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two sides of the same coin - for two eyes of each dead

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Anastasia Survey

 stolen from my-bicepsburg

Why is Anastasia special to you? I was introduced to the story when I was 10.  I love stories in general, and some just naturally stick with me more than others.  This one really stuck.  Add in the fact that I adored Dimitri, and have now had a 20 year crush on that character, and there you have it.

Do you prefer musical, movie or real life Anastasia?  All three.  Was that an option?

Which one of the impostors should have been the real Anastasia in your opinion? None.  I’ve done a lot of research on the Romanovs over the last two decades, and sadly none of the impostors were her.  I have little respect for them now because I know they were fake.  I do feel a bit sorry for Anna Anderson though, because I do think that after awhile she believed her own story and due to her mental instability, she could not tell the truth for herself anymore.

Favorite song? In the film, it is Once Upon a December.  In the stage play, it is In A Crowd of Thousands.

Least favorite song? In the film, probably Learn to Do It (Reprise) and in the stage show, it would have to be Land of Yesterday (cos I’m always anxious to get to Crowd of Thousands.)

Would you have been friends with Anastasia? I would like to think so. I like pranksters and people who don’t take themselves too seriously.  

Favorite character? Dimitri/Dmitry.

Least favorite character? Probably Gleb.  Not because of anything the character does in the show, but because the fandom has over romanticized him.  He’s supposed to be like Javert -- believable and understandable, but not a genuine love interest, despite what his feelings may be.

Favorite cast member? In the film, John Cusack. (I’ve followed his work ever since, and he was an absolute sweetheart when I met him last year).  In the show, I genuinely can’t pick.  I love all the main cast too much.

Favorite characteristic of Anastasia? Her sassiness.  I’ve tried to emulate it as I’ve grown up.

Tony categories it should have been nominated for? Best Actress in a Musical (Christy Altomare), Best Song (In A Crowd of Thousands), Best Stage Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Derek Klena), Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (John Bolton), Best Music Score (Terrence McNally).  Just...all the awards.

Unpopular opinion? I think the final confrontation between Gleb and Anya is really anti-climactic.  All that build up and then he just drops the gun and cries on the floor?  I can’t seen it ending any other way in that situation, but it was still just...meh.

Have you seen it live?  Yes.  Twice -- once in the Hartford Previews, and once on Broadway.

When did you become a fan of it?  When I was ten and the movie came out.  When my BFF and I read in 2014 that they were adapting it for the stage, we decided then and there, we would see it when they did.

If you could travel through time and meet Anastasia, which question would you ask her?  Are you happier at home in Tsarksoe Selo or on the Standartt?

Part of the musical/movie that makes you sad?  Watching the final moments/attempted survival of the Romanovs (the prologue of the film and the Last Dance of the Romanovs in the stage play).

Favorite fact about the real Anastasia? That she was a huge prankster who never lost her sense of humor -- she was pranking and teasing the soldiers even in her final hours at Ipatiev House.

Favorite quote by Anastasia? The few quotes we have from letters from the real Anastasia are all sad, so I won’t quote those here.  From the film, it’s “Men are such babies!” and from the stage show, it’s “The Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov would beg to disagree, Dima!”

Opinion on the movie and its inaccuracies?  They don’t bother me.  It was never intended to be a historical re-enactment.  It’s a fairy tale, based in a mystery from history -- a mystery never near explained until 50 years after the live action film and ten years after the Don Bluth animated film.

Opinion on the Royal Misfits backstage vlog?  It gives me life on Tuesday.  I’m endlessly amused by it.

Opinion on the musical?  I love it.  (Check out my blog the last year for proof.)  It took a story I already loved and made me love it even more.

Which character do you relate to?  Probably Lily (from the stage show).  Funny, stuck in the way things were, sassy, and a side character in most main stories.

Dream cast for the musical?  They can’t have a more perfect cast than they already do.

Do you wish there was a really good mini series about NAOTMAA?  I’d kill for one.  But I’d mainly cry through it, I’m sure.  Cos I’d already know what was coming.

Do you want to have a live action remake? Who would you cast in it?  It could be really good!  I’d want the stage show cast though.  I’m picky like that.

Favorite costume?  Anya’s costume for the ball in the 1997 movie/stage show.

Favorite Anastasia related video?  Probably the Anya/Dimitri one to Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon that’s on youtube.  It’s a few years old, but it’s perfect.

Favorite fanart?  Anything focused around Crowd of Thousands. 

Favorite thing about the story?  It’s a tie between the Conman and Princess finding a happily ever after and the Dowager Empress’ sassiness.

Do you speak Russian? A little.  Just everyday terms such as “hello,” “goodbye,” “thank you,” “I love you,” etc.

Would you like to travel to Paris and St. Petersburg? I love to travel, so...YES.

Have you been to Paris or St. Petersburg? I’ve been to Paris (it was overrated, but it was also the height of anti-American sentiment, so I’d probably enjoy it more now).  I still have not made it to St. Petersburg, but it’s one of the top four places on my list.

Opinion on Dimitri Sudayev actually trying to save the real Anastasia?  I think it’s a cool fact, if it’s true.  I looked into it, but I only find it spoken on fandom pages for Anastasia that claim to link to real sources, but the information on the links contradicts itself.  For instance, it says that it’s hidden in FSB records, but that said records were scrubbed almost thirty years ago.  Sounds fishy to me...

Do you believe Anastasia survived? It has been proven that she did not.  It’s sad, but there it is.

Have you ever visited the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg?  Not yet, but I plan to before I die, assuming we don’t go to war with Russia.

Opinion on replacing Rasputin by Gleb in the musical?  It works well, in terms of historical accuracy.  I felt bad for Rasputin getting a bad name in history (although, it wasn’ because of Anastasia; any film with Rasputin painted him as evil).  And I enjoyed having a Javert style antagonist. I missed the humor that Rasputin brought though.

Do you have the music box and/or the necklace?  Yes, I do actually.

Have you met one of the cast members?  Yes. I’ve met two of the 1997 movie cast (John Cusack and Christopher Lloyd) and almost all of the main stage cast (minus Caroline O’Conner, who didn’t stage door that night.)

Have you seen the 1956 movie?  Yes.  I own it actually.

Do you have something in common with Anastasia or even look a little like her?  Sadly, no.  Unless you count my penchant for sassiness and a stubborness that gets me into trouble.  Oh, and I do get attracted to con men, so we have that in common.

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Yuletide 2019 Letter

Dear creator,

Thank you for taking your time to check my requests. I know my requests can sound a bit tricky, but please don’t be discouraged. I wish you will have good time writing first and foremost!

My AO3 is Tren, if you wish to check it out.

Likes: comedy, casefics, canon compliants, AUs, time loops, bodyswaps, roleswaps, “being hoisted by your own petard” plotlines, snark, pettiness, rivals, enemies to friends to lovers, violence, friendships and character bonding,

DNW: explicit sex, A/B/O, mpreg, rape depicted as positive (so no “it’s okay, because the other person enjoyed it/it was what they truly wanted”), trans headcanons, soulmate AUs, stories ending with surrender to fate/destiny, fourth wall breaking in canons where that doesn’t occur, word “queerplatonic”.

Also, I included what ships I’m okay with in each fandom. Please do not include any ships that aren’t canon and I have not allowed in those sections (if you feel really strongly about a ship, you can ask through mods just in case, if I didn’t include my opinion on it).

Additionally, while I almost never request fanart as possible medium, because I prefer my main gift to be fic, I would be very okay with receiving fanart treats.

                                                REQUESTS

MACHIKADO MAZOKU | THE DEMON GIRL NEXT DOOR

I have only watched the anime adaptation.

Momo Chiyoda, Yuuko Yoshida

I almost missed this hidden comedic gem of summer season. It was such a great mix of hilarious comedy and heartwarming character interactions I ended up loving it.

I want to see more misadventures of Momo and Yuuko. Whether it be their training Yuuko's training or Yuuko making sure that Momo actually eats proper meals. If you want to include other characters I'm definitely up to it. I would also love to see Momo interacting more with Yuuko's sister and lying through her teeth about being part of Yuuko's army of darkness. Or more dream invading shenanigans with Yuuko accidentally helping Momo's mental state. I would also love to see more of Ancestor's evil sheming going absolutely nowhere, because Yuuko is too much of a good person, or rather demon. I would also love an outsider's POV of a random magical girl who comes to the city to check up the situation and gets caught in Momo's and Mikan's frantic attempts to hide the true state of affairs. 

AUs and ships 

I'd rather not get setting changes for this AU, as I love the demons and magical girls setup of the story. That being said I would love any divergence. Maybe Momo fell for it and agreed to join Momo's side at the end of the story. What if Yuuko's sister suddenly awakened to magical girl powers? Or maybe Yuuko and Momo end up bodyswapping due to some magical accident.

I definitely ship Momo and Yuuko, but I also love the natural domesticity they have in the series even though neither of them really considers romance. So if you want to go into romance, whether you give them a chance to confess their feelings or write a pre-relationship story will make me happy.

DORORO (ANIME 2019)

Hyakkimaru

I love the whole idea of someone’s sense and body parts being stolen with them. The process of Hyakkimaru regaining his body parts is fascinating and the main draw for me. You don’t have to concentrate on this aspect, but just a few mentions will go a long way for me.

I would love some sort of youkai of the week story. Hyakkimaru and Dororo having to figure out how to find it. Bonus points if Hyakkimaru’s newly regained senses become an asset/inconvenience when facing the youkai.

I asked for Hyakkimaru, because he is tied to the aspect of the story most interesting to me, but I’m okay with fic not focusing on him, especially for some of AU suggestions bellow.

AUs and ships

The “regaining body parts and senses” plotline is such a huge draw for me, I’m not big on any AUs that change the setting (unless you can somehow incorporate that aspect). Also I love how much the show commits to the gruesome warring states aesthetic, so I would definitely love to see more of that.

However, I’m all for canon divergences or roleswaps. Like messing around with the order in which Hyakkimaru got his senses back. Or a roleswap AU where it’s Mio who is cursed and killing demons. Or Mio somehow surviving the attack, which results in Dororo and Hyakkimaru desperately trying to keep her alive despite the wounds she sustained. Or a bodyswap between two characters with Hyakkimaru being extra overwhelmed by suddenly having all senses and limbs, and the other character struggling to navigate his half-complete body.

I have no strong ship preferences here. I’m okay with Hyakkimaru/Mio, but if you have a strong preference for some other ship I probably won’t mind (just don’t make it the focus of the fic). I would prefer Hyakkimaru and Dororo’s relationship to remain platonic, though.

ビースターズ | BEASTARS

I’m reading the manga chapters as they come out, so don’t worry about spoiling anything for me or incorporating new developments. 

Legosi

He’s beauty, he’s grace, he’s a teenage grey wolf with a lot on his plate.

I love Legosi as a character. He has great interactions with literally everybody and keeps getting himself in a lot of trouble without even trying. I would love watching how he bounces off other characters. I would especially love a case fic. I really enjoyed his investigation of Tem’s death and would love to see him solving other crimes/problems. Whether it be Rokume asking Legosi for help with yet another investigation, Yafya pushing him into doing something or Louis just grabbing him out of the street, because he needs a trusted person to help him find the truth, all those scenarios would be great. I would especially love, if someone was helping Legosi bounce off the ideas. I’m not picky about who it is, chose whichever character you like. Whether it be Louis, Haru, any classmate, theater member, Rokume or Legosi’s grandpa, they are all valid choices.

If investigation is not really your cup of tea, you can go for some other adventure. Maybe some story from when Legosi was working part-time for Gouhin? Or Legosi’s struggle with drama club stuff. Maybe an AU where Legosi ends up having to be an actor in some different circumstances?

AUs and ships

Setting influences the characters so much I can’t even imagine divorcing them from it. However, I don’t mind any Canon Divergences.

I’m okay with pretty much any ship for Legosi, other than shipping him with his family.

SPY X FAMILY

I'm reading the chapters as they come out, you are free to incorporate any new developments.

Yuri Briar

Look I was sceptic about Yuri when he got first introduced, but then I saw the utter mess he became in the presence of his sister and her husband, and just feel in love with how bad he was at feelings. Between his blind adoration for his sister and his love-hate for Lloyd, he's just an entertaining mess.

I would love more shenanigans with him. Maybe he starts stalking their house in free time to make sure his sister is okay and Anya notices him, because he is thinking so loudly she can't do her homework. Or he follows Yoru and Lloyd on date and agonizes over how lovey-dovey they appear to him. Or both Yoru and Lloyd have assignments to take care off and are forced to ask Yuri to babysit Anya. I would enjoy seeing him interact with anyone in the Forger family, whether it be Yoru, Lloyd or Anya.

AUs and ships

I don't mind setting changes, but would want the relationship between the characters to remain similar in nature to the canon one. On that note I don't have much AU suggestions for this. The canon setting and relationships are interesting enough that I don't really see how they could be improved, but hey if you have an idea go for it. 

 As for ships, while Lloyd and Yoru are always a valid ship, I do have a weakness for younger brother characters having a love-hate relationship with their sister's boyfriend. Which is why if you want to include Yuri having one-sided feelings for Lloyd, a suggested threesome or something like that go for it. My only request is to make sure Anya won't be miserable with whatever outcome you chose.

少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト -Re LIVE- | Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-

I'm playing on global server, but I don't mind being spoiled for stuff from japanese one. Just take into account I'm not following what happens there.

Tsuruhime Yachiyo

Yachiyo stole my heart from the moment I saw her. I love the cool and mysterious air she cultivates around herself. How she is very outspoken, but at the same time knows exactly how to keep secrets. She's the type of character I enjoy a lot and would love to see even more of her. I enjoy the relationships she has with other Edels and her unexpected friendship with Mahiru. But if you also want to show her interacting with other characters I would be fine with it. As per canon I would love all things theater. I love the discussion about the plays and character's constant drive to improve. I would enjoy some glimpses into the preparations for "Elysion", since I find it fascinating and it was what helped to bring the current Edels truly together as a team. But any other play canon or not is a fair game. I also really loved Sherlock Holmes one.

AUs and ships 

I'd rather receive no setting changes for this canon, as I love the theater shenaningans this canon offers. However, I don't mind some canon divergences or other type of stuff. Maybe Yachiyo ends up going to a different school? What if she went to Seisho instead and got caught up in the Banana's time-loop shenanigans (I know she's technically a year younger, but well this is an AU corner, so no reason to sweat small details)? Roleswap could also be interesting with Yachiyo being the head of Edels who everyone look up to while Akira and Michiru are the first years instead.

As for the ships I'd rather Michiru wasn't in relationship with anyone. I'm okay with hints or mentions of her and Akira being a thing in the past, but I'd rather it wasn't a present thing. Other than that I don't have any strong preferences, so you are free. However, to give an example here are some potential ships with Yachiyo I would love: 

- Yachiyo/Akira - I loved them as a two romantic leads of "Elysion" and even if canon won't give me anything more to go by I will ship it. I also think Yachhiyo is the most likely to see through Akira and accept her for who she is. After all she too is keeping a mask over her true feelings.

- Yachiyo/Shiori - Yachiyo is very supportive of Shiori, I feel like the two of them could really make it work. They both respect each other and work hard together.

- Yachiyo/Mahiru - Arsene and Moriarty! I loved their little stunt together and it really felt like the two of them found a common ground during the Sherlock event. I love their friendship, but I would certainly enjoy seeing them get together, too.