#romitri family

[rosemairebelikova]

🕯️🩸Third times the charm?!?🩸🕯️

[beautifulsnake2162020]

Okay now that I have polls I'd like to do a quick survey.

If there's more than one answer choose the main one first then in your reblog put the other answers in your written post. If there's an option that's not here (because tumblr limited the choice options) then just PM it to me. Thank you

[crushthelivingfluff]

Mila and Ana Belikova aesthetic. Dimitri and Rose’s daughters.

[cana-alberohyeah]

Interesting developments among the vampire academy cast! Jonetta’s “I think we all know 👀” UMMM yeah I’m 100% sure kieron and daniela are dating ☕️ if it’s true, will this impact kieron and sisi’s chemistry? who knowsss

[sixthfinger]

SPOILERS FOR VA EP 5

unpopular opinion: i actually don’t mind the strigoi mikhail thing. it’s actually kind of the perfect set up for a bunch of other stuff. there’s soooo much there for sonya’s character. his death works as a catalyst for both the development of her spirit magic and her growing darkness. his friendship with rose is also a huge deal. we get to see her guilt and her grief over his death. that was a huge part of her development in the books (with mason), and it will likely play a similar part here. in the books, a few of her allies turn strigoi - ms karp, then natalie, and only then dimitri - but in the show mikhail is the first. just in general, his death and the events leading up to it are a huge character development moment for everyone around him.

now, the consolation: i don’t think he’ll stay dead for long. chances are he’ll either get brought back through spirit (which is impossible in book canon, i know, but i don’t think the show cares Too much about that) or it’ll be a romitri-on-the-bridge-in-blood-promise type of deal.

if anything, at least we know that the show won’t be shying away from strigoi plots. 

[shawtygonemad]

This one has me in actual tears. Omfg! 🤣

[tulip-lost]

My Roza

[kate-read-that]

Just informing you guys that Dimitri and Rose have an army of kids because Dimitri loves kids and after their first son Rose realised she did too. Besides, they totally have twin sons who look just like Abe and make Rose regret everytime she caused mayhem, until they're old enough to clean their messes up and then Rose starts helping them spread the chaos 🖤

[vafanartbytimi]

Belikova family portrait

[vi-llainvibes]

I thought I would be really angry after episode 8 (and I was at first) but I’m just extremely sad.

When Romitri were fighting I wanted to cry. Rose just wants someone to fight for her. Her mother isn’t present, she doesn’t know her father, Lisa’s family (aka the only family Rose had) is dead, Lisa doesn’t want her to be her guardian and Dimitri isn’t willing to fight for their love.

I would have had a mental breakdown a long time ago.

[rosemairebelikova]

“Then, just as I thought I’d lose my hold, I got a good grip on the stake. And like that, the stake came down over his heart. It was done.

Behind me, people were clapping, but all I noticed was Dimitri. Our gazes were locked. I was still straddling him, my hands pressed against his chest. Both of us were sweaty and breathing heavily. His eyes looked at me with pride— and a hell of a lot more. He was so close, and my whole body yearned for him, again thinking he was a piece of me I needed in order to be complete. The air between us seemed warm and heady, and I would have given anything in that moment to lie down with him and have his arms wrap around me. His expression showed me that he was thinking the same thing. The fight was finished, but remnant of the adrenaline and animal intensity remained.”

- Shadow Kiss

[rinadragomir]

1 episode reaction

They try SO HARD to make it look like Bridgerton is it even legal?😑 1) they stole queen's personality 2) unnecessary sex scene in the beginning with characters we don't even know yet. Actually the whole introduction scene was much worse than the actual episode. Idk why they fucked up the first impression this much ;-;

I actually enjoy looking at guardians, they're the best part of the episode🌝

Mikhail and Sonya, my babies, my cottagecore parents, most beautiful people in this show, god bless your acting 🙏🏻

The main problems: 1) songs that don't fit any scene they're used in. Where they even found those cheap 2009 "cool party" tracks? 2) poorly written dialogues as characters introduction. They try TOO HARD to make us understand who is who in that 2007 fanfiction style. That girl is a kind princess so she compliments everyone, that girl is a cool tomboy so she wears boots under the dress, that guy is a bad boy��� so he FUCKS 😱etc

Good thing they focused on Lissa/Rose friendship! Love these two

Dimitri is fine😌 I approve, the acting in 100% my Дима ✨yes I'm still not over him not being Russian but ugh we got what we got(

I really like the first Lissa/Christian dialogue, but don't you think they went too early with all of that "sTaY wItH mE"? Let them just tease each other from afar idk?😐

Dimitri/Rose interactions 🌝 yummy yummy ima eat

Okay thank God they didn't pretend Lissa's mental problems don't exist. It's a huge part of the books, so I'm glad it's here

Wait how does this "sun kills vampires" even work here? One scene - Lissa is burning alive, next scene - she's perfectly fine riding a bike in the middle of the day, hiding under a translucent umbrella?.....

I actually find it interesting Lissa and Rose only finding out they're connected in the show. Not a bad change, not at all

Dimitri you little bitch don't look at us like that, it was your job to make sure we're safe, shoo shoo, go and do that hot shit u usually do on the roof 😤

" I think unicorn in moroi is Lissa" I—

Wtf no really what the fuck?.. rip funny book Christian, you won't be forgotten😔🪦🙏🏻

Hey they added Janine's mad note! I'm glad)😌

Rose/Mason out of nowhere romance... Hm listen I'm not some mad Romitri shipper that can't accept other options (I mean I AM but hush!), but where it came from? They gave us such nice "school friends" dynamic and then ruined it in 5 seconds.

Same for Lissa/Christian. I'm ready for all the ships, just give me some time to start asking for it myself. They don't tease us with interesting dialogues or interactions, they just say "these two are in love👍". Great but where? It would be better if we got Rose/Mason kiss in maybe episode 4. But this is just way too fast for me, not awful, just fast

"Lissa keeps my heart in a right place" 🥹🥺

So since Lissa can be a queen without any family members.... No Jill?🥺 Like she's not important for the plot anymore, so... No Jill🥺 they left Eddie without his Jill🥺

For the first episode: 6/10

[crushthelivingfluff]

Oscar Belikov aesthetic. Rose and Dimitri’s son.

[kate-read-that]

PLEASE READ THE TAGS THIS IS AMAZING HAHAHAHAHA

an au where dimitri doesn’t get turned and they spend their entire christmas pretending not to be a couple while abe glares at them suspiciously and janine dumbly praises them for becoming such a good team

[tulip-lost]

Rose Hathaway, by Richelle Mead.

[beautifulsnake2162020]

Episodes 3 and 4 of VA reaction

These parts will be divided into Show only non-spoiler as much as I can and the latter part discussing with memories from the book that won't be a spoiler or in spoiler territory:

First for the show only people: - Definitely better than the first two (and I hope this means the end for the friends with benefits with Mason relationship but I highly doubt it knowing Julie Plec and her love triangles from Vampire Diaries).

- Episode 4 was definitely my favorite one. I hope this means the episodes will get better as we go along but I will be skeptically optimistic.

-Okay so my inner thoughts were correct in that they definitely moved up the events of Frostbite and Shadow kiss. Some parts I will admit were done nicely, but it would have been better if there was an indication of how much time would have passed. The only reason I know a lot of time has passed was because of my memories of the book which happened much more naturally compared to what we see in the show. And for that I am scared that for show only fans the gradual Romitri scenes that are now emerging may also feel rushed because we have no indication of how long the time skip is between each episode or sometimes among the events that take place. To any show only fans currently reading this, please know that several months have passed and that in the books the events that you see have a longer period of time, so the progression was much more natural.

-Okay so from what I'm sensing, Tatiana Vogel seems to be a new character because from what I remember the religion practiced was Russian Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox Christianity and last time I checked there were no priestesses. Why do I suspect that she's going to be the Tasha Ozera stand in for a potential love triangle with one of our ships (I won't mention which).

-Viktor Dashkov being gay now finally explains why he has adopted daughters but I still wish that J and M didn't force Mia and Sonya to be siblings. Not because I don't like family dynamics but a world is supposed to be that - A WORLD. You're not related to everyone, nor do you know everyone, it's almost as if it might become another Once Upon a Time convoluted family tree because if you find the connections somebody at the very least dated or is related to someone else in Story Brook (one of my least favorite things but to keep it within topic).

-Possibly controversial take: Mikhail and Sonya definitely earned that sex scene in episode 4. Out of all the romances so far, theirs is the one that earned on - screen intimacy. How will Mikhail react to Sonya's darkness and will she or won't she do the same thing she did in the books - I don't know but now I'm much more invested ngl.

-YES Dragozera not being forced to do kissing scenes because they definitely have not earned it yet. Don't get me wrong I'm also still rooting for them but before this point, any make out scenes they've had didn't feel earned.

-YES Christian and Rose scenes, and Christian and Dimitri scenes. I APPROVE OF DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS! And I'll be honest I like how they made both the characters and the audience question if Strigoi really were the unfeeling monsters they are. The Christian and Dimitri scene was my favorite non-Rose or non-Lissa scene so far.

-And it seems that my theory of the forced sexual relationship between Rose and Mason to show how shallow it is seems to be proving right. AND YES I KNOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEAR EQUIVALENT OF HIGHSCHOOL TEENAGERS WHO ARE ABOVE LEGAL AGE SO OF COURSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE STUPID IN RELATIONSHIPS! But here we see exactly why in the long term, they wouldn't have worked out. For all the flirting, competitiveness and hooking up they've been doing (which I think is more of a blow off some steam casual thing rather than the meaningful love making kind) while there is still care and affection for each other it's not really a healthy kind of relationship. Mason was right in saying that Rose puts in little to no effort to actually get to know Mason beyond what she needs to the point wherein she sometimes forgets that he has a life beyond her. But Rose was also right in telling Dimitri and the other Guardians what happened because she was so concerned for Mason only for him out of jealousy to misinterpret that as only being for selfish reasons. Mason also neglects to see the genuine growth Rose has made ever since Dimitri came into Rose's life and that she really isn't the same reckless person who just throws away the rules which was made to protect Lissa.

-AND OMG ROMITRI YES I LOVE IT! Okay credit where credit is due, they did improve on how the Mentor - Mentee relationship started, but I really wish we also got to see them go through it. In the books there is a deliberate structure to Rose's routine that shows how long it was and what she and Dimitri actually do (which I wish they explained it more because for show only fans they wouldn't pick up why running is so important). BUT OMG THE DANCE IN THE CLUB, THE BENCHMARK TRAP FIGHT FROM SHADOW KISSED, THEIR LAST CONVERSATION DISCUSSING HOW WHAT ROZA DID WAS BRAVE OMG!

(Don't rush it please I'm just expressing my excitement and titilation)

-Speaking of OMG moments, JANINE HATHAWAY DID NOT GET ENOUGH TIME! This is going to sound redundant but in the books she had much more impact with how Rose thought about her life choices to the point wherein she even encouraged Dimitri to take a certain offer (not spoiling it for show peeps). But in the show it seems like it was more of a soundboard just for Rose to rebel. Don't get me wrong she still talks back in the books but there was a genuine mutual exchange (albeit with very estranged and hurtful words) whereas with the show it seems like she is just rebelling (I'm not sure if I'm even making enough sense so far);

-Viktor becoming spirit bound is a twist that I like and it would actually prove useful for him to gaining insight on what Rose and Lissa's bond could be like and why he knows that it exists and they have it.

-Minor pet peeve - why did they change Dimitri's friend from Ivan to Alexei? Is there another Ivan character that we will eventually meet?

Okay and now for fellow book readers: A discussion/ramble

-The Jesse Zeklos in the show seems to be the most likely candidate to turn strigoi based on what his reactions to them and to even the idea of it is. In his last sex scene with silver it's almost as if he was contemplating what would happen if he did turn strigoi and how it would actually feel like. On one hand if they are going this route then I don't mind he's a dick, but I'm also not sure because the big strigoi twist is for Dimitri. Like that is the whole point of the last 3 books, especially Blood Promise. I hope they don't replace this Dimitri twist with something else because my gosh was it well done in the books.

-On the one hand I do understand why they want to keep Mason around longer because a love triangle is almost always more entertaining (in the perspectives of the writers because how the fuck else are they going to think). But him not dying when they have moved up the events from Frostbite makes it feel wierdly missing because although book Rose did not intend to use him, he still followed her exactly because of his crush on her and that is the guilt that shapes and follows her for the rest of the series. TV Rose and Mason however have had a sexual relationship and if my theory proves to be true, he is needed longer to act as a foil to the Romitri relationship. And I can't believe I'm saying this but we already have Adrian Ivashkov for that. And I would argue that Adrian is an almost better foil for the Romitri relationship because on paper Adrian could give everything Rose may want except for being Dimitri or Lissa. He could give her money, life's comforts and if she wanted, he could even give her a baby dhampir and he would be cool with it (at the time of the main series, by the end we know that Dimitri is capable of making Roza his baby mommy). He however has his own set of issues. What I'm saying is if they really wanted the love triangle aspect and if this show gets a season 2 then I can't wait for Adrian to show up (and end up eventually with Sydney).

That's all I have in mind folks btw @rinadragomir what's your rating for Kieran's "Roza"?