#stanislav tsaritsyn

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Updated wips. I may change the design of Zhenya's prosthetic in the future.

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Lev can dance like this btw. And so can Zhenya.

This is some really good dancing.

(Found this via a hardbass edit of it)

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Pavilion Flora - perhaps the largest structure in the park Sofiyivka. Doric columns, elegant floral ornament and white color create a holiday atmosphere, especially on a sunny day. True, the pavilion was absent in the original park project. He appeared after the death of Stanislav Potocki and his wife. Their son Alexander inherited a unique garden and park ensemble, but was not particularly interested in them. In 1863, Alexander became a participant in the Polish uprising against the power of the Russian Empire. After the suppression of the troubles, the tsarist authorities did not stand on ceremony with the property of the impudent nobleman. Sofiyivka moved into state property, and later was subordinated to the management of military settlements. It was during this period that new buildings began to be erected here, which more corresponded to the spirit of the majestic and pompous imperial parks, such as in Pavlovsk or Peterhof. Sofievka got a new name - Tsaritsyn garden. Павильон Флоры - пожалуй самое большое сооружение на территории парка Софие��ка. Дорические колонны, изящный растительный орнамент и белый цвет создают атмосферу праздника, особенно в солнечный день. Правда, павильон отсутствовал в первоначальном проекте парка. Он появился уже после смерти Станислава Потоцкого и его жены. Их сын Александр унаследовал уникальное садово-парковый ансамбль, но не особенно им интересовался. В 1863 году Александр стал участником польского восстания против власти Российской империи. После подавления смуты царские власти не стали церемониться с имуществом дерзкого шляхтича. Софиевка перешла в казённую собственность, а позднее была подчинен управлению военных поселений. Именно в этот период здесь стали возводиться новые постройки , которые больше соответствовали духу величественных и помпезных имперских парков, таких как в Павловске или Петергофе. У Софиевка получила новое название - Царицын сад. #сherkasy #ukraine #architecture #building #city #urban #design #town #street #art #lines #geometry #perspective #archilovers #travel #visiting #vacation #trip #instagood #fun #tourist #украина #архитектура #park #landscape  #черкаси (at Arboretum Sofiyivka)

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Here's an info post about some trans characters' identities, ft. a couple more revamps of older characters that I haven't mentioned yet. As with the Aro Week post, I'm including their ages to show the variety there.

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Zhenya (21 y/o): AMAB demiboy; uses he/him, she/her and it/its pronouns; originally he just used he/she, but later added it/its because he doesn't mind being called that and also thinks it can be funny; he doesn't really use they/them, mostly because the Russian language doesn't have singular they and he wants to have the same pronouns in Russian and English.

Lev (early to mid 40s): trans man; uses he/him pronouns; being a woman didn't make him dysphoric, he had no strong feelings about it, but upon experimenting with his gender he discovered that he's explicitly happy being a man; though he had always been somewhat jealous of men's ability to have mustaches; he likes cats and has some catlike traits himself, so he chose the name Lev, which means "lion" in Russian; he encourages people to use his old name and pronouns when talking about his pre-transition self, viewing it as historically accurate and not wanting to "retcon" the past.

Luna (30 y/o): transfem non-binary; uses they/them and she/her pronouns and both neutral and feminine terms; their presentation is feminine; they did voice training and speak in a higher voice now; they chose the name Luna in large part because they love astronomy and everything to do with space, like planets, stars, etc.

Ginger (early 50s): trans woman; uses she/her pronouns; she didn't do voice training and still has a masculine voice; she discovered her identity slightly over a decade ago, after she was already married and had kids.

Sam (15 y/o): AFAB demigirl; uses she/her and they/them pronouns; her full name is Samantha, but she goes by Sam, liking that it's both short and gender-neutral.

Rufus (mid 50s): AMAB genderqueer/genderless; uses he/him pronouns and masculine terms; he describes himself as "a man, but in a genderless way, if that makes sense"; he presents androgynous or feminine; sometimes strangers mistake him for a trans woman and call him "ma'am" and he has to correct them.

Steven (early to mid 50s): trans man; uses he/him pronouns; he's masculine presenting, but sometimes wears nail polish; he named himself after a sports player he liked; he's the partner of Rufus and they have two biological children together.

Angelo (16 y/o): trans guy; uses he/him pronouns; his birth name was Angela and he liked the sound of it, so he just changed the last letter to make it masculine when choosing a new name.

Willow (15-16 y/o): non-binary; uses they/them and he/him pronouns; their presentation is butch/masculine.

Missy (32 y/o): genderqueer; uses they/them pronouns and neutral terms; they were raised female, but they have come to identify with the term genderqueer and feel more connected to it than they did to womanhood, in part influenced by their experiences as an intersex person.

Harley (mid 20s): transmasc genderfluid; uses they/them and ze/zir pronouns; they alternate between wearing a binder or a regular bra, and thus having either a flat chest or breasts, depending on their mood; while they're fluid between various genders, they also went through some masculinizing treatments.

Maggie (mid 30s): trans woman; uses she/her pronouns; fairly feminine in her presentation; she did voice training and normally uses a higher voice, but uses her natural deeper voice at times, like when doing a drill instructor impression.

Debi (early 20s): trans woman; uses she/her pronouns; she's butch in her presentation; she realized she was trans and was able to get care early, so her voice never got deep.

Kendall (30 y/o): bigender (female + male); uses she/her and he/him pronouns; goes both by Kendall and the nicknames Ken or Kenna, one masculine and one feminine respectively; sometimes she presents more feminine, other times he presents more masculine.

Iris (mid 30s): genderfluid; uses any pronouns; has an androgynous voice; they play around with their gender presentation a lot.

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Zhenya would probably vibe with Laios Touden.

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Some wips.

Zhenya (he/she/it), Lev (he/him), and Luna (they/she)

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Posting a day late, but happy International Asexuality Day! Here's an info post about some ace characters' identities. This is gonna have overlap with the Aro Week post, since some are on both the ace and aro spectrums.

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Zhenya (he/him, she/her, it/its; 21 y/o): ambiamorous pan aegosexual; he enjoys portrayals of sexuality in media, and he also makes jokes about the subject, but isn't particularly sexual himself; though if he had a partner who wanted it, he'd be fine with doing it.

Pavlo (he/him; 21 y/o): omni demisexual; without attraction he's fairly indifferent to sex, but leaning to the favorable side; when he does feel attraction, his level of desire increases, but still isn't high.

Lev (he/him; early to mid 40s): bi aroace; can kiss and cuddle, but is averse to sex.

Zac (he/him; 31 y/o): bi aceflux; his level of sexual desire fluctuates.

Luna (they/them, she/her; 30 y/o): pan acespec; they're somewhere on the ace spectrum.

Miguel (he/him; early to mid 50s): aroace; indifferent to both sex and romance.

Ginger (she/her; early 50s): sapphic cupiosexual; personally not particularly into sex, but has gladly done it for her wife, as well as previous partners.

Rufus (he/him; mid 50s): gay demiromantic ace; he's averse to sex, but he really wanted children, so he pushed through the discomfort to try to get his husband pregnant; however, that didn't work, they discovered that they needed fertility treatments, and pregnancy was ultimately achieved in a way that didn't involve sex.

Steven (he/him; early to mid 50s): pan graysexual; he's largely indifferent to sex; as Rufus is averse to sex, the two only engaged in it for reproductive purposes; though they discovered that they needed fertility treatments, and Steven ultimately got pregnant through non-sexual means.

Howie (he/him; 16 y/o): poly aroacespec; he's somewhere on the ace spectrum and is choosing to wait until he gets older to explore this part of his identity.

Angelo (he/him; 16 y/o): gay demirose (demi aroace); he prefers waiting until he gets older to explore this part of his identity.

Debi (she/her; early 20s): lesbian oriented aroace; indifferent to sex; her QPP Erica is aroallo, and she's fine with having sex with her.

Tristen (she/her; 30s): caedaroace; averse to both sex and romance; the only one of these characters who is aspec due to trauma.

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A couple name changes.

Yevgeny "Zhenya" Tsaritsyn -> Stanislav "Slava" Tsaritsyn

Darya Anisimova -> Sabina Karimova (she's half Tatar now)

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8, 9, 11 for Zhenya?

8. Have they had struggles with their identity, be it due to internal or external reasons?

He got kicked out of home by his parents when they found out he was queer. It was a combination of the queerness itself and of them getting into a (verbal) fight with him and becoming angrier, in large part because he tried to defend himself and insisted there was nothing wrong with queerness.

He got lucky and happened to run into Lev (who regularly visits former Soviet countries to help people out, and also had been openly queer for years) and get help from him to escape Russia altogether and go to Ancora (the country on the hidden magical island), both to be in a more queer-friendly place and to avoid having to serve in the Russian military.

His situation has since improved. He has been living in Ancora, he has gone to therapy, and he now has a new found family in the form of Lev as a mentor and father figure.

Zhenya has always been directing his negative feelings towards the treatment of queer people in Russia rather than towards himself for being queer, but he still felt a small amount of... frustration, I guess? with himself over being queer in a country that was openly unfriendly to people like him. This has since changed now that he lives in a queer-friendly environment.

9. Are there cultural or lore specific aspects to their identity? If applicable, does their species affect it?

I guess the closest thing to a "culturally specific aspect" is that the reason she uses he/she/it rather than he/she/they is because there are no singular 'they' pronouns in the Russian language (or any other gender-neutral pronouns), and she wanted her pronouns to be the same in both Russian and English.

11. Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more lowkey or more blunt about it? Why or why not?

In present day he is open, since it's safe for him to be open. He has some queer flag merch and has gone to Pride events.

He's open about that part of himself in part because he's just generally a pretty open and confident person (especially after having gone to therapy). Another reason for him to be openly queer and proud is out of spite for the Russian government.

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A non-exhaustive list of OCs with short summaries of each:

(present day)

Stanislav "Slava" Tsaritsyn (he/him, it/its; 🇷🇺): Got kicked out of home for being queer; sees Lev as a father figure; has a prosthetic arm; works as a mechanic.

Pavlo Holubenko (he/him; 🇺🇦): Studying to become a chef; also likes to dance; friend of Slava.

Levan “Lev” Rotshtern (he/him; 🇬🇪🇧🇾): Has magic powers; WWII veteran; former Soviet supersoldier, vocal critic of the state and reformer; was frozen for 50 years; father figure to Slava.

Augustus “Gus” Wang (he/him; 🇨🇳): Has magic powers; historian with a focus on 20th century China and Russia/USSR; married to Minh; friend of Lev.

Tran Ngoc Minh (they/them; 🇻🇳): Sociologist; married to Gus; friend of Lev.

Zacarias “Zac” Solntsev (he/him; 🇷🇺🇦🇷): Engineering/tech expert; has a passion for green energy, particularly solar panels; boyfriend of Luna.

Luna Rosado (they/them, she/her; 🇩🇴): Has magic powers; has a passion for astronomy; also likes flowers; can draw both traditionally and digitally; girlfriend of Zac.

Miguel Rosado (he/him; 🇩🇴): Father of Luna; ex-husband of Beatriz, divorced on friendly terms; attentive and gentle.

Beatriz “Bea” Swift (she/her; 🇩🇴): Mother of Luna; ex-wife of Miguel and current wife of Ginger; loves travel and photography.

Ginger Swift (she/her; 🇦🇺): Wife of Beatriz; younger sister of Rufus; historian with a focus on Russia and the USSR; friend of Lev.

Samantha “Sam” Swift (she/her, they/them; 🇩🇴🇦🇺): Elder twin daughter of Beatriz and Ginger; playfully competitive.

Viviana “Viv” Swift (she/her; 🇩🇴🇦🇺): Younger twin daughter of Beatriz and Ginger; loves nature, particularly frogs and toads.

Rufus Swift (he/him; 🇦🇺): Older brother of Ginger; husband of Steven; bartender at a cafe; sometimes does drag; shapeshifter.

Steven E. Burns (he/him; 🇯🇲): Husband of Rufus; P.E. teacher; loves sports.

Kimberly “Kimmy” Swift-Burns (she/her; 🇯🇲🇦🇺): Daughter of Rufus and Steven; studying history and anthropology.

Howard “Howie” Swift-Burns (he/him; 🇯🇲🇦🇺): Son of Rufus and Steven; studying engineering/tech; likes working out.

Angelo Garrido (he/him; 🇻🇪🇵🇪): Model for a local clothing brand; friend and classmate of Howie.

Melissa “Missy” Ito (they/them; 🇯🇵🇺🇸): Journalist for a left-wing outlet; partner of Amina.

Amina Rashid (she/her; 🇸🇾): Professional photographer and translator; girlfriend of Missy; older sister of Zain.

Zain Rashid (he/him; 🇸🇾): Interested in weapons; his left eye is blind due to an injury; younger brother of Amina; friend and housemate of Harley.

Harley Fisher (they/them, ze/zir; 🇺🇸): Small live streamer with a bunny aesthetic; friend and housemate of Zain.

Andreas Marinos (he/him; 🇬🇷): Son of a human and a mermaid; has water powers, magical singing and a mermaid form; singer and theater performer; boyfriend of Lorenzo and Ozan.

Lorenzo D'Amore (he/him; 🇮🇹): Singer and theater performer; boyfriend of Andreas and Ozan.

Ozan Yilmaz (he/him; 🇹🇷): DJ, sound engineer, sometimes singer and occasional theater performer; boyfriend of Andreas and Lorenzo.

Bridget O'Carroll (she/her; 🇬🇧): Has healing powers; surgeon; close friend and housemate of Sabina.

Sabina Karimova (she/her; 🇷🇺): Pharmacist, works with developing and producing medication; close friend and housemate of Bridget.

(past/deceased)

Vera Rotshtern (she/her; 🇧🇾): Mother of Lev; wife of Imeda; communist revolutionary; had magic powers.

Imeda Abramishvili (he/him; 🇬🇪): Father of Lev; husband of Vera; communist revolutionary; shapeshifter.

Aleksi Rukhadze (he/him; 🇬🇪): Closest friend of Imeda and Vera; uncle figure to Lev, helped him retain critical thinking in the face of indoctrination; biologist and medical doctor.

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If Zhenya was isekai'd into the world of Dungeon Meshi and Laios offered him monster food, he'd immediately try it.

Zhenya would probably vibe with Laios Touden.

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Also, ADHD-autism friendship.

Zhenya would probably vibe with Laios Touden.