alley_skywalker

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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Title: Scattered Stars
Author/Artist:

alley_skywalker
Fandom: War and Peace
Pairing/characters: Pierre/Helene, Dolokhov/Helene (background), Pierre/Natasha (implied)
Rating: PG
Warnings: off-screen canon character death, adultery
Word Count: 1,028
Summary: Pierre had once scattered his (and her) dreams like stars across a dark sky by marrying Helene. He wouldn't want to repeat that mistake.
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Pierre and Helene with the title: Scattered Stars

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