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I was asked on Tumblr about whether I thought Helene was actually having an affair with Dolokhov or if Dolokhov was just trying to "make everyone, especially Pierre" believe that. So here are my thoughts on that account.

So, first, I don’t think Dolokhov was trying to make anyone believe anything. We have no indication of that. He was definitely trolling Pierre at the club, but this sounded far more like him taking advantage of things other people had already done (i.e. spread rumors) and kinda shrugging and turning them to his advantage. It was all very “wink-wink nudge-nudge” not like he was seriously trying to make Pierre believe or not believe anything.

As for whether or not they actually had a n affair. Ha. See, I think it’s completely wide open in canon. I don’t think there’s actually any “canonically right” answer here. (And part of me thinks this is almost an intentional authorial choice.) I don’t think the text supports anything other than maybe a flirtation. (But is open enough that it could have happened.) If I had to choose just one scenario to headcanon that I personally believed was most likely, I would say there was a flirtation but nothing more, no actual affair.

 

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1818

Jul. 13th, 2017 01:05 am
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1818.

Dolokhov doesn’t need to open Galia’s letter to know what it will say. Toto needs a proper tutor. He’s six and far too old for a nanny. He also knows that she is right. His son needs a tutor. He needs to learn French, and literature and mathematics. Dolokhov can show him some things but he’s not a teacher. He doesn’t have the patience or talent for it.

 

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This was originally written in responses to a Tumblr ask asking why I love Dolokhov/why he's my fave <3

So, I really love Dolokhov. Sometimes I get confused between just loving him and loving him as a character – i.e. I’m not sure how I’d feel about a person like Dolokhov in RL, we probably wouldn’t get along, but on the other hand, he’s very relatable and likable in a lot of ways, has a lot of traits that I admire. Also, he’s a lot of things I like characters to be, without necessarily wanted RL people to be those things. The fact that he’s a secondary character, mostly there to support other characters’ plotlines and arches, means that there is a bit of mystery, room for speculation and maneuvering.

So: Things I Love About Dolokhov, A Short List:

  • He’s brave. (Sometimes to brave.) And this is both in battle and just in life – he’s not afraid to stand up to people, even if they’re in power.
  • He’s got an incredible sense of dignity and self-worth (and confidence). He won’t lower himself or suck up to people just to get a benefit or improve his position. “If I want something, I won’t ask. I’ll take it.”
  • Related to the above: he’s completely willing to stand up for himself.  “General, I must obey orders, but I am not bound to endure insults.”
  • Also related: he’s confident. He’s far more interested in what he thinks of himself than what people think of him.
  • But…on the other hand…I feel like that confidence is kind of…created. With Anatole it’s just sort of there. With Dolokhov, I get the feeling that this is something he’s had to work for, that there is, deep down, this idealism and, with that, some kind of desire to fit in more, maybe. And that makes him relateable.
  • He’s smart. (Never forget those “intelligent” blue eyes.)
  • But also practical and realistic. He makes things work for himself, makes ends meet, even though he obviously has a much harder time than people ostensibly of the same social class as him.  
  • He knows himself really well and his honest with himself about who he is – including his own faults.
  • He’s incredible loyal to those he loves.
  • And he takes care of and looks out for the people he loves.
  • He knows how to have fun! Seriously, I highly appreciate the people/characters who can just relax and have fun and not feel guilty about it afterwards.
  • Obviously, he has leadership skills. Which, I don’t know if that on its own is very impressive to me necessarily, but it is indicative of a good deal of charisma and social skill.
  • He’s not judgmental in a sanctimonious sort of way. Sure, he’ll judge you for being incompetent, but as long as you meet his competence standards and do no harm to those he cares about, he probably doesn’t give a damn about how you choose to conduct your private life.
  • His snark can be great.
  • That he falls in love with Sonya. And not Natasha.
  • As a character, I like that he’s kind of morally ambiguous, that’s complicated, that there’s room for interpretation and theorizing. I like that he’s not always predictable and you sometimes wonder what made him do something (like, the conversation with Pierre before Borodino.) I like that he makes you feel conflicting emotions – you can admire him one moment and be pissed at him the next. For all that he’s a secondary character, there’s an incredible amount of depth and material there to work with if you’re willing to think about it long enough.

 (I think that list turned out longer than I thought it would, hm.) I’m so happy to meet another Dolokhov fan! I’d love to hear your thoughts on him too :) 



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Title: Things That Shan't Be
Author: [personal profile] alley_skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Paring: Anatole/Helene
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: character death, incest
Word Count
: 10,504
Summary: The Kuragin siblings struggle with "inappropriate" feelings for each other in a society with strict views on right and wrong and where reputation is an invaluable social currency.
Notes: Written for the [community profile] incestbigbang. My artist, [personal profile] handmaid, made this fanmix for my fic.


Things That Shan't Be )


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Title: You and Me and How It Ends
Author: alley_skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Characters/Parings: Theodore Dolokhov/Anatole Kuragin; Helene Kuragin, Pierre Bezukhov, Galina Dolokhov, others in cameos
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Character Death
Word Count: ~12,300
Summary: After his unsuccessful elopement attempt with Natasha, Anatole has to leave Moscow without getting a chance to make things right with Theodore. They struggle through the rift, pride and confusion battling love and a need to be together. And when it seems their love might pull through after all, the war starts and makes its own claims.
Notes: Written for the History Big Bang on livejournal. My wonderful artist, looneyngilo2, has created this lovely fanmix for this fic.


You and Me and How It Ends )


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Fandom: War and Peace
ft: Anatole Kuragin

OMG these were hard. Partially because Anatole isn't exactly in most scenes. But beyond even that, just quality issues. I have the movie in a file which works fine on my movie editor from which I can snag caps but there are subtitles and things but even worse, the quality isn't as high as it could be. Now I got the new, higher-quality DVD set for New Years but for some reason the damn things just won't convert correctly (or at all) from VOB to AVI/DiVX. Soooo...I have to try and snag caps straight off the DVD, which is annoying. (Another cause of angst is the sudden lack of vidding capabilities with this movie which I hoped would be solved with getting the DVDs. Sad day.) Anyways...

Preview:






Anatole icons )
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Tag: [info]helenvalentine 

Fanart! My drawing/digital coloring skills are....minimal. However, sometimes I just can't help it :D

Fandom: War and Peace
Paring: Theodore Dolokhov/Anatole Kuragin (the OTP :D)



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I don't think I've posted this one here before...(tag:[info]helenvalentine  :p)

Title: Of Monsters Under The Bed
Author: Alley_Skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Genre: family!fic, fluff, (amateur attempts at) humor
Timeframe: Post-main book, pre-epilogue (about 1818)
Rating: G
Characters: Theodore Dolokhov, Anatole Dolokhov (OC)
Summary: Theodore has to deal with his six-year-old son's fear of a monster under his bed.
Notes: Written on a whim at 2 am. Indirectly inspired by Daughtry's "September."

Fic be here under this here cut :). )
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Title: The Color Red 
Author: Alley_Skywalker
Fandom:
War and Peace 
Genre: Romance, angst, drama 
Paring: Theodore Dolokhov/Anatole Kuragin
Rating: PG-13 
Warnings: Slash 
Summary: The progression of a romance that starts as a boyhood friendship between two young courtiers told in a flashback with present time as the year of 1813, after the War, when Theodore is pressed to make the choice to stay at Anatole’s side forever and deal with his lover’s newfound disabilities or abandon him for a freer life.

The Color Red -- story test

The Color Red -- audio recording read by juniperphoenix
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Just something that I HAD to write. I guess it could be considered a War And Peace fanfiction (Dolokhov/Sonya paring). Poetry format you knoee ;)
 


Sonya…

 

I have fallen into a cycle never ending

I dare hope you will not tear my world apart

If I had the powers to impress you

I’d use them all to win your heart

Yet in fate’s mirrors I see only my reflection

You are never there by my side

And if only you’d let me bare my soul to you

There would be nothing I would hide

 

These words of love are not merely hollowed echoes

They are the cries of a soul lost in the dark

Won’t you shine your light on me and save me

My Aphrodite, my Joan of Arch

This may seem the silliest of fixtures

A fool’s game of cat-and-mouse

 I know that I do not deserve you

But I cannot control the love that you arouse

 

Forgive me, my dear Sonya

If in vainly I have troubled your gentle heart

But I simply had to write this letter

For I have loved you from the start

 

Dolokhov

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