#agrafena alexandrovna svyetlov

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Mitya: Your lipstick looks great!

Grushenka: It tastes even better ;)

Mitya: I know.

Grushenka:

Mitya:

Grushenka: Hey, why are your teeth pink?

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*on nineteenth century Russian twitter*

Grushenka: who tf is burning down my kitchen

Mitya: making breakfast for my beautiful wife :)

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Mitya: How about September 25th for the wedding?

Grushenka:

Mitya:

Mitya: Oh

Mitya: I forgot to propose, didn’t I?

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Grushenka: Are you drunk?

Mitya: Only on my love for you.

Mitya: And gin. And vodka. And bourbon. And gin.

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Ivan: Where’s Dmitri Fyodorovich?

Alyosha, knowing full well Mitya has his head stuck in a tuba after he and Grushenka told him to leave it alone, and that he was told to cover for Mitya while he gets his head unstuck from the tuba: ... who’s Dmitri Fyodorovich?

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Grushenka: I just want to hear those three little words.

Mitya: I love you.

Grushenka: Try again.

Mitya, grumbling: I will behave.

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Mitya, pointing at Grushenka: That’s my girlfriend, fuckers!

Alyosha: ...your wife, Mitya.

Mitya: My wife! Even fucking better!

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Grushenka: My food’s too hot. I cant eat it.

Ivan:

Mitya: You’re too hot but I still eat you!

Ivan, slamming his hands on the table: ONE DINNER.

Ivan: ONE PEACEFUL DINNER IS ALL I ASK.

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Mitya, before being sent to Siberia: I know you're deflecting by making jokes about how hot you are.

Grushenka, crying: It’s not a joke, I’m a legit snack!

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Katya: Agrafena Alexandrovna. You're really campaigning for bitch-of-the-year, aren't you?

Grushenka: As defending champion, you nervous?

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Grushenka: Top reasons to get married?

Mitya: Firmly saying 'That's my wife!' And knocking someone out in one punch.

Grushenka:

Mitya: and love, I guess.

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Decided to do some more of these! Here are some Dostoevsky love interests and supporting characters! Let me preface this by saying that I already did all the Crime and Punishment supporting cast in another reblog of this post, so check that out before you ask me about any of them. And now, without further ado…

Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov (The Brothers Karamazov): cuckoo

- Smerdyakov, being a Karamazov in all but name, is also a bird

- extremely clever birds

- often associated with insanity, as Smerdyakov drove Ivan to madness

- very deceptive birds! Parasitic cuckoo species will lay their eggs in other songbirds’ nests so that the parent cuckoos don’t need to spend their own energy/resources on raising the offspring. Then, when the baby cuckoo hatches, it kicks all the other eggs out of the nest to eliminate competition and imprints on the mother of the eggs it just killed (so basically these psycho birds trick other birds into raising their offspring, and the chicks kill all their foster parents’ biological offspring)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svyetlova | Grushenka (The Brothers Karamazov): magpie

- ooh shiny things!

- attraction to beautiful things could represent materialism or hidden depths behind superficial beauty

- intelligent birds that symbolize deceit, opportunism, and illusionism, as well as new love and prosperity

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva (The Brothers Karamazov): lion

- big, beautiful, and dangerous animals

- symbolize pride, courage, and nobility

- Katya is one of Dostoevsky’s proudest characters, which is part of why she’s so spurned by Mitya’s betrayal. She’s also said to come from nobility, and she shows great strength and courage in her condemnation of Mitya to save Ivan

Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin (The Idiot): jaguar

- vicious, stealthy ambush predators, like Rogozhin himself

- kill their prey by biting directly through the skull and into the brain, kind of like how Rogozhin seeps into Myshkin’s mind and poisons his brain by the end of the novel (also I just think the brutality is fitting for Rogozhin)

Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova (The Idiot): King cobra

- mysterious and alluring but also EXTREMELY deadly (with a neurotoxic venom that can kill or blind the victim if not treated immediately)

- symbolizes intuition, strength, unpredictability, and defensiveness (all of which describe Nastasya to a T)

- also symbolizes enchantment, danger, poison, sexuality, and (if Dr. Google is to be believed) sexual urges (which fits Nastasya perfectly)

Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchina (The Idiot): swan

- extremely beautiful, majestic, and proud, but also so fucking loud and aggressive holy shit calm down

- swans will attack for literally no reason, same as Aglaya

- I was attacked by a swan once and it was Not Fun

- symbolizes purity and love, but also pride and arrogance

Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky (Demons): praying mantis

- an insect, plus the males get eaten after they have sex (kinda like pathetic ol Stepan Trofimovich simping for Varvara Stavrogina for decades)

- symbolizes peace, focus, and concentration (which fit with Stepan Trofimovich being an academic)

Varvara Petrovna Stavrogina (Demons): Canada lynx

- I don’t have a great explanation for this one it just fits her vibe

- idk something about a predator of the tundra (but not something giant and intimidating) just feels like Varvara Petrovna

- apparently they’re associated with introspection and patience (and god knows Varvara Petrovna is patient with her son)

Ivan Pavlovich Shatov (Demons): boreal owl

- symbolizes wisdom, vision, and insight (reflecting Shatov’s spiritual awakening)

- according to the internet (please correct me if I’m wrong), the Cree people believed the boreal owl’s screech/whistle to be a summoning call to the spirit realm, which fits pretty well with Shatov’s religious convictions and return to idealism and spirituality (I’m white and I’m getting this info from google, so if there are any Cree people seeing this, please correct me if I’m wrong!)

- very shy and elusive owls, much like how Shatov avoids his old friends

Alexei Nilych Kirillov (Demons): crow

- highly intelligent birds, associated with teamwork and reciprocity (reflecting Kirillov’s intellectual aptitude and selflessness)

- symbolizes death, transformation, and adaptability (reflecting Kirillov’s dream of killing himself to further the cause, as well as to conquer fear of death and bring about the era of the Man-God, in which human will is our only God)

So I’ve decided to make a list of the daemons of some Russian lit main characters

I didn’t do anyone from War and Peace because the fic “Of Dust and Daemons” over on AO3 perfectly represents all those characters (Sorry I can’t find the authors on Tumblr). I’m only listing main characters here, so send in asks if you want me to do specific characters!

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment): domestic cat

- Tries to convince everyone he’s an asshole but impulsively does nice things

- Still kind of an ass

- Very smart and kind of manipulative

- Superiority complex

- Wants everyone to leave him alone but gets mad when Sonya/Razumikhin/people in general don’t pay attention to him

- Specifically, I think his daemon would look like Pangur from @pangur-and-grim

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov (The Brothers Karamazov): harpy eagle

- loud and intimidating

- Ready to throw hands always

- Big and looks kinda dumb (just like Mitya)

- All the Karamazovs are birds

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov (The Brothers Karamazov): Snowy owl

- adapted for frigid cold environments (like the godless world we live in)

- Dignified

- Proud

- Owls are a symbol of wisdom, and snowies look like they have the wisdom of having seen god and laughed in his face

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov (The Brothers Karamazov): barn owl

- Quiet but wise

- Looks like a friend

- Symbolizes inner wisdom and intuition, both of which Alyosha has in droves

- Bird like his brothers, but softer and smaller

Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin (The Idiot): golden retriever

- So so sweet

- Just wants to help

- Friend shaped

- Eternally optimistic

- Kind of clumsy (just like Myshkin, who can be very socially clumsy)

- Can act like a service dog when Myshkin is about to have a seizure

Pyotr Stepanovich Verkhovensky (Demons): margay

- Looks cute and unassuming but is actually dangerous

- Margays mimic the calls of baby monkeys in order to lure in their prey (which honestly sounds right up Verkhovensky’s alley)

- Big eyes and innocent expression are adorable and friend-shaped but the friend is a lie

Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin (Demons): North American mink

- sleek and pretty but also very aggressive

- Like SO aggressive holy shit

- Promiscuous mating habits lol

- Literally drown birds what kind of nightmare creature is this

- Surprisingly smart

Anna Arkadyevna Karenina (Anna Karenina): chipmunk

- Can use its cuteness to look unassuming

- Actually pretty clever

- Playful in its own way

Evgeny Vassilyevich Bazarov (Fathers and Sons): Golden eagle

- Very smart

- Excellent flyers, just like Bazarov is excellent at leaving people behind

- Very intimidating

Arkady Nikolaevich Kirsanov (Fathers and Sons): jack Russell terrier

- very enthusiastic and hyper

- very loyal (Readily follows Bazarov without much questioning)

- Pretends to be tougher than it is

The Underground Man (Notes From Underground): mole

- I don’t think this one needs explaining

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Grushenka: Katerina Ivanovna said I’d “rue the day.”

Mitya: What does “rue” mean?

Grushenka: No one knows!

Alyosha [on computer]: I got it! “Roux: a mixture of fat and flour used in sauces and soups!”

Mitya: Katya called you a fat flower?

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Grushenka: I lost my earring in the ocean!

Alyosha: Grushenka, there's people that are dying.

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Grushenka:I'm so proud of Dmitri.

Rakitin: Why?

Grushenka: Last night he got so drunk he didn't recognize me.

Rakitin: Okay, but...why would that make you proud?

Grushenka: Because when I tried to take his shirt off to change it he stopped me and said, 'No, stop! I have a fiance.'

Rakitin: You're made for each other.

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Mitya: Alright, give me your hair dryer.

Katya: What are you talking about?

Mitya: Don’t you carry one in your purse?

Katya: Have you ever met a human woman?

Mitya: [later] Hey, do you carry a hair dryer in your purse?

Grushenka: Of course, I’m not an animal.