#anna petrova

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a couple lines i really liked from ashita no nadja

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Anna Petrova

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𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙣𝙖 😍😇😇

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Hello there Anna "Grandmother" Petrova fans.

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Sisters, Mothers, Aunts, Daughters and Wives

In honor of International Women's Day aka 8th of March, here are some of my favorite female characters from TVD.

Happy 8th of March if you celebrate! ❤☺🌹

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20 Day Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge: Day 10 [insp]

Favorite Apparatus: Hoop

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I've decided to start a tournament

Since I've been doing these fandom polls I decided to take the opportunity to see who tumblr thinks is the strongest TVD character. This isn't a perfect list there are definitely character I didn't add. Dark Josie vs Kai was round 1, so this is round 2.

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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR OC

Name

Alyona Petrova

Nicknames

She goes by the nickname Aon, but it's actually her real name now, as she hasn't used her full name for over a decade. Anna, a girl from her clan who she has grown very fond of over the years, calls her Yoni.

Age

Born on the 21th January 2035 

Pronouns

She / Her

Sexuality

Heteroflex (all people she would say she had something going with, that could be described a relationship where men, but doesn't mean she didn't already fall for / can be interested in women as well girl, consider it after all those man-failures

Hair Color and style

She has black hair and wears it differently over the years, but never longer than down to the shoulders. She went from that shoulder length to a buzzcut, then to the pixie cut/undercut-style and grows it back a little longer in 2077+

Eye Color

She used to have natural blue eyes. Her optics are blue-ish as well but a lot lighter and since it's tech they have an “artificial touch”. Depending on the light you probably wouldn't notice that she has implants though. I would describe it as icy-blue.

Height

Something around 1,78 m

Body Type

She had a lot of training in close combat fighting and works with heavy machinery and therefore is really athletic. Besides that she does small workouts/exercises to stay in shape.

Personality

She is a really funny person who likes to laugh if you can put up with a lot of sarcasm and teasing. But she can also get very serious when the situation calls for it. She can be very impulsive and act rashly, but she tries to stop this uncontrolled behavior bit by bit with more thoughtful action and to grow from it. Although she carries a lot of heavy shit around with her, she tries not to let it show and can be a very caring and relaxed friend once you get along with her.

Tattoos

She has a big tattoo of a Lynx that’s surrounded by some raven feathers on her back. Gregori, a member of her clan, did on her a few years after she joined the nomads.

Piercings

She has a septum piercing, besides that nothing more. She didn't even want it in the first place. But it was a funny night with a lot of cheap vodka and she and some of her friends in the clan played a “do-or-dare”. In the end she weaseled out and let Gregori pierce her nose. Though both of them were so wasted the other day they couldn't even remember what the other choice was. After all, she really liked it so kept it.

Any definable features such as: Birthmarks, Scars, Freckles, Beauty Marks, Accent when they talk, Lisp, Natural slurring of words, Walk with a subtle limp, ect.

She has many thin scars on her face from a fight with her stepfather, the Russian accent when she speaks English and a quite gritty voice.

Hobbies

She loves nature and spends a lot of time there whenever possible. Short or long walks or even a hike are therefore among her hobbies. She also started learning her father's craft as a teenager and has been forging her own knives ever since. I don't know if you would call it a hobby, but she regularly writes diaries and makes little sketches to accompany the entries. Then there's her fascination with old movies and music, which she spends a lot of time and money collecting and of course consuming.

Gang/Occupation {Mox, Max Tac, etc}

She used to be in a nomad clan but she and many others parted ways with the family due to some heavy shit that went down.

The group stayed together, but since they settled down and don't travel the land it probably isn't right to still call them nomads. But since most of them never knew any other life they still like to use the term for themselves and formed their own clan and call themselves “The Lynxed” (a play of words of “lynx” and “jinxed”).

You probably also could say she is an “honorable member” of Barghest since she does a lot of work for them.

Do they smoke?

She does, not extremely heavily, a normal amount like 5 – 10 cigarettes per day, depending on what she does / where she is. Can be more tho if she is stressed out.

Do they drink? If so, what's their poison of choice?

You can spark her interest with quite some things as long as it isn't too fancy. She prefers strong liquors like vodka and whiskey in their pure form or really subtle drinks like a Gin Tonic or a Moscow Mule. Though she doesn't drink a lot, rather a nightcap at the end of the day from time to time or when there is something to celebrate. Or if she has to go to one of Kurt´s parties. There she drinks a lot.

What do they usually wear on a normal day?

A normal day in her world would be in the workshop. So practical clothes that can, and 100% will, get dirty. Cargopants, heavy boots, some kind of t-shirt or tank top underneath a harness with tools or a jacket. Later in the evening when the work is done she would slip into some more comfy clothes. Normal pants, some ripped jeans or anything that is laying around and a fresh shirt. Everything in black or dark gray or brown tones.

What do they wear when they "Get dressed up"? And what would be considered a "special occasion" to them {such as an "Oh they're gonna be there so I have to look my best." Or an "It's our anniversary".}

If it was for her she never would “get dressed up”. When she is meeting with clients or is traveling she already dresses (in her eyes) in a more “fashionable” or “business” kind of way. The only reason she would wear something fancy is if she attends one of the Sapphire parties. And then Kurt chooses something for her. After several times she refused to take what he got for her she wears a blouse, some sort of blazer or bolero jacket, suit pants and some elegant flat shoes. She always says she looks like a corpo-doll, but does him the favor if he wears something else than his usual military clothes as well.

What do they smell like? {For example: they smell like cinnamon flavored liquor, cigarettes, leather, and motor oil.}

The smell of the tobacco she smokes clings to her like a shadow and therefore is the most present smell that defines her, especially when she is not in the workshop. But it's not overly heavy or harsh and has a slightly sweet note. It's also the classic smell you'd expect from someone who works all day with machinery, engine oil and other heavy tools. Leather, a little damp. I like to think of it as the smell of a car workshop, since it's kind of hard to describe.

How do they walk? Do they sway their hips? Do they walk with a sense of determination? Do they bounce as they walk? Etc.

She walks very purposefully, upright and with a certain steadfastness. You could say rather inelegant, but she makes a very confident impression.

Are they more of an early bird or a night owl?

She can be both depending on the mood/mental condition or workload, but prefers to stick to her schedule of waking up pretty early and getting a lot of things done during the day so she has a few hours of freetime she can spend with her hobbies, friends or family. Doesn’t work out every time since she’s a workaholic though.

If you had to use one word to define them, what word would you use?

Stong(er than she thinks)

What words or catchphrases do they say that's unique to that character?

There is nothing really outstanding in my opinion. She can get really creative with teasing names or descriptions of Kurt, but besides that I can't think of anything.

Favorite Season

Winter. You could argue that she maybe would like something warmer since she is stuck in snow and ice most of the time of the year, but she is used to it and is not a big fan of the heat.

Favorite type of weather {Thunderstorms, sunny, etc}

Is fog the weather? I just say it is. She really loves foggy mornings in the woods and in Dogtown (even if that fog always looks a bit concerning). Besides that she loves thunderstorms and rain. The raw power of nature.

Do they have someone they're with relationship-wise? If so, who?

Colonel Handsome

Main Ship/Pairings

My OTP is Kaon (Kurt Hansen + Aon)

Side Pairings

You could probably call the other relationships she had side pairings though I don't really put much effort into thickening the plot around them. There was a boy in her youth named Anatoly, or short Tolik, the classic teenage-romance-thing. After that she had something going with a guy named Yakov from the clan she joined but that was a rather short experience too.

Favorite/Self-indulgent Pairings

Still Kaon. Besides that I don’t mind some of the Baddieghest ships with their female OCs :smug_kurt_emoji:

How do they show affection to their loved one?

Her loved ones have to endure a lot of teasing, name-calling and sometimes small gestures like nudging or light punches in the side - all affectionately. She also shines through acts of service or by simply spending quality time with the person. She is a very good listener and tries to get to the bottom of problems and solve them somehow. However, she is not a fan of public displays of affection. She can be very touchy and even cuddly or sweet when she is alone with the person she cares about, but otherwise she tends to hold back in this regard, as she has had rather bad experiences in previous relationships and through her life circumstances. It's a kind of "unfavorable protective instinct" because she doesn't want to paint a big red target on the back of the person she cares about, so to speak. That's why she can sometimes come across as rather cold.

How do they sit in a chair?

Leaning, you could say she is lounging rather than sitting. Sometimes she also has her legs crossed. Depending on what kind of chair it is and how entertaining or boring the given situation is, she would lean her elbows on her haunches and adopt the classic "I have to support my head to avoid falling asleep" posture.

How do they sit in a chair {uncomfortable version}

Back straight, legs together at the knees. Like a guilty child who has done something wrong and has to wait to be told off (something she has already experienced many times).

What do they wear to bed?

A shirt and underwear in Dogtown and something warmer in Russia. Some sort of thermo-clothes, leggings, shirt or a hoodie.

How do they usually sleep? {Side sleeper, back, fetal position, backwards, nest sleeper, blanket mountain, etc}

Arms and legs all over the place and shifting around a lot. Blankets and pillows always get lost during the night and go to the floor. She wakes up a few times as well but when there are strong arms of a particular Colonel around her, that hold her in place, she can sleep a lot calmer.

How do they sleep in a place they don't know? {Can't due to anxiety, in small bursts of sleep that are short lived, holding themselves, etc}

It takes her a few nights to get used to a new place, but she is not particularly uncomfortable as she is used to traveling and has certainly slept in many different places. She wouldn't use up all the space of her bed or whatever she sleeps on and keeps her pillow and blanket very close to her. You could say a lot less carelessly. And just in case: her knife at hand.

Do they have to have a form of "white noise" in order to sleep? {The sound of a fan, the sound of rain, the sound of a city, etc}

She has become used to the quiet hum of the generators from the mine that power the heating and other technical equipment. She doesn't need them to sleep comfortably, but it's strange to sleep in complete silence.

What's a place they go to feel comfortable, that's their "spot" they always go when they're upset?

In the forest near the mine, there is a clearing with a huge old tree that could be something like "the heart of the forest". When Aon saw it for the first time, her jaw dropped and she has been enchanted by this place ever since. She brought some old shipping containers to the spot and built herself a hideaway or hut near the old tree. In this little "home" she has also set up a really old-school forge where she makes her knives and other sharp things. It's also the place where she always goes to write her diaries because she knows no place that can beat it for silence and peacefulness. In fact, she is very strict about her privacy there. Only Anna and Kurt are allowed to accompany her there. And to answer the question: Of course it is also the place she goes when upset. There's nothing better than cooling off a little by shouting into the forest and getting the tension out.

What do they do when they're nervous? {Fidget with jewelry, pick at nails, bite nails/lips, play with knife/zippo lighter, etc}

I love that the suggestions are already play with knife and zippo because exactly that is the case. And shaky legs, when it's a situation where she has to sit somewhere.

What is their "tell" for lying?

You can tell very quickly if she is lying because she's a terrible liar. The first sign is always that she clears her throat and can't maintain eye contact with the person she's talking to. She also talks faster than usual and gets nervous very quickly. All in all, she would rather slay you with the truth, no matter how hard it is.

What is their favorite color?

Teal

Favorite flower/plant

She's not a flower girl but she likes all sorts of wood since she knows a huge variety of it through her knife crafting. Her favorite tree is the Oak.

Favorite sweet of choice

I'm going to cause an uproar with this, but: licorice

Do they have any pets? If so, tell me about them

A dog living on a junkyard She had a cat in the mine for a few years. Well, it wasn't her cat, but the clan's cat, as they had brought it from her old family. His name was Bill, an old, feisty geezer, but he liked the open, wide space where he could roam, find lots of hiding places and catch mice. He wasn't exactly a cuddly friend, but from time to time he came to get a few pats. Sooner or later old age got him but everyone has at least one story about old man Bill at hand if you ask. 

Another animal friend that Aon meets is a female raven. The intelligent but teasing animal lived in the abandoned mine that Aon claimed as her own. It was a kind of twist of fate when she and the other nomads were looking for shelter when the animal's harsh cawing led them to this very place. The raven was initially skeptical about her new roommates, but she soon gained a lot of trust in the woman with the sharp blades.

What are their triggers {If they have any}? If so, what calms them down?

She has agoraphobia, so she is quite easily overwhelmed by large crowds and wants to get out of there as quickly as possible. For example, she never goes to the public area of the black market in Dogtown because it's too packed for her in some areas. What can bring her down here is if she has someone with her who she really trusts 100% and who "looks out for her" in a way or if she just gets the fuck out of there. Another big trigger is the fear of failing, disappointing someone or doing something wrong that has consequences for others. Here it is usually enough to talk her down and try to convince her that everything is okay. She is very protective of the people who are important to her. Another small thing that luckily has rarely happened is that when she gets completely out of breath she can panic quickly because it always brings her back mentally to the night her stepfather tried to strangle her. It takes a few minutes to get out of the crisis. But as soon as she regains control over her body, the anxiety disappears relatively quickly.

If they could visit anywhere in the world, where would they go and why?

There is not really a place that sparks her interest so much that she would plan something like a vacation there or something like that. It's always rather a nice circumstance when she comes somewhere for work where she's never been before and enjoys it. Even if Russia and especially the part of Siberia where she lives seems rather unreal, she likes it best there. If she really had to choose, it would probably be Canada, Alaska or even Iceland (I hope it still exists in 2077 lol). It's similar enough to what she calls home but less hostile in terms of climate and most likely also socially and politically. Exactly which part of these countries she would visit, however, would be more of a spontaneous decision. Probably more remote and lots of nature anyway.

What is their favorite comfort meal?

Anna´s Bliny. With a sweet topping.

Do they have a food they hate?

She can't really cook besides the most basic things and isn't a foodie or picky eater so she won't complain much about anything that's served to her, but definitely prefers homemade/fresh meals instead of some stale plastic fast food.

What is their favorite {non-alcoholic} drink?

Everyday starts with a cup of black coffee.

What are their plans for the future {if they have any}?

For a long time, her only plan was to survive. After crossing the Grim Reaper a few times, she has in a way gotten used to this “one day at a time” lifestyle. She is very perfectionist and ambitious when it comes to her craft, so she wants to keep her business going, not least because she has a responsibility to her people. At least until 2077, her life is turned upside down again. After that, Kurt's plans for the future become hers too.

What's a song that "fits" them?

If I had to choose a theme song for her it would be Arlekino.

Give me 5 facts/random bits of information about them

- She always carries a small hand-carved Lynx figure made of Blue Apatite around with her, that her father once made. It is her talisman.

- She's missing two molar teeth on the right side of her mouth she lost in a fight

- In addition to her native Russian, she speaks fluent English and decent Polish. She also has a basic knowledge of Mandarin due to some contacts in Asia.

- Her knife is called Claw

- Her favorite movie is Kill Bill Vol. 1

Give me their backstory {can be long, or brief.}

Alyona Petrova had a bright future as a high-ranking engineer on the SovOil payroll ahead of her – education, prestige and a fat wallet for the rest of her life. Growing up in the corruption-ridden heart of Moscow, however, this was not a life Aon could have imagined for herself. A troubled teenager who had problems fitting into that society she never felt she belonged to, an ambitious and abusive stepfather who tried to integrate her into his world by any means necessary – in the end an explosive mixture. She is forced to flee from her “home”, from the henchmen of the Secret Police and basically anyone who tried to collect her more than considerable bounty. Manslaughter, attempted murder and industrial espionage are not minor crimes – although she didn't commit any of these herself and only served as a scapegoat. While on the run, Aon was taken in by a group of nomads only a short time later, and made herself a name as a mechanic and engineer in the Russian underground and large parts of the USSR.

Unfortunately, this connection was also doomed to failure.

To this day, her base of operation is an abandoned and forgotten SovOil coal mine frome where she runs her small but more than lucrative business. Whether guns or heavier war machines – you have the blueprints of as yet unreleased weapons of mass destruction and a few special requests? She is your contact.

Due to unforeseen and rather unfavorable circumstances for her at the time, she came into contact with a certain Militech Colonel in the mid-2060s. The initial tension between the two quickly evaporated and a friendship developed, and later more. Hansen used her skills and contacts to build up his own black market empire in Night City. The knife he wears on his uniform was a gift - A gesture Aon only makes to her closest confidants and important persons in her life.

Free Space! Give me any sort of extra information about them you'd like to share

She's the first female OC I really spent time creating a lore for. And I love her more than any other character I ever came up with and will drag her through all fandoms to come.

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Opera on YouTube

I've shared links to complete opera performances before, but I love to share them, so I thought I'd make a few masterposts.

These list are by no means the only complete filmed performances of these operas on YouTube, but I decided that ten links for each opera was enough for now.

By the way, some of the subtitles are just a part of the video, while others require you to click CC to see them.

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Hamburg Philharmonic State Opera, 1971 (Nicolai Gedda, Edith Mathis, William Workman, Christina Deutekom, Hans Sotin; conducted by Horst Stein; English subtitles)

Ingmar Bergman film, 1975 (Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Birgit Nordin, Ulrik Cold; conducted by Eric Ericson; sung in Swedish; English subtitles)

Salzburg Festival, 1982 (Peter Schreier, Ileana Cotrubas, Christian Bösch, Edita Gruberova, Martti Talvela; conducted by James Levine; Japanese subtitles)

Bavarian State Opera, 1983 (Francisco Araiza, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Brendel, Edita Gruberova, Kurt Moll; conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle, Manfred Hemm, Luciana Serra, Kurt Moll; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles)

Paris Opera, 2001 (Piotr Beczala, Dorothea Röschmann, Detlef Roth, Desirée Rancatore, Matti Salminen; conducted by Ivan Fischer; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2003 (Will Hartman, Dorothea Röschmann, Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau, Franz Josef Selig; conducted by Colin Davis; no subtitles) – Act I, Act II

La Monnaie, Brussels, 2005 (Topi Lehtipuu, Sophie Karthäuser, Stephan Loger, Ana Camelia Stefanescu, Harry Peeters; conducted by René Jacobs; French subtitles)

Kenneth Branagh film, 2006 (Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Benjamin Jay Davis, Lyubov Petrova, René Pape; conducted by James Conlon; sung in English)

San Francisco Opera, 2010 (Piotr Beczala, Dina Kuznetsoca, Christopher Maltman, Erika Miklósa, Georg Zeppenfeld; conducted by Donald Runnicles; English subtitles)

La Traviata

Mario Lanfrachi studio film, 1968 (Anna Moffo, Franco Bonisolli, Gino Bechi; conducted by Giuseppe Patané; English subtitles)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1987 (Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis; conducted by Bernard Haitink; Italian and Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 1992 (Tiziana Fabbricini, Roberto Alagna, Paolo Coni; conducted by Riccardo Muti; English subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1994 (Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci; conducted by Georg Solti; Spanish subtitles)

Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, 2003 (Stefania Bonfadelli, Scott Piper, Renato Bruson; conducted by Plácido Domingo; Spanish subtitles)

Salzburg Festival, 2005 (Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson; conducted by Carlo Rizzi; no subtitles)

Los Angeles Opera, 2006 (Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson; conducted by James Conlon; English subtitles)

Opera Festival St. Margarethen, 2008 (Kristiane Kaiser, Jean-Francois Borras, Georg Tichy; conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer; English subtitles)

Teatro Real di Madrid, 2015 (Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Juan Jesús Rodríguez; conducted by Renato Palumbo; English subtitles)

Teatro Massimo, 2023 (Nino Machiadze, Saimir Pirgu, Roberto Frontali; conducted by Carlo Goldstein; no subtitles)

Carmen

Herbert von Karajan studio film, 1967 (Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers; conducted by Herbert von Karajan; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1978 (Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo; conducted by Carlos Kleiber; English Subtitles)

Francisco Rosi film, 1982 (Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo; conducted by Lorin Maazel; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1987 (Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles)

London Earls Court Arena, 1989 (Maria Ewing, Jacque Trussel; conducted by Jaques Delacote; English subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1991 (Maria Ewing, Luis Lima; conducted by Zubin Mehta; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Arena di Verona, 2003 (Marina Domashenko, Marco Berti; conducted by Alain Lombard; Italian subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2006 (Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann; conducted by Antonio Pappano; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Metropolitan Opera, 2010 (Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Opéra-Comique, 2023 (Gaëlle Arquez, Frédéric Antoun; conducted by Louis Langrée; English subtitles)

La Bohéme

Franco Zeffirelli studio film, 1965 (Mirella Freni, Gianni Raimondi; conducted by Herbert von Karajan; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1977 (Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by James Levine; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 1979 (Ileana Cotrubas, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by Carlos Kleiber; no subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1993 (Cheryl Barker, David Hobson; conducted by Julian Smith; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Regio di Torino, 1996 (Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by Daniel Oren; Italian subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 2003 (Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Marcelo Alvarez; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Zürich Opera House, 2005 (Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Marcello Giordani; conducted by Franz Welser-Möst; no subtitles)

Robert Dornhelm film, 2009 (Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón; conducted by Bertrand de Billy; no subtitles)

Opera Australia, 2011 (Takesha Meshé Kizart, Ji-Min Park; Shao-Chia Lü; no subtitles)

Sigulda Opera Festival, 2022 (Maija Kovalevska, Mihail Mihaylov; conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev; English subtitles)

[doyelikehaggis]

TVDU Rarepair Rowboats

So, I put all (or at least the ones I could find) of my "rarepair rowboats" in a google doc and linked to it in my pinned post, but I wanted an easier to access list of my TVD and Teen Wolf pairings, so this is the TVDU pairings. If they have a [d] next to them, they also include a drabble/ficlet. I'll keep updating the list the more moodboards I make.

The Vampire Diaries/The Originals

Kai x Kol [d]

Delijah [d]

Klefan [d]

Beklena: 1, 2, 3 [d]

Denzo: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 [d]

Klamon: 1, 2 [d]

Dark!Beklena [d]

Rebekah x Tatia Petrova [d]

Enzo x Klaus [d]

Bonora [d]

Rebekah x April Young [d]

Katherine x Emily Bennett [d]

Bonnie x Nora x Liv [d]

Bamon: 1, 2 [d]

Jeremy x Anna x Vicki: 1, 2 [d]

Stexi: 1, 2 [d]

Caroline x Hayley [d]

Bonbekah [d]

Matt x Jeremy x Tyler [d]

Caroline x Stefan x Lexi [d]

Bonnie x Hayley [d]

Baroline [d]

Carenzo [d]

Damon x Luke Parker [d]

Klaus x Stefan x Hayley [d]

Monique Deveraux x Davina Claire [d]

Kol x Josh Rosza [d]

Jenna x Jo [d]

Klaus x Lexi [d]

Caroline x Seline [d]

Liv Parker x Georgie Dowling [d]

Liz Forbes x Carol Lockwood [d]

Miranda Sommers x Liz Forbes 

Jeremy x Anna x Kol 

Jo x Meredith [d]

Elena (TVD) x Freya (TO) [d]

Bamenzo [d]

Bonnie x Katherine [d]

Bonnie x Liv x Tyler [d]

Bonnie x Tyler x Caroline [d]

Mabekah [d]

Barolena [d]

Elena x Matt [d]

Bonnie x Lexi [d]

Bonnie x Anna 

Gia x Rebekah

Jo (TVD) x Sheriff Machado (Legacies)

Valerine [d]

Kennett [d]

Elena x Freya [d]

Legacies

Lizzie x Alyssa 

Dark!Josie x Sebastian

Sebastian x Landon 

Hope x Kaleb [d]

Landon x MG [d]

Lizzie x Maya: 1, 2  [d]

Josie x Rafael x Landon [d]

Sebastian x MG [d]

Dark!Hizzie [d]

Josie x Sebastian [d]

Landizzie [d]

Hope x Landon x Roman [d]

Hope x Alyssa [d]

Alyssa x Rafael [d]

Landon x Nia [d]

Alyssa x Penelope: 1, 2  [d]

Sebastian x Hope [d]

Landon x Penelope [d]

Josie x Alyssa [d]

Henelope [d]

Jed x Alyssa [d]

Kaleb x Jed [d]

Jed x Rafael [d]

Hope x Ryan Clarke [d]

Lizzie x Ethan [d]

Josie x Maya [d]

Hope x Ethan [d]

Josie x Jed [d]

Landon x Wade 

Landon x Cleo [d]

Cleo x Hope x Landon [d]

Lizzie x Penelope [d]

Ted x Chad [d]

Landon x MG x Jed [d]

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Anna Petrova

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Roza Shanina ᡣ𐭩 ´ˎ˗

Roza Georgiyevna Shanina was born April 3rd, 1924, to parents Anna Alexeyevna Shanina and Georgiy Mikhailovich Shanin. Not much is known about her early life, only that her father was once a logger and at the age of fourteen, she walked 200 kilometres across the taiga to the rail station and travelled to Arkhangelsk to study at college. She excelled quite well with her studies, but due to her family's financial struggles, she had to move out on her own to support herself. Shanina left home with little money and almost no possessions, and before moving to the college dormitory, she lived with her oldest brother, Fyodor. In 1938, Shanina became a member of the Soviet youth movement. Shanina received little financial support from home and in 1941, she took a job in kindergarten. She studied in the evenings and worked in the kindergarten during the daytime. The children liked Shanina and their parents appreciated her. Shanina graduated from college in the 1941–42 academic year, when the Soviet Union was in the grip of World War II.

She received a death notification in December of 1941 for her 19-year-old brother, who had passed in the siege of leningrad, Leading to her going to the military commissariat to ask for permission to serve. that time, the Soviet Union had begun deploying female snipers because they had flexible limbs, and it was believed that they were patient, careful, and attentive, Meaning roza was accepted as a contributer to the red army. She started her training at the 'central Women’s Sniper Training School' where she then met 2 friends (Kaleriya Petrova and Aleksandra "Sasha" Yekimova) who soon became her closest friends. Roza scored highly during her training and graduated with honors. On 2 April 1944, Roza joined the 184th rifile division where she was appointed as commander of that platoon.

"I've killed a man." Concerned, the other women ran up saying, "That was a fascist you finished off!"

She received the award for killing 13 enemy soldiers while subjected to artillery and machine gun fire between april 6th-11th, 1944, her sniper tally increased to 17 confirmed enemy kills. Roza was awarded her first military decoration, the Order of Glory 3rd Class, on 18 April 1944. She became the first servicewoman of the 3rd Belorussian Front to receive that order. She crawled through a muddy trenches each day at dawn to a specially camouflaged pit which overlooked German-controlled territory and often used counter-sniper tactics to take out german troops.

August 31st of that year, Shanina's Battle count reached 42 kills and by September, she reached 51. Roza was awarded her second military distinction, the Order of Glory 2nd Class for intrepidity and bravery displayed in various battles against the Germans in that year. On 12 December 1944, an enemy sniper shot Shanina in her right shoulder, She wrote in her diary that she had not felt the pain, "the shoulder was just scalded with something hot." Although the injury, which Shanina described as "two small holes", seemed minor to her, she needed an operation and was incapacitated for several days.

JANUARY 28TH, 1945.

Shanina was severely wounded by a nearby grenade attack and was later found by two soldiers disemboweled, with her chest torn open by a shell fragment. There we multiple attempts made to revive her but she died the next day in northwest of an east Prussian village.

[lesser-known-composers]

Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823) - Sonate Op 6, No.2 First Movement -

Anna Petrova-Forster, piano

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Sink

Postcard from Russia Artwork by Anna Petrova (pastelanna.com) sARTurday

[livlepretre]

Hi ! First of all, thank you for your fics, which are amazing !!! I can't wait for the next chapter of Fairytale Ending - the way you write the characters and go deep in Elena's psyché is really really cool. I never understood why some people found her boring or disliked the character, when she's actually a very strong and brave woman...

Anyway, I was wondering if you had seen the videos made by Anna Petrova on YouTube: she has done several on Elena and Klaus, but also Elena and the Mikaelsons, and it is actually gold ! The music, the edits... they give me chills everytime I watch them...

Lots of love from France and have some great holidays !!! 💕

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Hello there! Thank you so much for your kind comments!!

I have seen her videos and I LOVE them! I look at klena videos on youtube frequently to amp myself up for writing :)