Hc That Rus' Facial Hair Just Makes Ame Absolutely Weak At The Knees. Like, Panties Drop To Earth's Core.

gotta look pretty for the pictures!

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only 16 hours till I make it to my destination. but look, postcards postcards!

hi can i just say i love your blog vibes sm and your take on nyo rusame gives me life. i dont rly fw a lot of this fandom nowadays but your work is chefs kiss THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!

[SOBBING] your beautiful words have me squealing and kicking my feet dude!!! you're seriously too darn kind and I truly do appreciate you taking your time to say this!

I am also so humbled because I've read your works on AO3 that I ABSOLUTELY need to comment on but your work is PHENOMENAL!! OUTSTANDING!! thank you for blessing this fandom (and the sapphics in it) with your mind and work!! 💖

I feel like in the rusame club, rus' best attributes are thrown to the wayside. as an AMERICAN [EAGLE SCREECH] rusame enjoyer,,, I am here to set the record straight. here are the many hc's I've got on Al's admirations of Ivan:

he is so well-read. russian lit is truly a genre of its own, and Ivan got his writing talents from it. he could write a poem about dirt and make someone cry. while he is a reserved and intimidating person face-to-face, he can write everything he feels and sees so stunningly and concisely. I hc that during the height of their initial alliance (1850s-1900s) he would write Al letters about his day, how much he enjoyed seeing him last, about what he liked about him, and about how much he cares for him (he kept them all).

he will spend weeks, months, making something for the people he loves because it's fun to him, especially because he includes the little details. that one time in 1887 when they walked along the Sochi shore and found a rock that resembled Alfred's eyes (that he later lost)? well he looked all over Sochi beach and found another one just like it and made Al a ring with it. why? just because!

his appearance. man, if Alfred wasn't so prideful, he'd tell Ivan straightforwardly just how attractive he is and how attracted he is to him (he absolutely talks his ear off abt it when he's shtfaced lol). he is tall, broad, ethereally pallid- his skin is calloused and scarred in such a lovely way. he sees it as his skin being struck by lightning. his hair is light and soft in a way unachievable even by the best hair care. just looking at the man gives him frisson (and deep within his mind he feels others see it too, the jealous baby).

his hands

his nose. it's such a beautiful inheritance passed down from his first peoples to him, and Ivan wears it well. it makes him look all the more regal, and as an ndn man, Alfred sees large noses as a symbol of power. also, what doja cat said-

he's a damn-good dancer. waltz, paso doble, troika, but soviet tango guys- seriously, soviet tango.

elizabeth taylor eyes

he is a goddamn chef. pirozhkis, stroganoff, shchi- SCRUMPTIOUS. "hey, we're having a potluck and braginsky didn't bring anything again-" IT'S CAUSE AJ STASHED IVAN'S TRAY IN HIS CAR AGAIN

his sweaters (he's stolen approximately 122 sweaters from him and counting- ivan now hides his clothes when he visits)

gentlemen, what if I proposed a cheesy bratva au... but with dames??!!!! in the 80s??!!!!

look, I know the mafia/mobster au is popular and it's all been done before but where are the women!!!!!

no seriously, I'm thinking of lez rusame in 1987 los angeles. amelia is a dancer in vegas and she travels to la to audition for acting roles. anya is a bratva leader who married a mob leader in order to have authority within the organization.

they meet at a party in hollywood that gets shot up because they're targeting anya but amelia doesn't know this. anya is the only one that gets severely injured so amelia drives her to the hospital because the cops wouldn't make it on time. she drops her off that the hospital until her family gets there and calls it a day. weeks later, anya looks for her to thank her and ultimately tracks her down in las vegas and things blossom from there.

I'm thinking anya keeps it hidden from amelia on what she really does and tries giving her anything she wants. since she wants to be an actress, she probably ends up pulling strings for her to land a good acting gig.

still working out the kinks but dammit, i need mafia women!!!

example:

sent to the g8 groupchat at 5 AM sharp after they all got shtfaced the night before

ivan ivanovich braginsky is absolutely the type to send cheesy and dated blingee gifs to the g8 groupchat altruistically in 2024 like your local russian dedushka on whatsapp

I DID IT!!! UH please enjoy, I hope it's not too obnoxiously long for a one-shot!

so uh...

would y'all read an unnecessarily long one-shot about alfred f. jones retelling his fall off the grand canyon to ivan braginsky that leads to a talk about immortality existentialism?

I'd like to think that we ruled the world for a short moment in time.

femslash february day 1: POWER

alexa, play 'playboy of the western world' by connie converse pls

draw-ya-favorite-personified-country-in-your-big-brother's-fit-today challenge!!!!