in finland valentine's day is translated to "friend's day" so i decided to celebrate some of the friendships i've created instead of making couple edits this year.
brooke killingbeck & darby rosen @fischerfrey | the five club story
one of our few platonic friendships. i don't think any other friendship makes me as emotional as these two do.
scott morris & jude(?) cozens @unfortunate-arrow | next gen
we haven't planned their friendship as much as i've spent with some of the others on this list, but they're just so best friend coded that i wanted to include them.
samara vespertine & petra maythorn @cursebreakerfarrier | marauders era
i decided to focus on the school years cause they're just so cool. very good decision from us to make them be friends in ilvermorny.
hypatia hattie" page & jacqueline "jac" shelby @kathrynalicemc | riddle era
absolute queens! co-pilots, icons.
alexej kavinsky & lunas avery @cursed-herbalist | ww1 verse
couldn't make this post without these two.
elian goldcrest & primrose gray @endlessly-cursed | victorian era
one of my most developed friendships in this fandom. i always enjoy making content for them.
baby quinn & alexej kavinsky, ww1 era, for the crack ship ask game!
edmund "baby" quinn & alexej kavinsky
well i think the story here is obvious since it's set during ww1 era. alexej appears in the british army scenario just as he does in "canon". baby is there and finds him interesting. alexej doesn't find baby interesting at all. actually he finds his nickname ridiculous and he's so.... blond. and tall too! but baby kind of sees through him and steps into his life and then alexej remembers that he actually does like blonds.
hp ww1 era; a completely serious guide by @potionboy3 and yours truly
the first version
a lot more new ocs and plot points have been introduced to this verse since annie published the first powerpoint, so we felt like it was time for an update. this was a labour of love and now it's here! a tongue-in-cheek intro to the world war I era, featuring many of the ocs created within the fandom!
obviously this is from mine and annie's point of view, and while we did look through the tag for all the ocs, we don't know all of them as well as we would like, so we winged it😂 many of the nicknames are based on what we've called these characters when they didn't have names yet/if we couldn't remember their names. some of the jokes and references might be incomprehensible to anyone but us but i hope not all of them, lol. if we got something wrong, let us know!
Meaning of name: Alexej means “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men”. Emil means "to strive", "excel", "rival", "eager"
Nickname: Lexi, Alex
Pronouns: He/him
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Nationality: German father, from mother's side Chzech and possibly Russian.
Birth date: December 16th, 1892
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
A December 16 Sagittarius is extraordinary. They have a disciplined nature and can live on little, as long as they can express their inner fire. Blessed with an artistic temperament, they understand that success equals creative accomplishment, not money. They have much wisdom.
Is this soft spot obvious to others? It's not obvious at all and Sydney is the only one to see through him. (Well Knusper might.)
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: He thinks it's using his heart and not his head. But really his weakness is his own fear and anxiety. For the longest of time he did as he was told out of fear and later he still panics easily.
Biggest regret: Joining the anti-muggle group AM
Secrets of the character: He was in love with Fiete
Does anyone else know?
Kateryna and Klara might guess it, as well as his father.
Drives and motivations: Future where he doesn't need to follow anyone's orders.
► Past
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Type of childhood: Alexej's mother died when he was born. His father was strict and raised him to respect his values rather than finding his own ones. He had a mongrel dog before starting school, whom he loved very much. His father was wealthy so he got used to having luxurious things around him. From early on Alexej was raised to despise the muggle-community and he didn't see muggleborns as part of the Wizarding community.
Religion: Not religious
Dream job: Artist
► Present
Current location: Germany, then France during the war
Currently living with: Lived in the base of the AM movement, later goes to France and joins the dark wizard alliance called TOWER and lives in their base.
Pets: He bonds with a wild wolf with a broken leg during the war. The wolf becomes his companion. He names him Knusper.
*Author's note, thank you @cursed-herbalist for naming this little bastard!*
Occupation: Worked for German Ministry of Magic as an auror but was secretly part of the AM movement. During the start of the war Alexej was part of the German Army still working for the Ministry and AM. After leaving AM he joined TOWER and worked with them in hopes of helping Lunas Avery out of the movement's control. After leaving TOWER Alexej was hired by the British Ministry of Magic because of his knowledge and actions against TOWER. After the war he cut his connections to the Ministry and started a career as a freelance artist.
► Magical info
Blood Status: Pureblood
Education: Durmstrang
Wand: Holly wood with a dragon heartstring core, 10 ¾ and unbending flexibility
Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest. Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core
Patronus: Mongler dog
Just like a wizard doesn’t have to be a pure-blood to be great, a dog doesn’t have to a purebred to be your best friend. While a mongrel’s ancestry might be a mystery, they tend to be intelligent, energetic, and good-natured. Your mongrel dog Patronus will be loyal and friendly toward you but fierce against any Dementor that seeks to harm you. Their scrappy nature makes them a perfect partner in any situation.
*Author's note, I find this patronus so ironic but fitting!*
Patronus Memory: Spending time with his friends in Durmstrang and having fun.
Boggart: Fiete dying but the person killing him is Alexej himself.
Specialized/Favourite Spells: Alexej is talented in memory spells and quick to disarm his enemy. He is really bad with cleaning spells.
Favourite subject in school: charms and divination
► Family
Father: Anton Vogel
Face claim: Oliver Masucci
Relationship with him:
As a child Alexej wanted to please his father and followed his orders and wishes. During his Durmstrang years Anton didn't think his son was strong enough and wasn't pleased with the close friendship he had with Fiete. He started to see Alexej as a weak link which the teenager desperately wanted to prove wrong.
Anton wasn't a very strict or serious father but rather bantered with his son and complimented his success if he saw such. Alexej liked spending time with his father despite wanting to prove himself worthy and the two were close in his youth.
After graduating, Alexej joined the AM movement that worked in Germany under Grindelwald's alliance. His father was secret supporter of the movement but being a politician he had to ensure that his name stayed out of it, so Alexej started using his mother's last name.
After Alexej killed Anton's friend Adalmar Nachtnebel in 1916, he didn't contact his father until the end of the year. His father was pleased that Alexej had joined TOWER but later found out that he didn't actually value this alliance either. Anton was disappointed and Alexej didn't contact his father after the war. Later Anton became the German Minister for Magic but claimed that his son had died during the war.
► Love interests
Sydney Barlow @gaygryffindorgal
Face claim: Rami Malek
Relationship with him:
Alexej saves Sydney's life by shooting Nachtnebel instead of executing Sydney when he was told to. Alexej lets him go, leaving him with Nachtnebel's wand. The two meet again in a small town while Sydney is looking for his company and Alexej is on a run. The two spend time together and get to know each other a little but eventually Alexej leaves for his own adventures.
They later meet again and Sydney gets his chance to save Alexej's life when Alexej gets shot.
to be continued...
► Enemies
His father, Adalmar Nachtnebel, Ren Godfrey and the whole of TOWER, The whole of AM, Grindelwald's Allience, and some of the students of Durmstang.
Adalmar Nachtnebel:
Nachtnebel was a member of the AM and Alexej's father's good friend. Nachtnebel put a lot of pressure on Alexej and tried to shape him into a ruthless soldier. Alexej never liked him and after he was forced into crimes against the muggle community under Nachtnebel's command, he started to resent him. When Sydney Barlow escaped from the AM base after being taken there as a prisoner, Nachtnebel commanded Alexej to shoot him after the two found him from a near by forest. Alexej chose to shoot him instead.
Ren Godfrey:
Alexej joined TOWER (Transnational Order of Wizards Exposure Rights) after leaving AM. Ren Godfrey was one of the founding members of the said group of dark wizards. Alexej claimed to be loyal to TOWER but he actually joined because of Lunas Avery. His real goal was to get Lunas out of the blackmailing situation he had going on with Ren. Eventually Ren finds out the truth about Alexejs true alliance but he has more anger towards Lunas than Alexej.
*Author's note, @cursed-herbalist, this beautiful smarty-pants also named both AM and TOWER when I've been struggling with both. so all the love and respect and my undying gratitude*
► Favourites
Colour: gray
Food: likes to test different type of cocktails
Literature: Reads a lot and in different languages. He likes historical fiction.
Most loved possession: his mothers old ring.
► Habits
Spending habits: Alexej is used to luxury but later becomes more strict with money.
Smokes: Yes a lot
Drinks: That too
Other drugs: Not regularly
What does he do too much of? smoking, shaking Sydney's hand
What does he do too little of? relaxing
Extremely skilled at: art, making drinks, learning languages
Extremely unskilled at: talking about his feelings, hugs and public affection
►Traits
How he feels about himself: As a teenager he feels proud and above everyone else but it starts to change as he grows up. He's not much for self pity but he does get angry at himself.
How do other people perceive him:
entitled and annoying, violent, problematic, or fascinating and talented
Style:
► Relationships with others
Does the character hide his true opinions and emotions from others? Alexej is hard to read and people often don't know if he's joking or not. His loyalties are often a mystery.
Person character most hates: Adalmar Nacthnebel
Best friend(s): Fiete Tegeler, Lunas Avery, Kateryna Von Engelhardt and Klara Belikova
Fiete Tegeler, Klara Belikova @gaygryffindorgal & Kateryna Von Engelhardt @cursebreakerfarrier:
During his studies in Durmstrang, Alexej was close friends with Klara, Kateryna and Fiete. Klara, Kateryna and Alexej all came from similar backgrounds and shared the same type of values. Fiete was different, being a half blood and coming from a less wealthy background. He didn't have strong opinions against muggleborns and he was much kinder than Alexej. Still he became his closest friend who he secretly developed feelings for. The three would often claim that Fiete was a pureblood to avoid controversy among other students. This bothered Fiete, but loving his friends he let them keep their perfect picture. The group would often pair up during balls and they spent holiday breaks together being practically inseparable.
During his seventh year Alexej managed to gain few enemies in school after sharing information he was not suppose to. This lead to the boys attacking him and Fiete while the girls watched trying to stop it from happening. The fight ended with Fiete's death. After his passing away it was hard for the group to spend time together as just a trio and it took a long time for them to get close again.
Faceclaims: Max Schimmelpfennig, Alicia Agneson, Alina Kovalenko
*Authors note, thank you @gaygryffindorgal for choosing my fiete and loving him*
Lunas Avery @cursed-herbalist:
Alexej meets Lunas when he's posing undercover as an auror to snoop details of the ministry's agenda for the war. They became good friends and Lunas is a big reason why Alexej starts to question his beliefs. Eventually Lunas finds out his true intentions and Alexej has to flee and go back to his AM group.
After Alexej leaves the allience he decides to find Lunas again and because of this he ends up joining TOWER. His true intentions are to help Lunas and possibly gain pardon by doing so.
Ione Avery @cursed-herbalist:
Ione and Alexej became friends when Ione was visiting Lunas in Berlin. They have similar struggles and get along well. They have a playful sibling like relationship. He wants to protect her.
Ares Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal:
Ares worked for TOWER at the same time Alexej was there. They had few missions together and Alexej admired Ares's way of handling the situation which was different from the other members of the group. Alexej wasn't aware that Ares was actually an auror working for the ministry.
Zedric Faust:
Zedric and Alexej went to Durmstrang at the same time but they were not friends. Alexej thought that Zedric was annoying. Though he was polite to Zedric, he called him Kartoffel (potato) behind his back.
After graduating Zedric and Alexej both joined AM and were often paired up together from Zedric's request. Usually Alexej did all the work while Zedric took the credit.
After the war Alexej ended up defending Zedric and telling the truth about him not taking much part on the actual things that AM did and being more talk than action. While he never liked Zedric, he didn't feel that the man deserved the worst kind of sentence. The two found mutual respect for each other for surviving their youth and became actual friends.
Colm O'Shea @unfortunate-arrow
Alexej got to know Colm through his friend Ione. The two were also in the same company. After the war Alexej stayed good friends with the couple. Alexej was a regular guest to their house.
Linus Sullivan @unfortunate-arrow
Linus and Sydney were friends during the war and shared the same company that Alexej was in. He got to know Linus after getting closer with Sydney and the two stayed friends.
Maritza Krum
Alexej and Maritza attended Durmstrang at the same time but were not friends. He met her again through his connections with the British Ministry while she was working for the French Ministry of Magic. Later he got to know her also as Linus's wife.
Cayetana Narváez @endlessly-cursed
Cayetana and Alexej met because of her connection to Lunas and later became friendly. *more to be added*
Andrey Belikov @gaygryffindorgal
Alexej and Andrey knew each other through Klara and once spent a night together though neither remembers that much of the occasion. The two stayed friends.
Anthony Vallen @kathrynalicemc
Andy was the scientist who was investigating the TOWER guns that Alexej,Lunas, Kit and Ares were sent to find during his time working for the British Ministry of Magic. He later also knew Andy through his relationship to Andrey Belikov.
Person character goes to for advice: Kateryna, Klara or Lunas
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Fiete during school, later he wants to help Lunas when he's being blackmailed by Ren Godfrey. He also wants to protect Ione after befriending her.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: People who flirt with him or who he finds extremely attractive. He's the type of person that when you're having a romantic moment, he will chicken out and insult you instead.
