rosie

she/they, 20, writer probably mostly posting about war and peace but i promise i like other things too

[lightofleia]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

part one of a three part fic

It was not long after her father’s death that Natasha first fell ill, supposedly sick with grief. She confined herself to her quarters, refusing to see anyone but her husband and a few select maids for days at a time.

Weeks later, her terrible illness still persisted, and Pierre was growing more and more concerned with each passing day…

tw: mentions of death in childbirth, mentions of miscarriage, mentions of child abuse, pregnancy, mentions of neglect

[lightofleia]

hiii long time no see! i’m writing war and peace fanfiction again even tho my last fic got no attention so if there are any pierre and natasha shippers alive this is for u. if not this is completely self indulgent and that’s okay too!

[roseg96]

I’m in my Josh Groban era and I will not apologise 🕺

On a serious note though the great comet of 1812 has touched my soul like no other musical has done before. And the staging is so interactive and alive especially with the audience sitting with the actors and the orchestra pit being centre stage and having the actors be part of the pit and stage. Ugh I’m obsessed. It’s honestly such a masterpiece of theatre.

“It seems to me/ That this comet/ Feels me/ Feels my softened and uplifted soul/ And my newly melted heart/ Now blossoming/ Into a new life” - Pierre, The Great Comet of 1812

[opinionatedoctopus]

The song “Pierre and Natasha” from Great Comet is the epitome of holding some’s broken, ruined heart in your hand, knowing that the pain they’re feeling is mostly their fault, while you, yourself have been on the receiving end of similar trauma from someone who was considerably less kind than the one whose heart is in your palm, and choosing to care for them, choosing kindness and love.

“We won’t speak of it anymore. We won’t speak of it, my dear. But one thing I beg of you, consider me your friend, and if you ever need help or simply to open your heart to someone, not now, but when your mind is clear, think of me.”

Josh Groban put the whole heart of humankind into the lyrics in this song and puts the tentative hope of humanity into the next one.

[roseg96]

I’m in my Josh Groban era and I will not apologise 🕺

On a serious note though the great comet of 1812 has touched my soul like no other musical has done before. And the staging is so interactive and alive especially with the audience sitting with the actors and the orchestra pit being centre stage and having the actors be part of the pit and stage. Ugh I’m obsessed. It’s honestly such a masterpiece of theatre.

“It seems to me/ That this comet/ Feels me/ Feels my softened and uplifted soul/ And my newly melted heart/ Now blossoming/ Into a new life” - Pierre, The Great Comet of 1812

[lightofleia]

there was a time where no one knew natasha as well as nikolai and his biggest fear was the absence of that closeness and the departure from childhood and by the end of the book all of that has seemingly come true but he doesn’t even care! they spend months living together, their children play together, but they’ve grown and there’s too much that separates them now. something about that makes me so sad even if it was inevitable.

[lightofleia]

i love them sm. though nikolai is vocally wary of natasha’s engagement to andrei, i’ve always taken him calling her “a princess” as a direct reference to her engagement. his sister is his best friend and as much as he likes to pretend to be above her at times, he rarely misses a chance to make her happy. their relationship is so cute, especially while they’re at otradnoe.

[thalassous]

i caved

[ ID: Two uncoloured, sketchy panels of what looks like a comic. In the first, Mikhail Kutuzov wraps his arm around Andrei Bolkonsky's shoulder, telling him, "It is pride month, Andrei. You know what that means". Andrei looks worried and says, "Huh", "What". In the second, Kutuzov faces away from Andrei as he appears to be walking away with a smile. Andrei is very small in the background and he exclaims, "Do you want us to kill like," "The gay French", "What", as a group of hussars in the background are marching happily somewhere. END ID ]

[commiefaggoth]

Me every single day since I started reading this goddamn book

[any7a]

Countess Natalia Rostova

[antynous]

Using the yaoi template to its full potential

[lightofleia]

josh groban baby if u need someone to talk to after this loss i’m always here

[lightofleia]

laid by the beach and listened to chess today i think i’m starting to lose it. though a worse symptom is the fact that i’m back on tumblr at all.

[lightofleia]

no cops at pride just marya d

[lightofleia]

what’s your favorite war and peace adaption and why?

i haven’t seen all of them, but i’m quite fond of the bbc series and the great comet (if that counts). the bbc series i love for its simplicity and the great comet for the way it captures the story so uniquely. i’ve seen bondarchuk’s film series, which was fantastic (but not my favorite for the way it diminished nikolai’s role), and the 1956 film, which was just generally underwhelming. next on my list is the 2007 miniseries, even though i’ve seen less than spectacular reviews.

i’d love to hear other’s opinions on this!

[lightofleia]

does anyone have any thoughts on pierre’s mother? it may not be very important, but the mystery there interests me.

[lightofleia]

i need more mutuals who like war and peace/the great comet 🙏 i have absolutely no one to talk about this with and i am insane about it (especially natasha and pierre)