she started". whatever that may mean... in the brother's search for the lost princess, they find peasley, whom at first they don't suspect to be the princess- after all, he's a dude, and beanish are much more common in other places after cackletta took over.. not every beanish person can be a princess! they allow him to help search for the missing princess, but along the way, they discover things that reveal who peasley really is... when C.D hears of the rumours, she decides she must put a stop to them. after all, her mother would have wanted this, right? total control over everything, including the gossip of the common people. she makes a visit to the mushroom kingdom to find more out about the rumours, and to discuss royal business with princess peach, as she is soon to be the sovereign of the beanbean kingdom. here, she learns of mario and luigi's plan to find the princess... she finds them, along with peasley, and warns them of the dangers of such a plan, and that no member of the family survived that night. after they leave, she can't shake the feeling that something is up. she vows that if these rumours really are true? she'll find the princess, and kill her. it basically follows the story of the original musical, but it is slightly tweaked to fit certain things! i could type out a summary of the entire story, but i felt this was good enough to get people.. at least slightly hooked!!!!! :'3c let me know what you think!
#my art :-]#super mario#smb#mario and luigi#mario and luigi superstar saga#superstar saga#mario#smb mario#princess peach#luigi#smb luigi#prince peasley#lady lima#anastasia AU#< tag for in case i speak about it again...#also yes peasley is trans in this au. as god intended... AND CACKLETTA'S DAUGHTER IS ALSO TRANS#THEY SWAPPED GENDERS!!!!#i have soo many thoughts!!!#as in the entire plot and everything thought out...#i even edited the lyrics to “learn to do it” to fit the story earlier :]#if anyone has name suggestions for C.D pleeasee give them to me i need them
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Jenn judging:
Ok, so yeah, they’re fully leaning into it, don’t love that. Don’t get me working I think they’re cute, but like, let it be natural.
I agree crab sasha should have come back
I agree with Bruno, she has such beautiful princess energy.
I do feel like the audience is not as nice to Carrie Ann. Like she’s about to be nice, and the other guys also were saying things that needed to be improved. Like…. Idk, it’s just something I noticed
Nooooo… why are they so inistnat on this!!! No one likes when broom and gleb did it
Ezra and Ilona in the background, they are so cute!!!
Yeah, the scores are what I expected.
I agree with Alphonso, Leave them alone
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ok let me just say, I am no big Sasha fan but I do feel a bit bad for him. his partners always seem to love him and I like that he focuses on making sure they have a good experience. also, he’s one of the few male pros that doesn’t have a reputation of being an ass. i’d way rather see him as a pro than Gleb, even if he does produce some wacky (to say the least) choreography sometimes
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OK I’m going to share my thoughts on Dancing with the Stars this season because I don’t know why I haven’t done that yet. I’ve been obsessing over it.
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First of all, why was Anna Delvey on the show? Like it doesn’t make any sense. Maybe they were trying to cause drama or something, but it did not work. She deserved to be eliminated that early. like watching her made me feel uncomfortable and like you could tell the people around her were uncomfortable too. Originally, I didn’t understand why she was getting so much hate aside from the fact that she was uninteresting. But I watched a TikTok, where someone explained how they hated that she was on the show because she was in an illegal immigrant being allowed to stay in our country to perform in a dance competition, meanwhile, so many others are being mistreated and deported by the government. And God that pissed me off so much.
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Second thought, I’m not a fan of brooks and Gleb. The constant reminders that they’re sexy and hot and having a showmance was just annoying to me and distracted from the dancing.
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I know a lot of people have been making jokes about Jenn Tran dedicating her dance to Taylor Swift rather than an important person in her life like the other contestants did. And I did this too at first, but I was thinking about it and honestly, I think it’s just as valid and meaningful that she chose to dedicate this dance to an artist because she explains that the reason she’s doing this is because Taylor’s music got her through a really difficult time. And honestly, if it were me, I probably would think to dedicate my dance to something like Star Wars before thinking of dedicating it to my family. Because the things that we love often are what we spend the most time of our lives consuming and can help us get through those difficult times when those important people in our lives like our family cannot or choose not to be there for us. And even if it seems more shallow, there is a real level of emotional connection to that thing.
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I love Chandler but it’s really is annoying to me when dancing with the stars gets celebs that have actual dance experience. I’m not saying she deserves lower scores. I think she deserves the scores she got and I’m glad that she got them. I just don’t think she should have been allowed to compete the same way I don’t think contestants with prior dance experience should have been allowed to compete in previous seasons. If they want to do something like that They should have a spin off show. I also don’t think it was fair that she got to perform her song on Disney night. It just seems like an unfair advantage because she already had experience with and was comfortable performing as that character and experience dancing as that character even if the Choreo was vastly different. But that might just be me. I still enjoyed watching the dance though. And I do like the song.
all right complaints aside let’s be a little bit more lighthearted
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I think it’s no shock that I love Ilona and Alan, everyone does. I think she really embodies what dancing with the stars is about not just in her personality and what she stands for, but also with her dancing. the way that she truly has visibly improved from the start to the finish. She might not necessarily be the strongest dancer, but she still a good dancer and has definitely learned from her time on the show. Other contestants like Joey and Chandler we’re doing pretty well consistently and while that’s great and amazing and I think they deserved the scores and placements that they got, having a dancer like Ilona is just really refreshing
I really liked Stephen and Riley’s freestyle. Not going to lie originally I only watched this season for Stephen. I was a competitive gymnast for 13 years and I still have a lot of complicated feelings with that experience. I decided not to watch gymnastics at all Until this Olympics, So this was my first time watching it again after I left the gym. So when I found out that Stephen was competing on Dancing with the Stars, of course I was intrigued. I’ll have to admit he was not the strongest of the finalists and I think he deserved fourth place. But his freestyle was my favorite of the night. Originally, I was a bit skeptical because I felt that there was not much dance moves in it, but that didn’t mean that I disliked watching it. There was just something moving about it and maybe the song helped but that was just part of it on my second rewatch I genuinely was brought to tears watching it just all of these experiences with gymnastics in the past flooded me. It was so powerful. I just can’t stop watching that dance. It was probably my favorite of the season not because of the dance itself, but because of the way it made me feel.
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Monster night was my favorite. I loved it. I pretty much liked every single dance. yup
I don’t know what made this season so special but I’m glad everyone sees it
and lastly, my opinions on the final placements.
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I think I liked them. I know a lot of people are attacking Joey but I was fine with him winning. I thought it was going to be a tossup between him and Chandler and I think the both of them were pretty evenly matched throughout the whole season. Neither of them were my favorite groups. I didn’t dislike them. I just liked Ilona and Stephen more but I think the placement that they got made sense and I’m not really mad that Chandler got third think her and Joey could be swapped and it would still make sense.
I think Ilona deserved second like I said before, to me she really embodies what dancing with the stars is about. And it’s no secret that she had the public vote and she deserved it. I think the show isn’t just about good dancers but also about a dancers improvement so it makes sense to me that The most improved dancer should get second place. now before the finale, I would have put Stephen in fifth. and that’s not saying I dislike him. I’m just saying I felt he wasn’t the strongest of the dancers. He was still good and he still improved, but I don’t know if I would put him over Danny. I think if they hadn’t decided to let everyone stay for the finals Stephen would have been the one going home. At least that’s my guess. But I am very glad he got to stay. Like I said, his freestyle was just phenomenal and this put it over the edge for me. I think he deserved fourth. He had a stronger final performance than Danny did and that’s really what determined it for me in the end.
I think Danny‘s placement in fifth is fine. his final dances weren’t my favorite. The Barbie and Ken one was funny and I liked it because it was fun, but I don’t think it was the strongest performance. I think he really did improve as a dancer throughout the show and he deserved to get into the finals.
I’m overall happy with how it ended and sad that it’s over. If the tickets weren’t so expensive, I’d go see them on tour.
#dancing with the stars#joey graziadei#ilona maher#chandler kinney#stephen nedoroscik#danny amendola
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Saint Boris and George the Hungarian
I'm going to start with this. Where are all the retelling books? The discussions? The TV series? The Movies?
So let me begin by talking about Saint Boris and his favorite servant, George.
In medieval Russia, Saint Boris and his younger brother Gleb, both princes of Kiev, played crucial roles in the state established by their father, Volodimir, who introduced Christianity in 988 Russia. Boris had precisely 12 brothers, and himself was born from Anne the Bulgarian. He wasn't the oldest, but due to being loved by his father, he was trusted to be called upon to lead troops against enemy invaders.
However, upon returning from the military campaign, Boris received devastating news of Volodimir's death. Svjatopolk, the accursed, his half-adoptive-brother, had concealed their father's passing and seized power for himself.
Despite having the opportunity to claim the throne, Boris refused to raise arms against his brother, choosing instead to trust in him and God's will.
"He (Boris) was in distress and grief, and his heart was oppressed. And he entered his tent and wept with a broken heart but a joyful soul, sorrowfully lifting his voice: “Despise not my tears, O Lord. For as I have my hope in Thee, so shall I, together with Thy servants, accept my portion and lot with all Thy holy ones, for Thou art a merciful God, and unto Thee shall we render praise forever. Amen.”
Svjatopolk then conspired to assassinate Boris, due to his being a potential threat to his rule. He ordered Boris's assassination, sending men to attack him while he prayed in his tent. Throughout the night, Boris fell asleep and with him by his side was his favorite servant George The Hungarian.
In the text "The Narrative Passion And Encomium Of Boris And Gleb," it never mentions that Boris' servant George was with him when he was sleeping; however, in ancient arts, George is depicted being by Boris' side at all times. He confides his fears of death to George. They pray close together. And George guarding over the sleeping Boris.
We get a short but concise description of Boris and George's relationship.
"He was a Hungarian by birth named George, and upon him was placed a golden necklace; and he was loved by Boris beyond measure."
While Boris and George's bond was initially perceived through the lens of Christian views, it transcended mere "a very good friendship." After all, the lord bestowed a golden necklace to his servant, suggesting something much deeper.
Eventually, three assassins arrived, entered the tent, and Boris was pierced without mercy. In the midst of chaos, George refused to abandon his lord. He threw himself over Boris and said: "I shall not leave you, my precious lord; where the beauty of your body withers, there too will it be granted me to end my life.”
The assassins then tore Boris out of George's embrace, stabbed George, and threw the servant out of the tent, bleeding and dying. And as he was wounded, Boris ran out of the tent (presumably went to George's side) and told their assassins to finish their job. Boris prayed and forgave the murderers....
Unable to remove a golden necklace from George's neck, one of the assassins beheaded him and disposed of his body.
The land mourned the loss of Boris, a righteous and humble prince, while Svjatopolk's reign of terror continued. Yet, Boris's legacy lived on, and he was canonized in the year 1071. Boris and his younger brother Gleb became the first saints recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church, earning the title of "Passion Bearers" for facing death with Christlike forgiveness. They rest at the Church of St. Basil near Kiev in Ukraine, alongside their parents, Volodimir of Kiev and Anne.
While Boris and his younger brother Gleb gained widespread recognition as saints in Russia and Ukraine, George the Hungarian's role has been increasingly marginalized and obscured over time.
Despite Boris being a prince and a skilled military commander, it was his profound love for George that left an indelible mark on early biographers and hagiographers. Professors, such as Simon Karlinsky delves into their same-sex love story in his analysis of the medieval classic, "The Legend of Boris and Gleb," compiled between 1040 and 1118.
Boris's gesture of crafting a magnificent gold necklace for George is highlighted as a testament of love. Karlinsky emphasizes the sympathetic portrayal of their mutual affection and acknowledges the unjust fate that befell George due to the open expression of their love. However, George is recognized in some traditions as a co-martyr, passion bearer, and saint.
Wikipedia on St. Boris (and his brother Gleb)
Blog post from a professor and art historian focusing on their relationship
English Translation of the 1100 year old text "The Narrative and Passion and Encomium of the Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb"
#oh boy here we go#long post#ancient queer history#queer saints#queer christianity#St Boris and George the hungarian#annirambles
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Still/ Neva Flows reprise fits with Rollo and younger Silver
Btw: Spoilers for the Masquerade Event story with kid Silver I've written
When I say it fits them I mean like some of the lyrics fit like
Anya is Silver which is bold
and Rollo is Gleb and has normal speech
Parts that are in the song will be in parentheses and singing parts will be italic whether it be normal or bold
"An underhanded girl An act of desperation And to my consternation I let you go"
Rollo is seeing his brother in Silver who has his magic now at a young age and is blaming himself for his brothers death.
"Well, not this time Paris is no place for a good and loyal Russian
We are both good and loyal Russians
I've come to take you home
My home is here now
Stop playing this game, Anya! I beg you
We both know it's not a game Gleb
If you really are Anastasia Do you think history wants you to have lived?
Yes! Why don't you?
The Romanovs were given everything And they gave back nothing Until the Russian people rose up and destroyed them
All but one Finish it I am my father's daughter
and I am my father's son
Finish it I must"
Rollo is trying to make Silver see that magic isn't a place to call home but Silver says it is and that their both magic users. Rollo asks Silver if it really was for the best that magic still lives and Silver says yes but Rollo still doesn't agree and believes magic needs to be destroyed. Silver is getting ready to defend magic as best he can.
"My father shook his head and told me not to ask My mother said he died of shame"
The shame that follows Rollo because he couldn't save his brother is almost as if it's crushing him to death.
"In me you see them"
Silver is starting to realize that Rollo sees his own brother in him
"Look at their faces in mine Hear their screams Imagine their terrors See their blood"
Silver is trying to get Rollo to see destroying the lives of people and hurting him is also bad and Rollo would be hurting him
"But I believe he did a proud and vital task. And in my father's name"
Rollo feels that way he is doing is the right thing. That the task he has set out to to do is for the best.
"Do it and I will be with my parents and my brother and sisters In that cellar in Yekaterinburg all over again"
Silver is trying to get Rollo to see that if magic is removed from mages some may die.
"The children Their voices A man makes painful choices He does what's necessary, Anya"
That is what it could have been like for Rollo when his brother died. His brother in pain and he remembers that so he's making a painful choice to get rid of his and everyone else's magic in the name of his brother and he's trying to describe his reasoning to Silver and help him understand why he's doing what he's doing and that it is for Silver's good.
"For Russia, my beauty What choice but simple duty We have a past to bury, Anya"
Russia is the name of Rollo's brother. Rollo also sees it as his duty is to get rid of magic, and he's trying to convince Silver that some way their the same and if he gets rid of everyone's magic it would be for the best and magic would be a thing of the past.
"And the Neva flows, a new wind blows
And soon it will be spring The leaves unfold, the Tsar lies cold
Be careful what a dream may bring! A revolution is a simple thing!"
Rollo is imagining the future and how what he is doing which is like a revolution was easy to accomplish and the Tsar which is magic is gone for good and once he says the line 'A revolution is a simple thing he cast a sleeping spell on Silver.
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sorry if this sounds basic but that moment where the prostitutes are making the police report to gleb and gleb stands up slowly and lifts one of the ladies' chins with his finger and just fucking. stares at her for like a solid ten seconds. terrifying but kind of hot actually. gleb vaganov please let me hit
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just found this empires season 1 au from 2022 that i wrote... this is actually so good wait. it's an anastsia au that kind of combines the animated movie and the broadway musical? but also has its own twists
Anya: Scott (xornoth amnesia-ed him to save him from the burden of being champion, aeor and exor said okay. you cant have him either tho)
Dmitri: Jimmy (grew up at swamp by the sea, seablings canon to Me, he and scott fall in love when reversing the amnesia with him too close in range reveals psat lives!)
Vlad: Lizzie (grew up at the sea, in love with Joel, hasnt seen him in ten years, willing to give up her empire for him)
Countess: Joel (ended up at Rivendel after getting separated from Lizzie when they barricaded the ocean so no one could escape the mountains)
Dowager: (cursed) Xornoth (was told he and scott were champions at young age, decided screw that im protecting my baby brother, amnesia-ed him, very sad and controlled almost completely by aeor and exor)
Rasputin: Exor (sent scott to ocean to punish Xornoth, intended for him to die so Aeor would be less powerful; yielded half his control over Xornoth to Aeor)
Gleb: Aeor (initially agreed with exor, changes mind somewhere in plot and tries to protect Scott at the very end bc still his champion, has half of Xornoth but tries to let him live)
Xornoth and Scott, at the end, pass the empires to Joel and Lizzie to rule
Scott and Jimmy intend to run away together at the end but Jimmy dies lol so instead Scott spends his days in Rivendel with Xornoth in the archives
Instead of a diamond, scott has gold deer antler pendant
Joel + Xornoth (against gods), have an alliance that aeor knows about and tries to keep them safe from exor AND stop them from undermining the gods too much
Switch vlad and countess’ mannerisms, keep their story (take countess from broadway not the movie)
Ocean Empire has guard of the axolotl instead of communists, in an uneasy alliance with the stag gods because theyve no other option (rivendell is more powerful bc magic)
Used to have strong leaders, but they were "killed" by the previous champions of the stags and there’s been a power vacuum ever since (lizzie and jimmy sent to live as peasants for their safety) (potential sequel) (sequel would revive jimmy bc he was captive in idk cogsmead or smth)
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pls tell me that carlos is gleb in the anastasia au 👀 that was my vision back when i was writing one (totally gave up on it lol but i’m so excited to read yours)
listen i cant spoil too much but lets just say max is.....also gleb.....partially in a way.....kinda....
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Destinations of Vaganova '23 Graduates
I'm finally posting a list of of the companies that the Vaganova 2023 class joined! I've listed almost everyone but there are still a few dancers that I can't find any information on. If you've heard anything, let me know and I'll add it to the list!
Mariinsky:
Jaden Grimm (USA)
Angelina Karamysheva honors
Daria Kulikova honors
Ksenia Potapova
Ekaterina Saplina
Nicholas Didenko honors
Luca Dobos (Romania)
Dmitry Mukhametshin
Daler Ruzimatov
Bolshoi:
Maria Koshkareva honors
Yaroslavna Kuprina honors
Sofia Valiullina honors
Gleb Asadchenko
Aslam Gariffulin
Mikhailovsky:
Anastasia Aseeva
Polina Ermolenko
Iustina Ivanova
Maria Zayats
Bogdan Gobov
Kirill Trunin
Stanislavksy:
Taiga Kodama-Pomfret (Great Britain)
Jacobsen:
Karina Davleeva
Ksenia Kholodkova
Polina Kholodkova honors
Maria Sabanova
Anna Sharova
Gaizka Carcel Barrett (Spain)
Raphael Chabrun (France)
Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus:
Ksenia Prokopenko
Matvey Gasparyan
Leonid Kamensky
Bogdan Mikheev
State Opera Varna:
Pinja Rissanen (Finland)
Not Currently in a Company:
Mor Peleg (Israel) → recovering from an injury
Mikhail Brancato (USA) → going to a university
Unknown:
Marie-Marleen Kjerrumgaard (Germany)
Katerina Turko
Lea Charlotta Vennitskaya-Perkins
Alisa Zeldina
Mikhail Egorov
Vladislav Tyankin
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