Hello hello!! Not sure how you stumbled upon this blog, but I'm happy to have you here!! I'm Dáša, or just Dasha for you people without special characters. I was definitely never named after Saint Kliment of Orchid ever in my life.
I use she/her pronouns, but I don't mind the occasional he/him. Not too big on they/them, though. If you know my pronouns, please use them!! Or else... Heh... Let's just say... You're going to the crusher...
This is my blog dedicated the the Czech TV-series Cyril and Methodius: The Apostles of the Slavs!! I am pretty sure I am the only fanartist for this series like, ever, so incase there is or ever will be another person who really likes this series, I just wanted to leave this little blog for them as breadcrumbs of fandom content. If you are that person, hello!!
(The TV series is also known under the names of Cyril and Methodius: Apostles to the Slavs, Cyril a Metod: Apoštoli Slovanov, Cyril a Metoděj - Apoštolové Slovanů, and Kyrill und Method - Der Kampf der Konfessionen.)
And if you're not, you're still welcome to stick around!! Any interaction means a lot to me, so even liking my posts without reblogging them will be appreciated!! And, if for some forsaken reason you also want to draw literally anything from the series, please PLEASE tag me!! I will hail you as if you were God.
-Pro-Israel people, devoted Christians, Proshippers and people who are neutral on them, and defenders/users of AI art are NOT welcome here! If you are Pro-Israel, you are lower than dirt to me. If you are a Proshipper, you are either a groomer, a victim or a gooner. I do not want anything to do with like, 2 of those. If you use AI art, again, you are scum to me. And if you are a devoted Christian... well, to be honest, that's more for your sake than mine. I don't think you're gonna like a lot of my opinions lol.
-Less generally, I heavily dislike people who genuinely engage in queer discourse, Vivziepop apologists/fans and Southpark fans. I think you are most likely unbelievably annoying if you are any of these, but I don't find it enough of an offense to completely blacklist you. If I find you in the wild, I'll probably block you, but hey, I can't say shit when my account is dedicated to drawing shitty pseudo-anime art of Saints. If you behave yourself, you can stay. (Though, I doubt you'd want to after this. Sorry!!)
-Also, sort of the same shit as proshippers, but if you're one of those people who insist that writing rape erotica and shit is normal and anyone who disagrees is a puritan, get the fuck outta here. I have seen one too many people reblog that shit. No Saint Yaoi for people who refuse to confront the truth that fiction and reality are inherently connected and always changing the other!
However, other people aside, here are some things to look out for while traversing this blog:
-I often shorten the series' name to just Apostles of the Slavs or AotS.
-As a Slovak person, I might often use the Slovak/Slovakized versions of names for the characters, ex: calling Constantine "Konstantin", Rostislav "Rastislav" and Svatopluk "Svätopluk". This is just my own personal preference, and you do not have to abide by it.
-I headcanon a lot of the cast as queer, including Konstantin. If you think that gay historical priests are just a bit much for your own dignity, that's fair, you can block me.
-I am well aware that the series is very much not perfect. To be clear, I think that the real Konstantin and Methodius were at best kind of dicks and at worst genuinely morally corrupt people. The series tries really hard to make them sympathetic, since it was funded by the Church, but it is largely historically innacurate and overall just not that great of a representation of the real people. I treat TV series Konstantin and Method and real life Konstantin and Method as largely seperate people. To me, Apostles of the Slavs is less of a documentary and moreso a historical drama that draws on the real history behind the people, but I understand if you do not hold the same viewpoint. Maybe one day, I'll make a full masterlist of everything wrong with the series... but, I do repeat: The Konstantin I draw and make funny little headcanons for is NOT meant to represent the real Saint Konstantin.
-If you know me in real life, no you don't.
And, well, that's it for my intro! I might update it as time goes on, but this is it for now. If you read this entire thing, thank you!! I hope you have a nice day!!
