#Micheal Romanov

[ykzzr]

Misha in Gatchina, May 1897.

[archivedjuice]

daredevil #61 (2004)

LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!!

[juliusceasersblog]

My rules/ fandoms I will write for!

Hello! I am Julia, I am a 20 y/o writer and AVID reader. I am apart of SOSOSOSO many fandoms! Here are fandoms I will write for. (Keep in mind that I am just getting started writing again. Please be patient and know that I am doing my best. I am still in uni so it may be hard doe me to upload as much as I'd like. Please please send me any and ALL requested for characters that seem appealing to you!!) But, here are some things I will NOT write for. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, incest, stepcest, necrophilia, somnophilia. I am writing smut and all you'd have to do for a certain character is dm me or request it !;)

Harry Potter.

Lucius Malfoy

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Ron Wesley

George and Fred Wesley

Severus Snape

Luna lovegood

Draco Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy

Bellatrix Lestrange

Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Tony Stark

Loki Laufeyson

Steve Rogers

Natasha Romanoff

Wanda Maximoff

Vision

Miles Morales

Gwen Stacy

Miguel O'hara

Star Wars

Anakin Skywalker

Luke Skywalker

Leia Skywalker

Padmé Amidalla

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Han solo

Lando Calrissian

Rey

Kylo Ren

Diabolik lovers

Ayato Sakamaki

Laito Sakamaki

Kanato Sakamaki

Azusa Mukami

Shu Sakamaki

Kou Mukami

Yuma Mukami

Reiji Sakamaki

Cordelia

Ruki Mukami

Yui Komori

Subaru Sakamaki

Carla Tsukinami

Kou Mukami

Shin Tsukinami

Richter

Natasha, Pierre And the great comet of 1812

Pierre Bezukhov

Natasha Rostova

Marya Dmitriyevna

Fedya Dolokhov

Anatole Kuragin

Hamilton

Angelica Schuyler

Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

George III

Marquis De Lafayette

George Washington

Peggy Schuyler

Thomas Jefferson

John Laurens

James Madison

Hercules Mulligan

Maria Reynolds

Eliza Schuyler

Philip Hamilton

Interview with the vampire

Lestat De Lioncourt

Louis De Pointe du La

Claudia De pointe du Lac

Aarmand

Santiago Loustat

Claudeline

HOND

Claude Frollo

Phoebus

Esmerelda

Arcane

Jinx

Vi

Sevika

Caitlyn

Jayce

Viktor

Silco

Ambessa Medarda

Wicked

Elpheba

Fieyro

The outsiders

Darry

Sodapop

Ponyboy

Dally

Johnny

Two-bit

Steve

Cherry

Marsha

Curly

Tim Shepherd

Angela Shepherd

Voltron

Axca

Romelle

Klance

Allurance

Gotham (2016)

Jerome Valeska

Jeremiah Valeska

Bruce Wayne

Selena Kyle

Edward Nygma

AHS

Tate Langdon

Violet Harmon

Lana Winters

Kit Walker

Jimmy Darling

Micheal Langdon

MPHFPC

Enoch O'connor

Alma Peregrine

Anastasia

Anastasia Romanov

Dimitryi

Gleb Vagonof

Black Butler

Alois Trancy

Ciel Phantomhive

Claude Faustus

Sebastian Michaelis

Invincible

Mark Greyson

Nolan Greyson

Samantha (Atom Eve)

Ghost B.C

Any of the papa's

Any of the ghouls!

UMBRELLA ACADEMY

Viktor Hargreeves

Allison Hargreeves

Luther Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

Diego Hargreeves

Ben Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Gladiator i & ii

Emperor Commodus

Emperor Geta

Emperor Caracalla

[adini-nikolaevna]

Hello🤗 I want to ask you something. Nicholas's sons were busy cheating on their precious wives. What did Grand Duke Micheal and Queen Olga of Württemberg, whom I always loved and found honorable among the brothers, say about their brothers cheating and creating various scandals? Were they not giving any warning to their brothers?

Hello! Your are correct in that at least three of Nicholas I's four sons cheated on their wives. I don't believe Mikhail Nikolaevich had a mistress, but I could be mistaken (@ladysophy might be able to give you more information there), and I don't know for sure, but I'd imagine he didn't care too much about the extramarital activities of his brothers. At the time, it was the pretty much the norm for men, particularly those of rank, to keep a mistress--Nicholas I had one, and his sons Alexander, Konstantin, and Nicholas definitely did--and Alexander III and Nicholas II were the only Romanov emperors who DIDN'T cheat on their wives. Again, that's just the way it was, and women were expected to be "dignified" and look the other way. Olga of Wurttemberg was certainly one such woman. She claimed that her father's mistress, Varvara Nelidova, was just a "friend," and she was well aware of what Alexander II was doing with Ekaterina Dolgorukova, but she believed that the emperor could do whatever he wanted--even though she was close to Empress Maria Alexandrovna. Olga had to contend with her own husband's affairs--Karl I of Wurttemberg was gay, and he had relationships outside of his marriage, most notably with an American by the name of Charles Woodcock--but she looked the other way and bore it with grace like the queen that she was. Hope this helps!

[ao3feed-jonmartin]

Scopophobia

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/WemRkho by AnnoyingRaven When the events with Kang unfold, Sylvie can’t help but feel lost, like she made the wrong choice. At first, she told herself she was fine, there was nothing wrong. She should be enjoying herself, not worrying! But she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched. It certainly wasn’t the TVA, no. Last time she checked; they didn’t have werewolves or people that were too… “uncanny” to be natural, and they certainly didn’t have strange yellow doors that led to liminal spaces. Her confusion only grows when she finds not an alternative universe, but instead, an entirely separate multiverse from their own filled with spider-people, and a hidden universe within Sylvie’s, which appears to be the center of the recent paranormal events that have been occurring recently. Together, they must unite against a mysterious cult that deals in paranormal activity before it’s too late. Words: 821, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/M Characters: Scott Lang, Annabelle Cane, Peter Parker, Martin Blackwood, Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, James "Bucky" Barnes, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, Melanie King, Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives), Not-Them Sasha James, Shang-Chi (Marvel), Tony Stark, Nikola Orsinov, Hope Van Dyne, Stephen Strange, Gwen Stacy | Spider-Gwen, Miles Morales, Pavitr Prabhakar, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Kate Bishop, The Admiral (The Magnus Archives), Steven Grant (Marvel), Marc Spector, Nick Fury, Loki (Marvel), Sylvie (Loki TV) Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Loki/Mobius M. Mobius Additional Tags: Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change, Canon Gay Relationship, Micheal Lives AU, Alternate Universe - Horror, Cryptids, Blood and Violence, Fruity Annabelle, Mentions of Myth & Folklore, Forests, Like, A lot of them - Freeform, no beta we die like men, Childhood Trauma, Fluff and Angst, inconsistent updates, Retconning major events, Major Character Injury, Possible Character Death, Trust Issues, Swearing, Requests/advice are welcome, Minor Original Character(s) read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/WemRkho

[hayleythecannibal]

Fandoms I take requests for

•stranger things-

Eddie Munson

Billy Hargrove

Steve Harrington

The gang

Jonathan byers

Nancy wheeler

Robin Buckley

•Marvel-

Bucky Barnes

Steve rogers

Moonknight

Stephen strange

Wanda and Pietro maximoff

Peter Parker

Loki

Thor

Bruce banner

Natasha Romanov

•TVDU-

The mikealsons

The Salvatores

•Redactedverse-

David

Asher

Milo

Vincent

Sam

Gavin

DAMN polycule

Lasko

Damien

Huxley

• Slashers

Ghost face (any)

Micheal Myers (any Version)

Leather face (bubba and Thomas)

The Sinclair brothers

Brahms Heelshire

• NBC Hannibal

Hannibal Lecter

Will Graham

[statesnstuff]

I'm bored so I'm gonna expose all the states' human names.

Alabama: Adam Pierce

Alaska: Alixandre Murphy-Холодный

Arizona: Aeron (don't know last)

Arkansas: (don't know)

California: Kyle Foster (doesn't have a last, uses Foster as a fill-in)

Colorado: Cory Foster (same as California, no they are not related)

Connecticut 1: Coraline Walker

Connecticut 2: [Coraline's deadname]

Delaware: (don't know)

Florida 1: Sonny/Flores/Sunny Valdez-Fernandéz-Carriedo (multiple first names because genderfluid)

Florida 2: Francisco Gonzaléz (goes by Cisco)

Georgia: George Marseille

Hawaii: Honolulu Hawai'i & O'ahu Hawai'i (twins)

Idaho: (don't know)

Illinois: (don't know)

Indiana: (don't know)

Iowa: (don't know)

Kansas: (don't know)

Kentucky: (don't know)

Louisiana: Louis Marseille

Maine: (don't know)

Maryland: (don't know)

Massachusetts: Matthew Walker

Michigan: Micheal Murphy-Холодный

Minnesota: (don't know)

Mississippi: (don't know)

Missouri: (don't know)

Montana: (don't know)

Nebraska: (don't know)

Nevada: (don't know)

New Hampshire: (don't know)

New Jersey: Jacqueline Walker & Jesse Walker (twins, Jacqueline goes by Jackie)

New Mexico: Alex (don't know last name)

New York 1: Nikolai-Joan Walker

New York 2: [Nikolai's deadname]

North Carolina: (don't know)

North Dakota: (don't know)

Ohio: Owen García

Oklahoma: Oaklyn Pierce

Oregon: (don't know)

Pennsylvania: Penny (don't know last name)

Rhode Island: (don't know)

South Carolina: (don't know)

South Dakota: (don't know)

Tennessee: (don't know)

Texas 1: Thomas Smith

Texas 2: Theodore (don't know last name)

Texas 3: Tucker (don't know last name)

Texas 4: TJ (don't know last name)

Utah: Oliver Schmitz

Vermont: (don't know)

Virginia: (don't know)

Washington: Wyatt (don't know last name)

West Virginia: Westley Montgomery

Wisconsin: (don't know)

Wyoming: (don't know)

DC: Daniel Romanov

National Guard: Nathaniel André

IDC: Isabella Romanov

CDC: (don't know)

Huston, TX: Hudson Smith

Dallas, TX: Dolly Smith

Austin, TX: Austin Smith

Alamo, TX: Alex Smith

San Antonio, TX: Anthonio (don't know last name)

Miami, FL: Mia/Miami (don't know last name)

SoCal (Beach!California): Dillon Parker

England: Edward Walker

Ireland: Seán Tyrrell

Wales: Gwenivre Hughes

Scotland: Scott Cunningham

I'll probably add more when I figure out their names- oh well. I know a few states are trying to pick out names so :)

[its-bread-bitch]

Marvel heroes I respect more than others on the sole basis that their names aren’t alliterative:

- Carol Danvers

- Sam Wilson

- James Rhodes

-Natasha Romanov

-Clint Barton

- Tony Stark

-Ben Grimm

- Steve Rogers

-Scott Lang

-Johnny Storm

-Luke Cage

- Danny Rand

- almost all of the X-Men

Guys who are on THIN ICE:

- Robert “Bruce” Banner

- Vision

- James “Bucky” Barnes

-Thor

-Virginia “Pepper” Potts

-all of the guardians of the galaxy (theyre sus)

-Wanda Maximoff (W and M don’t ask me to explain)

Pretentious fuckers:

- Dr. Stephen Strange

- Peter Parker

- Wade Winston Wilson (what the hell dude?)

- Reed Richards

- Susan “Sue” Storm

- Matthew Micheal “Matt” Murdock (that’s all three names)

- Jessica Jones

- Harold “Happy” Hogan (yes he’s a hero, fuck off)

[ironstrangeao3]

the abandoned timeline

by INeedKelp

gothbitch: no one calls me Micheal Jackson and gets away with it sonicboi: it was accurate tho emobitch: I know frosted tips isn’t talking wigglywoos: don’t be mad cause you have a greasy mullet birdpoop: wanda you look like a walking hot topic robomodel: who shat in your cereals? pockets: hoe you have tiny wings hot glued to your backpack

Or Another avengers chatfic

Words: 1982, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, Gen, M/M

Characters: Wanda Maximoff, James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Hela (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Stephen Strange, Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Scott Lang, Pietro Maximoff

Relationships: Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton/Pietro Maximoff, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Chatting & Messaging, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Everyone Is Gay, mostly - Freeform, Fluff and Humor, Alternate Universe - High School

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/34539850

[ykzzr]

Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich with A Christmas Tree 1910s.

[jpat82]

Sanity

So my sister @devilbat request 21, 26, and 28 form the prompts. I decided to make this part of My Uncle Tony series.

21.) And so, I start another day being kidnapped.

26.)all that blood looks good on you, brings out yours eyes.

28.) why is there a raccoon in the kitchen? And why is it wearing an apron?

     You blew a strand of hair from your forehead as you looked around the small room. The walls a slate grey, a cement floor, an annoyingly bright uncovered over head light bulb that wasn't doing anything to help the throbbing in your head. A singular metal door that had multiple dents. The ropes that wrapped around your upper torso holding you tight to the chair was an ever present reminder that you knowing the Asgardian brothers would no doubt lead you to moments like this. Adding to the fact that your uncle was not only a very prominent man but an Avenger as well, that probably didn't help. But on the bright side at least you had had your back surgery.

     "And so," You sighed heavily with aggravation. "I start another day being kidnapped."

     It had been months, almost a year since your last kidnapping. You had went out to replace the stuff Thor had took while Loki was the distraction from last night. It was the return trip, broad daylight, well some what overcast but still very much during the day. Carrying two bags back toward your upscale apartment, at first you thought you had felt a bee sting you. And naturally you brought your hand up to your neck, only to the brush dart out instead.

     And that lead you to this moment, well actually only a couple moment before this one right here. The blinding headache, the steady small pain throbbing in your neck, and the demeanor of a disgruntled penguin. You wanted to slap whoever thought this was a great idea, this never went the way they planned. However that never stopped them.

     The door creak and all you did in response was raise your eyebrow. A very well dressed man with a neatly groom goatee walked in, his heels clicked against the cement floor. He held his hands behind his back, and you weren't sure if he was the big boss man or just a really well dressed henchman.

     "Asgardains or Stark?" You demanded.

     "Come again, little girl?" He asked with a thick accented voice.

      "Or Romanoff?" You tilted your head slight, narrowing your eyes. "Russian?"

      "What would give you that idea? And why would you think Romanoff?” He questioned, stopping just before you. Maybe if you had the ability to stretch your legs the tips of your toes would touch his black Italian leather shoes.

      "Well, your accent. I know a lot of people, been around a lot of different accents. Comes with the territory. So what do you want with Natasha?”

“It’s not Romanov that we want.” He stated, his lip curling in a sinister sneer. “We want our asset back.”

“Your asset?” You question feeling your brows bunch together.

“Yes, and you, little girl are going to get him for me.”

“Me?” You rolled your eyes taking a deep breath. “I don’t have your asset and this, this right here kidnapping me and holding me hostage is only going to end badly for you.”

“Nobody knows where you are, trust me, we are safe here.” The guy smirked, cocking his head to the side. You laughed in response looking straight at him.

“You really think you’re safe here? You seriously think so? Do you know how many times I’ve been kidnapped?” You asked him, taking a deep breath. “Look buddy, attempting to go through me to get your asset is like going through Comcast to get ahold of Disney, it just doesn’t work that way.”

“One of two things are going to happen.” You stated flatly before continuing. “You either get Thor and Loki, cause they are very protective me, especially the raven haired God of Mischief. He’ll likely rip you to pieces while Thor fries your ass. Or you get my uncle, and he is not someone you want to be on the bad side of. Cause either route you go, it’s going to be severely painful.”

“I’m hoping it’s your uncle. We are heavily fortified, and he will need his entire team to get you out. And when he does that he will bring me my asset.”

“Okay, don’t say I didn’t warn you.” You stated just as a red light in the hall turned on and began flash before the power flickered. “Guessing that was the back up generator being kicked on?”

The man looked over his shoulder before pressing on the ear piece that was hidden in his ear. He shouted something in Russian briskly. He turned his gaze back to you, you shifted, straightening yourself a bit more.

“Guessing the perimeter was breeched?” You smiled.

It didn’t take long before you heard gunfire and the man in front of you sprang into action. He spun on his heel, pulling a gun from his hip. He never got a shot off before you watched his body jerk and blood spray out behind him onto you. You reeled back slightly in the chair caught off guard, normally things like this didn’t happen yet here you were covered in someone else’s blood. You blinked hard a couple time before it dawned on you a flash of green and gold had entered the room.

“My pet,” Loki cooed as he knelt down in front of you, a dagger materializing in your hands. He cut you free as you slowly looked up and met his eyes. “All that blood looks good on you, brings out your eyes.”

“Loki?” You said softly before the room went black.

—————-

You woke with a start, your soft blanket surrounding you and Loki’s side of the bed empty. If it weren’t for the fact you could still feel where the ropes had rubbed against your arms making them raw you would of just thought it was a dream. The window outside was dark and you weren’t sure if it night or early morning.

Slowly pulling yourself from the confines of your warm soft bed, the second thing you notice was you were in your pajamas. So whatever had happened after being doused in the guys blood Loki had at least had the decency to change you into something clean. Hushed voices came from your open doorway making you wonder what the hell was going on.

Slipping out into the hall you excepted to hear Tony sternly talking to the brothers, yet the voices you heard beside the idiots were ones you didn’t recognize. You walked out into the landing looking down into the living room where a woman who was green was standing. Not wearing but her skin was green and you felt a wave of confusion. She was talking to another woman with overly large eyes and antennas sticking out of her head.

Whatever they hit you with must of had some psychedelics into as a tiny tree looking man was kicking a huge guy that was silver and red at the base of your stairs. The tree thing repeatedly say ‘I am Groot.’ in a very angry tone. Almost everyone stopping talking as you hit the bottom of the stairs, except the tree. You started walking toward the kitchen where you could hear Thor and Loki talking to someone else when a man in a red leather jacket stepped out of the dining room, his out fit almost reminding you of Micheal Jackson era clothing.

“Well, hello gorgeous.” He smirked, his blue eyes traveling over you.

“Wow, nice one Thriller, the 80’s called and want their wardrobe back.” You stated walking past him as you rolled your eyes.

Stepping into the kitchen reveled even more confusion.

“Why is there a raccoon in my kitchen? And why is it wearing an apron?” You asked looking from Thor to Loki.

“Who you calling a raccoon? Is she calling me a raccoon?” It spoke, you blinked even harder looking slowly up from it back to the brothers.

“Lady y/n, this is Rabbit.” Thor stated proudly, smiling.

“Thor, that’s not a rabbit.” You replied looking at Loki.

“Darling, I know this might all seem confusing, but these people are who helped us get you out of Hydras base. This is Rocket, the only sane one of the group.” Loki explained.

“If you think he’s sane then obviously it’s someone else in this group. I think I’m going to see if my therapist has any openings. You boys have fun and don’t use my good knives.” You replied, slowly turning and taking a deep breath. “And also to ask my uncle if I’m going to need a bigger apartment.”

Permanent tag-

@kitkatkl

@octobermermaid @ajosieface @instantnoodlese @crystlblu @coffeebooksandfandom @thisismysecrethappyplace @the-wayward-robot @lokilvrr @shynara51 @fourtyninekirbygamzeegirl l @loislp @savedbyimagination @bubblycypres87 @ifyousayyouloveme @courtmr @blue-cat-1989 @saharzek @lokiodinsoninwriting @silverhart93 @rynabarnesrogers

Some Loki tags.

@theoneanna @jewels2876 @devilbat @sarahivi

If I missed you just let me know or if wanted to be added as a tag

[manuscripts-dontburn]

Living with Ghosts: Eleven Extraordinary Tales

Author: Prince Michael of Greece

First published: 1996

Pages: 192

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

How long did it take: 1 day

I was hoping for a cozy-creepy reading for an autumn day, unfortunatelly, Prince Micheal failed me yet again. The man is, at best, and average writer, and this book more than any other shows how self-obsessed and special he (thinks) he is. Because this Prince can see ghosts. Literally any place he steps in he can see them and they narrate their stories to him. The worst parts of the book were him trying to "sound" like the female ghosts he chose to present, because they all sound like a machine. And a male one at that. His stories, so completely and obviously made up by him (whereas I had hoped he was simply rewriting an original lore) were uninspired and for most part bland. Finally, the dude cannot even get his own family history accurately right, so how am I supposed to believe even the parts which are supposed to be a real depiction of history? Greatly disappointed.

House of Glass

Author: Susan Fletcher

First published: 2018

Pages: 368

Rating: ★★★★★

How long did it take: 7 days

This book is like a strong summer heat, the kind which flows through your bones and closes your eyes and everything feels lazy and languishing, the pleasant type of exhaustion. There are so many aspects to it, and so many things I love, that I do not feel the need to explain and describe it. I just want to bask in its feeling for a little while more.

The Romanov Royal Martyrs: What Silence Could Not Conceals

Author: Mesa Potamos Monastery

First published: 2019

Pages: 512

Rating: ★★★★☆

How long did it take: 7 days

This book offers yet another view of the Romanovs, their personalities, decisions and influence on the Russian history (as well as guilt/innocence). Naturally one needs to take into account that this ais a book by deeply religious Orthodox Christians about other deeply religious Orthodox Christians and the faith and its importance for the last Imperial family is the underlying theme for this whole book. The writing flows very naturally, and even though at times I thought the book was way too apologetic in regards to Nicholas and his share of blame on the minefield of events between 1894-1917, it does make one consider those events from a perspective rarely explored by historians (who in general tend to be snarky and smart-ass, if not outright damning). Finally, one has to admit this publication is simply beautiful. Richly illustrated with black and white photos and a bunch of coloured ones near the very end as well.

Maria and Anastasia: The Youngest Romanov Grand Duchesses In Their Own Words

Author: Helen Azar (editor)

First published: 2015

Pages: 191

Rating: ★★★★★

How long did it take: 5 days

Excellent resource focused on two msot overlooked girls in the family. The letters written by Maria Nikolaevna especially give the Grand Duchess her own distinctive voice.

Man's Search for Meaning

Author: Viktor E. Frankl

First published: 1946

Pages: 165

Rating: ★★★★★

How long did it take: 6 days

What makes this recollection of Holocaust different from all other books on the same topic is the chosen point of view. The horrible situation of the prosoners, the torture, the humiliation, all of it is there, but instead the focus is on looking for a viable reason for living. Extremely interesting, uplifting and definitely offering food for thought and self-reflection. The only problem I had was the audiobook, where the narrator, for whatever ungodly reason, decided to speak with a ridiculous German accents every time a fellow prisoner or a guard was quoted.

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

Author: Eric Larson

First published: 2003

Pages: 496

Rating: ★★★★★

How long did it take: 7 days

What an excellent book! (at least as far as the enjoyment goes)I was honestly surprised at how much it grabbed me and did not let go. The juxtapositioning of the achievement of the human effort and inspiration (and pigheadedness) to the lowest brutality which forms the other part of the human nature was well balanced. Whenever the parts about the World exhibition started to be a bit too tiring, one was thrust into the cold and horrifying world of a serial killer. And when those became too overwhelming, returning to the lights of the White city felt like a welcome reprieve. Definitely a non-fiction worth your while.

Anna Pavlova: Twentieth Century Ballerina

Author: Jane Pritchard

First published: 2013

Pages: 208

Rating: ★★★★☆

How long did it take: 2 days

This is a beautiful tribute to Anna Pavlova the Dancer and her enormous legacy. It is richly illustrated with high-quality photographs and makes for a perfect cofee table book. Sadly, I still know next to nothing about Anna Pavlovna the Person.

Children of Blood and Bone

Author: Tomi Adeyemi

First published: 2018

Pages: 531

Rating: ★★★☆☆

How long did it take: 15 days

Sooooooo..... this is one of those books I probably would have loved had it been around when I was 14, but at 32 and some pretty decent reading behind me I feel rather indifferent to it. I appreciate the underlying thought as well as the African-inspired setting, but other than that the book felt extremely awkward in pacing (the first half is literally just action with hardly any world-building, other times the story seems to simply stop.... and not do anything). The author holds a promise, but as of this book it is far from genius (the random modernized language thrown into the conversation rubbed me the wrong way) and all three main protagonists were extremely interchangable when it came to their "voices". I prefer some mystery to my stories too, so the very much linear and served-all-at-once kind of storytelling here did not suit me. Add to it the book is full of YA chlichés, and what you get is a competent book that can take your mind off of your own daily worries for a bit, but that could also have been so much more.

Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future

Author: Svetlana Alexievich

First published: 1997

Pages: 294

Rating: ★★★★★

How long did it take: 5 days

I have read books about torture and plagues, about wars and pandemics, about murders and slavery, but few of those raised such horror in me, made me so utterly exhausted and left me both angry and just numb. I am one of the children who were born in the central Europe shortly after the Chernobyl disaster and as such I have heard the name and have always had some knowledge of the event. But this book finally put it into perspective, made me aware of the acute danger, criminal decisions and human despair the name of Chernobyl truly stands for. It is as important as it is horrifying.

A Dog's Heart

Author: Mikhail Bulgakov

First published: 1925

Pages: 125

Rating: ★★★☆☆

How long did it take: 5 days

I love Bulgakov with all his feverish energy, poetic descriptions of the ordinary and racing imagination, but though I liked this book, it was, in parts, way too jumpy and sketchy to be truly enjoyed. Would probably work better as a theatrical play.

Marina

Author: Carlos Riuz Zafón

First published: 1999

Pages: 196

Rating: ★★★★☆

How long did it take: 3 days

In spite of some issues I had with the pacing and revelations of vital information..... I enjoyed this book and read it very quickly. It holds the same love of old Barcelona as the author´s more famous The Shadow of the Wind, it has the same issues of feeling abandoned, experiencing first love and raking through a mysterious past to reveal something extraordinary. Unlike The Shadow of the wind it holds some supernatural elements and would make a good read even for younger readers. Me myself just needed a bit more flesh on the solid bones of the story for the book to be simply excellent.

[ao3feed-lokiangst]

the abandoned timeline

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Z0w1Ao

by INeedKelp

gothbitch: no one calls me Micheal Jackson and gets away with it sonicboi: it was accurate tho emobitch: I know frosted tips isn’t talking wigglywoos: don’t be mad cause you have a greasy mullet birdpoop: wanda you look like a walking hot topic robomodel: who shat in your cereals? pockets: hoe you have tiny wings hot glued to your backpack

Or Another avengers chatfic

Words: 1982, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, Gen, M/M

Characters: Wanda Maximoff, James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Hela (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Stephen Strange, Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Scott Lang, Pietro Maximoff

Relationships: Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton/Pietro Maximoff, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Chatting & Messaging, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Everyone Is Gay, mostly - Freeform, Fluff and Humor, Alternate Universe - High School

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Z0w1Ao

[otmaplusalexei]

A Tale of Two Empresses 

During the Romanov Dynasty there were two great women who took the name Maria Feodorovna, both having many differences and many similarities.

The elder Maria Feodorovna (1759-1828) was born Princess Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, daughter of  Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg and his wife, Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Though she was a girl she received an excellent upbringing and that played a role when she was chosen as the second wife of the then Tsesarevich Pavel Petrovich, son of Empress Catherine the Great.The marriage produced 10 children, 9 of whom lived to adulthood and 2 of whom, Alexander and Nicholas, became Emperor of Russia. Despite having many children, the marriage between Maria and Pavel was not a happy one. Maria’s early life in Russia was not very happy, she was trapped in a dysfunctional marriage, lonely, her eldest children were taken away from her practically at birth by their grandmother, and she was often overlooked. She spent years underneath the rule of Catherine, before her husband finally succeeded the throne in 1796. While Pavel was a despised ruler by the Russian people, and she tried her best to positively influence his rule. Pavel’s rule did not last long, exactly 4 years, 4 months, and 4 days before he was executed by those who wished to put Alexander on the throne. With the death of  Alexander, Maria became Dowager Empress and became more involved with the lives of her children and their futures than that of state. Maria lived out her life in relative quiet and died at the age of 69, in 1828. At the time of her death she had survived her mother-in-law, her husband, five of her children, and 7 of her grandchildren.

The younger Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, second daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Cassel. She was raised humbly, sharing a room with her elder sister, Alexandra (later Queen of Great Britain), helping with the cooking, and having to make and mend her own clothing. Her family was suddenly forced into the limelight when her father became King of Denmark, and she and Alexandra suddenly becoming quite eligible princesses with many new potential suitors. Minnie, as she was known, soon caught the eye of the Tsesarevich Nicholas “Nixa” Alexandrovich of Russia, eldest son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The two met and almost instantly fell in love, the two were soon engaged and were quite happy. Tragedy struck soon after the engagement when the young Nixa died of Meningitis at only 21 years old. Minnie was inconsolable but found comfort in Nixa’s younger brother, Alexander, who became the new Tsesarevich. There is a story that on his deathbed, Nixa took the hands of Alexander and Minnie and joined him, his way of giving his consent for the new match. At first Alexander and Minnie didn’t care for each other and everyone thought that the two would make an odd match, Alexander was over 6 feet tall, was nicknamed “The Russian Bear” and was a very quiet simple, and introverted man. Minnie on the other hand was quite tiny, which she made up for with a bubbly personality and a love of extravagance. The two grew to love each other and had one of the happiest royal marriages of the time, in fact Alexander was the first Romanov ruler since Tsar Ivan V to not have a mistress. Their happy marriage was made happier by the births of 6 children, 5 of whom lived to adulthood. The couple’s happiness was short lived, when Alexander died at only 49 years old in 1894. This left Minnie’s son, the 26 year old Nicholas, Emperor of Russia. Minnie had never been too political, preferring to use her influence elsewhere, but she was an early adviser of her son and had influenced some of Alexander’s policies as well. Soon Minnie realized that her son was not keen on her advice and for the most part kept out of politics. With revolution looming, however, Minnie and many other members of the Romanov family pleaded with Nicholas, and his wife Alexandra, to make drastic changes in order to preserve the monarchy. These pleas were in vain when Nicholas, after much unrest in the capital of Petrograd, abdicated the throne on behalf of himself as well as his son Alexei, on March 17, 1917. Minnie’s youngest son Michael was next in line, he decided that the best course of action was to only accept the throne if there was a vote held in which the people decided they still wanted a monarchy, no vote ever happened and with that decision the Romanov Dynasty which lasted for over 300 years suddenly ended. Maria escaped the revolution and spent the rest of her days in her native Denmark viewed as a symbol of a time long gone and as the unofficial head of the exiled House of Romanov. She died in Denmark on October 13,1928, ten years after her sons Nicholas and Micheal, and Nicholas’ family were killed. To her dying say she refused to believe that they were murdered. At the time of her death she had survived her in-laws, her beloved husband, all of her four sons, her daughter-in-law, and 5 of her grandchildren.

[cluelessrebel1988]

A video I made of all the canon characters and OCs currently in @theconvergenceroleplay. The song is “Marching On” by OneRepublic

The Characters are as follows: 

Supernatural

Naomi (Amanda Tapping)

Jenna Winters (Odette Annable)

Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki)

Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles)

Charlie Bradbury (Felicia Day)

Kevin Tran (Osric Chau)

Jo Harvelle (Alona Tal)

Ruby (Katie Cassidy)

Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino)

Eileen Leahy (Shoshannah Stern)

Crowley (Mark Sheppard)

Castiel (Misha Collins)

Max Banes (Kendrick Sampson)

Andrew "Drew" Haraldson (Grant Gustin)

Harry Potter

Taylor Weasley (Melissa Benoist)

Dominique Weasley (Indiana Evans)

DJ Lake (Seán William McLoughlin)

Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)

Fred Weasley (James Phelps)

Alexandra Summers (Idia Eisley)

Lily Potter II (Holland Roden)

Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright)

James Potter II (Dylan O'Brien)

Lucy Weasley (Saxon Sharbino)

Molly Weasley II (Zena Grey)

Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler)

Colin Creevey (Hugh Mitchell)

Victoire Weasley (Amber Heard)

Tom Riddle (Frank Dillane)

Logan Mills (Munro Chambers)

Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)

Seamus Finnigan (Devon Murray)

Shona "Nani" Duncan (Zooey Deschanel)

Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)

Teddy Lupin (Luke Newberry)

Dean Thomas (Alfie Enoch)

Miles Thomas (Ryan Potter)

Lysander Scamander (Colin Ford)

Lee Jordan (Luke Youngblood)

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge)

Natasha Romanov (Scarlett Johansson)

Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings)

Angie Martinelli (Lyndsy Fonseca

Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell)

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie)

Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr)

Booker Harmon (Michael B. Jordan)

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)

Peter Parker (Tom Holland)

Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce)

Elektra Natchios (Elodie Yung)

Mantis (Pom Klementieff)

Leslie Shade (Kylie Furneaux)

Peter Quill (Chris Pratt)

Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)

Nebula (Karen Gillan)

Leo Fitz (Iain de Caestecker)

Daisy "Skye" Johnson (Quake) (Chloe Bennet)

Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen)

Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)

Sherlock

Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss)

John Watson (Martin Freeman)

Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch)

Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey)

Anthea (Lisa McAllister)

Mary Watson (Amanda Abbington)

Irene Adler (Lara Pulver)

Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves)

Eurus Holmes (Siân Brooke)

Doctor Who

Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)

Jack Harkness (John Barrowman)

Jayda Osmi (Nicole Bonifacio)

Jacob Robens-Osmi (Tristan Wilds)

Sky Smith (Sinead Michael)

Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman)

Percy Jackson

Hylla Ramirez-Arellano (Eiza Gonzalez)

Annabeth Chase (AnnaSophia Robb)

Hazel Levesque (Amandla Stenberg)

Frank Zhang (Booboo Stewart)

Kaiser Jäger (Max Riemalt)

Leo Valdez (Jake T. Austin)

Nico di Angelo (Jakub Gierszal)

Rachel Elizabeth Dare (Luca Hollestelle)

Will Solace (Burkely Duffield)

Zoë Nightshade (Anjli Mohindra)

Jackie Long (Melissa Benoist)

Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (Victoria Justice)

Clarisse La Rue (Leven Rambin)

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman)

The Vampire Diaries

Elijah Mikaelson (Daniel Gillies)

Katherine Pierce (Nina Dobrev)

Davina Claire (Danielle Campbell)

Damon Salvatore (Ian Somahalder)

Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley)

Lexi Branson (Arielle Kebbel)

Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev)

Caroline Forbes (Candice King)

April Young (Grace Phipps)

Rebekah Mikaelson (Claire Holt)

Indiana 'Indie' Davis (Lily Collins)

Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R McQueen)

Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham)

Vicki Donovan (Kayla Ewell)

Tyler Lockwood (Micheal Trevino)

The Hunger Games

Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields)

Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman)

Madge Undersee (Abigail Breslin)

Finnick Odair (Sam Clafin)

Dexterous LaFevers (Colin Ford)

Glimmer (Leven Rambin)

Christopher 'Kit' Odair (Douglas Booth)

Johanna Mason (Jena Malone)

Shilo Mellark (Alex Pettyfer)

Annie Cresta (Stef Dawson)

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)

Thresh (Dayo Okeniyi)

Willow Mellark (Emily Rudd)

Merlin

Morgana Pendragon (Katie McGrath)

Gwaine (Eoin Macken)

Percival (Tom Hopper)

Lancelot (Santiago Cabrera)

Hunith (Caroline Faber)

Balinor (John Lynch)

Mordred (Alexander Vlahos)

Merlin (Colin Morgan)

Freya (Laura Donnelly)

Rielle (Indiana Evans)

Kara (Alexandra Dowling)

Sir Leon (Rupert Young)

Once Upon a Time

Peter Pan (Robbie Kay)

Graham Humbert (Jamie Dornan)

Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison)

Grace (Alyssa Skovbye)

Helena (Tristan Mays)

Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla)

Felix (Parker Croft)

Elsa (Georgina Haig)

Zelena (Rebecca Mader)

Aurora (Sarah Bolger)

Anna (Elizabeth Lail)

Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue)

Anastasia (The Red Queen) (Emma Rigby)

Fiona (The Black Fairy) (Jamie Murray)

Divergent

Christina Kravitz (Zoe Kravitz)

Eric Coulter (Jai Courtney)

Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley)

Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes)

Fox Marvel

Kassandra Dare (Nicola Peltz)

Amily Jacobs (Elle Fanning)

Daisy Oliviera (Tori Kelly)

Jubilation Lee 'Jubilee' (Lana Condor)

Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan)

Charles Xavier (James McAvoy)

Chase Maelstrom (Asa Butterfield)

Sean Cassidy (Caleb Landry Jones)

Ajax (Francis) (Ed Skrein)

Alex Summers (Lucas Till)

Ellie Phimister (Brianna Hildebrand)

Jasper (Lindsey Morgan)

Hope Cooper (Zendaya)

Anise Lovett (Adelaide Kane)

Peter Maximoff (Evan Peters)

Brooklyn Winters (Crystal Reed)

Laura Kinney (Dafne Keen)

Jean Grey (Sophie Turner)

Star Trek

Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch)

James T Kirk (Chris Pine)

The Maze Runner

Thomas (Dylan O'Brien)

Minho (Ki Hong Lee)

Elizabeth (Maia Mitchell)

Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangsta)

Harriet (Nathalie Emmanuel)

Sonya (Katherine McNamara)

DC Cinematic and Television Universes

Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist)

Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes)

Thea Queen (Willa Holland)

Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards)

Hunter Zoloman (Teddy Sears)

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell)

Melanie Silver (Saoirse Ronan)

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)

The Joker (Jared Leto)

Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanaugh)

Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)

Jesse Quick (Violett Beane)

Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh)

Chato Santana (El Diablo) (Jay Hernandez)

Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten)

Floyd Lawton (Deadshot) (Will Smith)

Clark Kent (Superman) (Henry Cavill)

Ray Palmer (A.T.O.M) (Brandon Routh)

Adrian Chase (Simon Morrison) (Josh Segarra)

Sara Lance (Caity Lotz)

Barry Allen (Grant Gustin)

Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy)

William Clayton (Jack Moore)

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) (Gal Gadot)

Mon-El (Mike Matthews) (Chris Wood)

Winslow Schott Jr. (Jeremy Jordan)

Zoe Lawton (Shailyn Pierre-Dixon)

Jae-Yoon Hyunsik (Park Chanyeol)

Iris West (Candice Patton)

Dante Ramon (Nicholas Gonzalez)

Star Wars

Bennal Derek (Bradley Cooper)

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

Aeli Serit (Shailene Woodley)

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)

Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn)

Armitage Hux (Domhnall Gleeson)

Alter'Li Fond (Holland Roden)

Callen Derek (Kellen Lutz)

Barriss Offee (Nalini Krishan)

Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman)

Rey (Daisy Ridley)

Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)

Lord of the Rings

Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly)

Legolas Greenleaf (Orlando Bloom)

Thranduil Greenleaf (Lee Pace)

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)

Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)

Raviel (Rachel McAdams)

The Mortal Instruments and Shadowhunters

Max Lightwood - TMI (Jack Fulton)

Cecily Herondale - TMI (Alexandra Daddario)

Shane Burciaga (Adam Lambert)

Magnus Bane - SH (Harry Shum Jr.)

Louis Adams (Dylan O'Brien)

Amelia Lockhart (Madison McLaughlin)

Clarissa 'Clary' Fray - TMI (Katherine Mcnamara)

Alec Lightwood - SH (Matthew Daddario)

Kayden Jacques - SH (Victoria Justice)

Jace Lightwood - TMI (Jamie Campbell Bower)

Maia Roberts - TMI (Meagan Tandy)

Disney Live-Action

Belle (Emma Watson)

Evie (Sofia Carson)

Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy)

Little Red Riding Hood (Lila Crawford)

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale)

Mal (Dove Cameron)

Jay (Booboo Stewart)

Ben (Mitchell Hope)

Giselle (Amy Adams)

Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites)

Carlos De Vil (Cameron Boyce)

Twilight

Jane (Dakota Fanning)

Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli)

[peachriffer]

Review: Jack Romanov - The Smoking Room Sessions I

Jack Romanov isn’t your typical, singer-songwriter type. He’s not some eccentric guy living in an apartment downtown with an old comic book collection. No. He’s not swooning ladies with the way he pushes his hair back while he bites a guitar pick or crushing beers at some college dorm party. No. Jack Romanov isn’t your typical, singer-songwriter type because Jack Romanov isn’t even a person. He’s a four-piece band and this is their first EP.  

The Review 

I like this EP. I don’t know the details of where it was made. Maybe there’s an actual location called “The Smoking Room” that I’m just not aware of but I think the name describes the project well. This project feels like it was made in a smoke filled room. 

The guitar work from Micheal Mirabella, Sean James Sweeney, and Estaban Cajigas ooze with macho attitude. The sweat and the grime clearly shines through in their performances. Sonically, everything on this EP projects a dejected and dissatisfied outlook towards... well, everything. This is a mood that’s helped by Aiken’s tired, laid back vocals. Everything feels soaked in grief and gin and I love this feeling. With The Smoking Room EP, Jack Romanov have successfully displayed their fantastic sense of atmosphere. It’s all bittersweet and heartbroken like smiling through tears. This EP is like a war vet, it’s seen some shit.

I have one big setback though. The mixing is consistently not consistent throughout the EP. Nick Aikens finds his vocals buried often. This is especially true at the beginning of It Must Be Hard To Be a Bird In The City where I struggle to hear his lyrics under the effects, guitars, and piano. Nick lands close to a good place in the mix during the middle two songs but I never quite feel like they hit that mark completely.

The performances themselves are nice, I’m just not a fan of the production. It’s too muddy for my taste. I like the drums, I like the guitar, I like Nick’s voice, and at it’s core, the songs are solid. The presentation just doesn’t communicate this very well. The Smoking Room Sessions is a good EP that has meat. The meat is just lost in the sauce.

Favorite songs: No More Loose Ends (All Mine), The Day I Thought the Pope Died

Least Favorite song: Sometimes I Repeat Myself

Listen.