#sfth ballet on the battlefield

[artstantpansies]

IT'S OFFICIAL!!! THE SHOOT FROM THE HIP CALENDAR IS COMPLETE!!! here's my contribution for the month of january :DD

as of yesterday it's in the boys' hands!!! it was absolutely wonderful working with ten other artists on this honestly ridiculous project over the last month or so. go check us out on the discord fanart channel!!

[dingdinghq]

all sfth knows is play sad, traumatized children and LIE

[allenmikaoz]

Alexa and Janusz my sweet babies. I love them so much.

Also I'm not really new to the fandom, this is just my first time posting in here

[corporealchaos]

You're only six years old. You're trying to be a ballerina, to be victorious, to dance better than any of the other girls. (You'll dance on their heads if you have to.) (Metaphorically.) You hope your parents can forgive you for being a bad little girl. You tell stories of them drinking too much and ignoring you for too long and making you fight a bear. (You lost.) But you also tell the story of how sometimes they said "I love you" by leaving an extra layer of dust for you to wipe away. Someday, that might lose its meaning, or take on a darker one. But you're young. You have time.

You're only six years old. You have trouble saying words, but you keep trying. You struggle with ballet, but you keep trying. You make jokes that most people don't laugh at, but you keep trying. You sing to yourself when you're lonely. You tell a little boy he can be whatever he wants to be. You laugh together. (It's fun.) You're reprimanded, but you still promise to teach him all you know. Someday, you might realize how brave you were. But you're young, and bravery looks so much like kindness.

You're only six years old. You've been forced to fight in a war you want no part in, used by the people who were supposed to protect you. You dance for royalty, but you will not slit their throats. (Maybe it's bravery. Maybe it's kindness. Maybe it's just the boy's voice in your head, telling you that you can be whatever you want to be.) You're cast out by the person who was supposed to care about you. (Maybe she never cared, or maybe she just doesn't know how to show it.) You leave, and the boy comes with you. You're not going to fight any battles that aren't your own. Someday, this will be a memory, and you'll be free. But right now, you're scared, and you're being forced to grow up too fast, and you're only six years old.

[svnnyd4ys]

sfth character headlines - AJ edition <33

[ailendolin]

Random SFTH headcanon: after running away from the Royal Ballet of Moscow, Alexa and Janusz board the Silver Line and end up staying with Benjamin's family after the events of The Strange Noises From The Hole In The Wall where they don't have to dance or clean if they don't want to but are always encouraged to have fun and laugh as loudly as they can.

[gaycatgirll]

Im so obsessed with AJ playing a campy German time traveler in ballet on the battlefield

[el-on-mars]

Quick sketch of a scene from Ballet on the Battlefield

[practicedvmm13fullofpotatoes]

All of sfth's improvized plays described by someone with bad/selective memory (but remembers 90% of the sentences they make up) pt. 8

36) Toby's Secret Pocket

The titular Toby kind of just. Accidentally kind of on purpose helped a mafia kill a comptroller. The NYPD investigates this in the worst (best) way possible

37) Ballet on the Battlefield

Two kids flee from the lives they were (kind of) forced into. We also have a time traveler courtesy of AJ not knowing how to words

38) The Phantom of Hornchurch

The original Christianity mixed with Buddhism because ????? also toxic old men yaoi courtesy of the fandom (because this ship is NOT healthy for either parties involved but I love it so so much)

39) The Grape Depression

Human Pinocchio dies, gets revived (but stronger) and I genuinely thought at the end something along the lines of "you can both be my papa" would happen. Pinocchio's sister does not care about him btw and I was so ready to throw hands for his sake

40) Strange Noises From The Hole in the Wall

"Birds", trains and the British Transport Police. See it, say it, sorted!

The mother and the bird creature though omg I love them

[thenightshadowqueen]

I love the camp German time-traveller in Ballet on the Battlefield

[brunette-gremlin]

i am in love with the fact that Alexa has so much trauma that Janusz, the kid with the no-laugh-dad is like

'I think you need therapy'

and i think about this everyday

[i-may-be-an-emu]

Whoops *trips and drops 10 photos of Luke Womanning being stunning*

[youling-the-ghost]

sfth incorrect quotes except it's The Traumatised Children

Janusz: Do you ever want to talk about your emotions, Janae? Janae: No. Johnny: I do! Janusz: I know, Johnny. Johnny: I’m sad. Janusz: I know, Johnny. Janae: It's not like I try to blow things up, exactly. It just sort of happens. You've got to admit though, fire is fascinating. Julian: Janae just insisted that we all remember a code word in case we’re ever confronted by their clone or a cyborg doppelgänger and we’re not sure which is the real them and which is the imposter. Julian: Some families have a fire escape plan, but not us. Janusz, in Peter’s window: I thought I’d find you here! Alexa, climbing past Janusz: WE COULD HAVE USED THE DOOR- Peter: Okay, who's turn is it to give the pep talk? Hugh: It's Julian's turn. Julian: Don't die. Hugh, wiping a tear away: Truly inspirational. Peter, on the phone: I better go…kay, call me later...byeeee! Alexa: Friend of yours? Peter: Nope, wrong number. Alexa: ??? Peter: Janae, I accidentally dropped my seed into my mouth and then I accidentally ate it. Am I going to have a lemon tree grow inside my belly? Janae: Well, let's think about it. Did you also swallow a wet paper towel? Peter: Yes. Janae: Janae: Alright, let's go to the nurse. Alexa: I've got a weapon, and I'm… admittedly VERY afraid to use it! The squad has just arrived in a new city. Alexa looks around at the wanted posters to see if they’re on any of them. Benjamin: Alexa, are you a criminal? Alexa: Not here, I’m not!

(BONUS)

Congratulations! You've stumbled upon a secret message from me (the programmer of this generator) HEY. YOU! YOU THERE WITH THE FACE! Look at this pigeon.

[toddandersonwithtrustissues]

Alexa and Janusz enjoying their (somewhat) happy ending, years down the road

[artystozka]

Similar scenes, very different moods.

[svnnyd4ys]

genuinely, this quote from Ballet On The Battlefield is making me quite emotional