#vasya and morozko

[magicalbookwyvern]

Me every time a scrawny disheveled heroine with dirt under her fingernails and magic in her blood and a guy that is not entirely human and looks so pale he might be dying are forced to form an alliance:

[elssiie]

"I am a witch, " said Vasya. "I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my own choosing, and wept for a Nightingale. Now I am beyond prophecy. "

[darklinaforever]

The fact that some of my favorite ships have this trope of one immortal who will inevitably survive the other...

Magnus & Alec (Malec), from Shadowhunters show / Series - Universe, The Mortal Instruments :

Stolas & Blitzø (Stolitz), from Helluva Boss show :

Fizz / Fizzarolli & Asmodeus / Ozzie (Fizzmodeus / Fizzarozzie), from Helluva Boss show :

Amran & Mira, from He's a Dragon movie :

Jude & Cardan (Jurdan), from The Folk of the Air trilogy. Fanart by the artist @boomdafunk :

Manon & Dorian (Manorian), from the Throne of Glass series. Fanart by the artist @dudlesdudles :

Vasya & Morozko (Vasozko), from the Winternight trilogy. Fanart by the artist @dudlesdudles :

Evangeline & Jacks (Evajacks), from Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy. Fanart by the artist @dudlesdudles :

Why am I making myself suffer thinking about that ?!

[selenessology]

this is so beautiful

[rosiethorns88]

We just had our first decent cold front in Florida this past week, and the cravings for my wintery read list sky rocketed. I still haven't found a genre I love more than a strong-headed MC going toe-to-toe with and 'conquering' a demon of legend. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik and the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden top this list for me. 

Here, Morozko and Vasya are finally catching each other at the peak of their own character arcs and very slow burn dance, while the world is burning around them.

Highly recommend the audiobook for Kathleen Gati's immersive narration! Prints of this available in my bio link!

[clockworkbee]

[reputayswift]

"We shall wed her to MOROZKO, the lord of winter. Can any maiden ask for a finer or richer bridegroom? Why, he is master of the white snow, the black firs, and the silver frost! [...] Some say he is naught but a cold, crackling breeze whispering among the firs. Others say he is an old man in a sledge, with bright eyes and cold hands. Others say he is like a warrior in his prime, but robed all in white, with weapons of ice. No one knows." The cold man—the frost-demon—stood in the center of the room, and at least she could look at him. His dark, unruly hair hung to his shoulders. The sardonic face might have belonged to a youth of twenty or a warrior of fifty. Unlike every other man Vasya had ever seen, he was clean-shaven—perhaps that was what gave his face the odd note of youthfulness. Certainly his eyes were old. When she looked into them, she thought, I did not know anything could be that old and live. (x,x)

[nikalaeva]

It's easier for me to criticize than to praise, but I'll try. And to make it more interesting, I'll compare my favorite fantasy romances with most empty waste of my time.

Your Feyre became High Lady by marriage, devaluing the title of Cursebreaker. She had magic of seven High Lords, but it didn't help at all in most important war, and she has no friends or allies of her own.

My Jude became Queen of Elfheim because the land chose her, saving from death. She outsmarted her father, the most cunning and cruel general, ruled in secret as seneschal, and made advantageous alliances.

Your Rhysand is supposedly the most powerful, surrounded by strongest fighters, his army is the best of all, but he couldn't protect his wife's sisters, fucked up with Book of Breaths and almost lost the war.

My Cardan is a pathetic loser twink, very young and almost always drunk. But he is cunning as hell, saved the woman he loved from underwater captivity, avoiding the war, pal up with her allies while being their prisoner, and created an entire island.

Oh, Jude is still human. And Cardan is a true fairy, not just a guy with pointy ears.

Your Feyre left the man she died for in a fucking message and married her rapist. My Rose went to a strange, faraway country to save her man, but to kill him if she couldn't. Not to turn into a bloodsucking killer to be with him forever - kill him.

Your Rhysand thought for a second that age gap between him and his wife more than between her and their son. My Dimitri was going crazy and pushing away his love because he was her teacher just several years older. He is more responsible than 500+ years old ruler.

Oh, and despite being coolest, Dimitri became a monster. And Rose had an "alternative" - Adrian, who wasn't turned into an abuser and asshole, to show how beautiful love with Dimitri is.

Your Feyre hasn't done a damn thing for women (or anyone), her "feminism" is to be proud of role as a thief, saboteur and half-naked toy of a powerful man. My Vasya Petrovna (I'll die and rip anyone's throat out for her) dresses up as a boy and defends her right to be a witch, challenges ancient monsters, and saves everyone she can with her brains, courage and unbending will.

Your Rhysand chose to die with his mate, leaving his son an orphan, and at 500+ years old he's an infantile sexoholic. My Morozko, the ancient god of death and winter, make a deal with his enemy, a monster of chaos, choosing to be an eternal prisoner without memories about his love, saving woman that he loved as he could.

Whoa, Morozko didn't rape her in order to "protect" her. And it wouldn't be Vasya who would have to change - he would have become a mortal for her. One PG-13 sex scene was hotter than all the sex in ACOTAR series.

Why am I only comparing to Feyre? Well, she's the FMC, three books were enough to show her. I just don't believe Nesta would go to HoW with Cassian, and not decide to die in slums or run away. Elain is so side character that most of discussions about her will be fiction, not canon. Rhysand and Cassian were not even close to any of the men mentioned above. They are not otherwordly, old creatures, not morally gray, but only insulting to women whom they supposedly love more than life.

Romance in ACOTAR is vulgarity, violence and gaslighting, feminism is a mask and illusion, and the characters are too "cool" and therefore boring and flat.

Respect yourself. Read books where authors give a care about the plot, worldbuilding and development of unusual, fairytale love.

[shebsart]

PLS I love your art and I'd like your take on Konstantin from the winternight trilogy!! He's so... layered and problematic and repressed and oppressing .....

you know if there's a sicko priest, im most probably gonna love him

bonus old sketches:

[dudlesdudles]

Morozko and Vasya

[ghostofharrenhals]

vasya petrovna ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ the witch

“I am a witch,” said Vasya. Blood was running down her hand now, spoiling her grip. “I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my own choosing, and wept for a nightingale. Now I am beyond prophecy.”

[thewinternighttrilogy]

The Winternight trilogy fanart by KaneScribbles

"when you want to snuggle with your gf in the heart of winter but she wants to go save the world"

[vosveti]

The girl and her demon <3

[animezinglife]

Pyotr: Vasya needs to be married so she will be safe from the frost-demon, death god Winter King seeking a mortal maiden.

Olga: Vasya needs to be married to save her soul!

Sasha: Vasya, please...

Vasya [returning to them after f*cking the life and memories back into the death god everyone's trying to save her from with said death god in tow]:

[phishyie]

Think of all the horrors that I promised you I'd bring

I promise you, they'll sing of every time

You passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me, old man, I am the wild

[mavensravens]

We’re in Love by Boygenius and The Bear and the Nightingale series has almost identical parallels and I felt it so deep within me it hurt